решить тест . Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
1. Are you in a hurry? — No, I ... (walk) quickly because I’m cold.
2. That’s worrying because the number of people without a job ... (increase).
3. The river ... (flow) very fast today — faster than usual.
4. Robert is a vegetarian. He ... (eat, not) meat.
5. I ... (walk) to school every day. I ... (take, not) the bus.
6. My sister ... (to take) part in competitions almost every weekend.
7. The neighbours forever ... (slam) doors and ... (shout) during the night.
8. You ... (always to complain) that waiters are rude!
9. Where’s your father? — He ... (be) in the bathroom. He ... (shave).
10. She ... (constantly to borrow) money!
11. Holidays abroad ... (become) increasingly popular.
12. The train ... (leave) at 5:30 p.m.
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
1. Dr Percy Spencer was a physicist in the 1940s who probably enjoyed chocolate chip cookies. He
walked /was walking past some equipment in the laboratory when he felt / was feeling
something strange in his pocket. It was his chocolate bar and it melted / was melting . This
accident led / was leading to the invention of a new piece of cooking equipment – the
microwave oven.
2. One day in 1879 chemist Constantin Fahlberg didn't wash / wasn't washing his hands before
dinner. While he ate / was eating he noticed / was noticing that the bread tasted / was tasting
sweet. The sweetness was saccharin.
3. In 1930 dietician Ruth Wakefield prepared / was preparing some cookies for guests when she
realised / was realising that she had no chocolate powder. She decided / was deciding to use
small pieces of ordinary chocolate instead. The chocolate pieces didn't melt / weren't melting ,
and the first chocolate chip cookies were a great success.
4. Is it true that Sir Isaac Newton understood gravity because an apple fell / was falling on his head
when he lay / was lying under a tree in his garden ? Probably not. However, many great and
small discoveries are the result of lucky accidents...
5. Alexander Fleming became / was becoming interested in the control of bacteria while he
worked / was working as a doctor during the First World War. In 1928 he tidied / was tidying
his laboratory when he saw / was seeing that one of the dirty dishes didn't have / wasn't
having any bacteria on it, but that something else grew / was growing there. It was penicillin.
2. Kate said to her grandmother to help her to cook the soup.
3. Mike said to the teacher that his sister knew two foreign languages.
4. The teacher asked children what they had prepared for that day.
5. Tom said to his sister he had seen her friend at the library the day before.
6. The teacher said to the pupils not to open their books.
7. She asked him if he could borrow her his textbook
8. My mother said to me that I would go to the cinema the next day
9. Mother said to Tom to go to bed
10. Nellie said to Pete that she had never seen his toys
11. He asked her if she had bought the dictionary
12. Grandfather asked Mary if she had got some marks at school
13. Our grandmother said to us we would go to the zoo the next day. 14. Mother said to Pete not to forget to wash his hands.
15. Nick said to his mother he was doing his homework.
16. Tom asked her if she knew the name of the man
17. Mike said to the teacher he had learnt a long poem
18. The man said to the boys not to play in the street.
19. My mother asked me why I don't drink my tea.
20. My friend asked me when I had received that letter.
21. Johnny said to his mother he had seen his friend at the stadium the day before.
22. The boys asked to Pete if he would play football with them.
23. The teacher said to the 8BIA grade they had already understood the theme speech and she was so happy then.
24. Ada asked me where I had seen such trees.
Charlie Chaplin was born April 16, 1889. was in Londoni.Charlie first came on the scene in 1894 at the age of five.In 1898 comes into the dance group, and in the spring of 1901 R. leaves her.Charlie rarely attends school, works as a seller of Newspapers, a physician assistant, in typography . In 1903, he gets a permanent job at the theatre and the role in the play "Sherlock Holmes" .In 1908 he received the place of an actor in the troupe Carnot.In 1910-1912 Enters into a contract with "the keystone of the Film."In 1919 he founded the Studio.In 1921. travels Europe.The glory to Chaplin was brought a silent movie.In 1952. creates the film "limelight" .In 1954 he was awarded the International peace prize.In 1972. received an honorary Oscar .Died 25 December 1977 in Vevey.