1) Comment on the use of the Present Simple Tense in the following sentences.
Translate the sentences.
1. Every generation has its way.
2. No one in this world is perfect.
3. Wisdom comes with age.
4. Palermo is the capital of Sicily.
5. Students buy a lot of books at the beginning of each term.
6. Frank has a good head for figures.
7. A cat purrs when it is pleased, but a dog waves its tail.
8. There is a reason for everything. Nothing falls from heaven.
9. That's the way it usually happens.
10. I often sleep with the window open.
2) Read the following sentences. Translate them and underline the
verb in the Present Simple Tense. Use the sentences in the negative
and in the interrogative form.
1. This stove heats the water.
2. She dances in competitions.
3. She plays chess very well.
4. He leaves home at 8.00 every day.
5. Ann arranges everything.
6. He has breakfast at 8.00.
7. He loves her.
8. Some schoolgirls wear uniform.
9. He trusts you.
10. She agrees with you.
11. He tries hard.
12. The park closes at dusk.
13. The children like sweets.
14. Their dogs bark all night.
15. Tom enjoys driving at night.
16. He engages new staff every spring.
17. Tom looks very well.
18. They sell fresh grape juice here.
19. He worries about her.
20. He finishes work at 6.00.
3) Open the brackets and use the Present Simple Tense.
1. Mrs. Osborne (own) this business and she (run) it herself.
2. He (be) a complete mystery to me.
3. What he (do) for a living?
4. In Rome every building (tell) its own story.
5. Linda and I (work) for a company, which (produce) automobiles.
6. We both (work) at an office which (be) just in front of the factory where cars (be made).
7. I (start) work at ten o'clock, and Linda (come) to the office at nine.
8. She (be) good at typing, she (write) letters and reports every day.
9. As man (grow) older, he (tend) to be more skeptical.
10. When the weather (heat) up and you (need) to cool down, a lake, a river, a pool – is what your body and soul (need).
11. My great-grandmother is very old, but she (hear, see and understand) everything quite well.
12. I (remember) that Margaret (own) a villa on the Adriatic.
13. This man (know) from his experience what it (mean).
14. "The Bible (say) that the heart of man is exceedingly wicked," the Pastor replied.
15. I sometimes (help) her translate letters, as I (know) French rather well.
16. Linda also (answer) telephone calls, sometimes she (show) visitors around the factory.
17. She (do) common paperwork, she (write) memos, (file) reports, (answer) letters.
18. She often (arrange) meetings for her boss and other managers of the company.
19. You (understand) what her job (be)? Yes, she (be) a secretary.
20. Nothing (happen) by accident.