Tässä tehtävässä valitset kahdesta suluissa olevasta AIKAMUODOSTA oikean. Huomaa kaksi asiaa! Ensinnäkään et voi mennä eteenpäin harjoituksessa ennen kuin olet valinnut oikean vastauksen ja toiseksi sinun on saatava harjoituksesta yli 75%, muuten sinun on tehtävä se uudestaan! Tehtävässä hyväksytään myös lyhennetyt muodot I'M, YOU'RE, HE'S jne. (Huomaa HEITTOMERKKI - se löytyy näppäimistöltä samasta paikkaa kuin tähti-merkki *!) Muista lukea SÄÄNTÖ ensin. Muista myös katsoa PALAUTETTA tarkkaan. Se kertoo näet aina toisen oikean vaihtoehdon.

Vertaa seuraavia lausetta: (1) 'The teacher is driving a car.' ja (2) 'The teacher drives a car.': KUMPIKIN KÄÄNNETÄÄN SAMALLA TAVALLA : 'Opettaja ajaa autoa.'; Mutta yksi ERO MERKITYKSESSÄ lauseilla silti on: Lauseessa (1) opettaja ajaa autoa par'aikaa, JUURI NYT!; Lauseessa (2) viitataan siihen, että opettajan auton ajaminen on TOISTUVA TAPA - eli siihen voisi lisätä vaikkapa 'every day' loppuun tai toistuvuutta ilmaisevia aikasanoja kuten ALWAYS (=aina), SOMETIMES (= joskus), USUALLY (=tavallisesti), OFTEN (= usein) tai NEVER (= ei koskaan).; Lauseessa (1) on kyse KESTOPREESENS- nimisestä aikamuodosta. Se muodostuu KAHDESTA OSASTA: olla-verbistä - AM, IS tai ARE - ja verbin -ING-MUODOSTA.; Lauseessa (2) on kyse YLEISPREESENSISTÄ. Siinä on muistettava laittaa verbiin -S-PÄÄTE, jos tekijöitä lauseessa on vain YKSI.; MALLI 1: My dad is reading a newspaper right now. [Lukeminen tapahtuu juuri nyt - KESTOPREESENS]; Malli 2: My dad reads a newspaper every morning. [toistuva tapa - YLEISPREESENS]; Huomaa OIKEINKIRJOITUKSESTA: jos verbi päättyy E-KIRJAIMEEN, se putoaa pois, kun verbin perään laitetaan -ING-PääTE! (Katso DRIVE-lausetta yllä.)

I am at the busstop. I for the bus. Oh, there it comes! [wait / am waiting]
I'm in my room right now. I my homework. [do / am doing]
"What's your dad doing?" -- "He in the garden." [works / is working]
My dad often hard in his study in the evenings. [works / is working]
My mum is in the living room. She a novel. [reads / is reading]
"What's your sister doing at the moment?" -- "She the dishes in the kitchen." [washes / is washing]
John likes computers. He the net daily. [surfs / is surfing]
We two languages at our primary school - English and German. [learn / are learning]
My dad is an excellent cook. He lovely food. [makes / is making]
I my dog out in the mornings and evenings because it needs exercise. [take / is taking]
"I'm afraid you can't talk to Jenny at the moment. She to somebody on her mobile phone." [talks / is talking ]
It's ten to ten and we Roman history at school. [study / are studying ]
My big sister lives and at a university in London. She is going to be a doctor. [ is studying / studies ]
I an e-mail message to my friend almost every day. [send / am sending ]
In fact, I an e-mail message to her just now. [send / am sending]
My friends often to me. [are writing / write ]
Bill's dad is a writer. He a new novel in his study at the moment. [writes / is writing ]
Bill is in the French lesson but I'm afraid he [doesn't listen / isn't listening. ]
When we have history at school, Bill always carefully. [listens / is listening]
Our head usually a tie at school. [is wearing / wears]
"Hello, Tom! You look somehow different. Oh, now I know! You glasses." [wear / are wearing ]
My sister her guinea pig twice a day. [is feeding / feeds ]
My sister's guinea pig carrots and cucumber a lot [likes / is liking ]
"Where is that beautiful piano music coming from?" -- "Oh, that's Mr Robinson. He Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, again." [is playing / plays ]
My uncle a beautiful white yacht. [is owning / owns ]
"Bill, it's time to go! ?" [Do you come? / Are you coming? ]
The teacher: "You say, you were ill yesterday. me the truth, my son?" [Do you tell ? / Are you telling? ]
"What's the matter, Jill? Why ?" [do you cry / are you crying]
"How often the shopping?" -- "Twice a week." [are you doing / do you do ]

Yleispreesens ja kestopreesens