EXERCISE ¹ 122. Explain the use of the Present Simple in the following sentences:
1. “I just want you to know, I don't text messages” Lyne purred.
“Technologically deficient, are you? I am glad to know there are some things you can't do.”
“Don't want to do”.
1. a state at the moment of speaking with a verb denoting wish; 2. a person's ability to perform some actions
2. If the film is nominated for Best Picture and it wins, Wendy won't have to worry for a couple of years.
2. a future action in a subordinate clause of condition
3. Jemima Jones is overweight. When she meets Brad, an eligible Californian hunk, over the Internet, she reinvents herself as JJ, the slim, gym-obsessed glamour girl. But when her long-distance Romeo demands that they meet, she becomes the bone-thin model of her e-mails – no small feat.
3. a succession of past actions in narration
4. When he gets to know you, he'll realize what a lovely person you are.
4. a future action in a subordinate clause of time
5. I move my cursor on to VIEW, and click once. The picture comes on to the screen.
5. a succession of actions at the moment of speaking
6. String of attacks kill dozens in Iraq.
6. a past action in a newspaper headline
7. GLOBE 2010 kicks off with an evening designed around great food and celebration at the GLOBE 2010 Welcome Reception.
7. a fixed future action in a conference programme
8. It's the early bird that catches the worm.
8. a proverb
9. What the hell do we republicans do now? The “what next?” question pertains to the days further ahead.
9. an immediate future action when asking for instructions
10. People say that you have great self-discipline and that you never let a day go by without working. At what time do you start?
10. a repeated, habitual action
11. Mammals feed their babies on milk.
11. a law of nature
12. The morning performance starts at 10.
12. a timetable
13. Every object in a state of motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.
13. a general truth (Newton's First Law of Motion)
EXERCISE ¹ 123. Practise the following sentences in the 3-d person singular, making the necessary changes.
Model: We eat our breakfast in a hurry. - He eats his breakfast in a hurry too.
We don't know how to do it. - He doesn't know how to do it either.
1. My parents keep their cars in the garage. What about your father?
1. He keeps his car in the garage too.
2. The kids like painting. What about their mother?
2. She likes painting too.
3. They don't buy canned food. What about their son?
3. He doesn't buy canned food either.
4. They take their dog for a walk twice a day. What about their neighbour?
4. He takes his dog for a walk twice a day too.
5. You like sitting by the fire. What about your wife?
5. She likes sitting by the fire too.
6. I don't like noisy parties. What about your girlfriend?
6. She doesn't like noisy parties either.
7. Her brothers use glasses for reading. What about her?
7. She uses glasses for reading too.
8. They don't speak foreign languages. What about the receptionist?
8. She/he doesn't speak foreign languages either.
9. The children come back home at four. What about their mother?
9. She comes back home at four too.
10. I don't go out on Sunday evening. What about your sister?
