Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple.
1. Money does not always bring happiness. - money - всегда ед. число
2. His advice usually helps, but this time I don't think I should follow it. - advice - всегда ед. число
3. The staff likes to go on holiday all together, so we just close the cafe for a week.
4. The government is elected every four years.
5. The food, cooked in this restaurant, usually gives me a stomachache.
6. Good education opens all doors.
7. Her luggage weighs 30 kilos. That's too much.
8. Congratulations always make me blush.
Example: It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago.
It has been raining for two hours.
1. Kevin is studying. He began studying three hours ago.
He has been studying for three hours.
2. I’m learning Spanish. I started learning Spanish in December.
I have been learning since December.
3. Ann is looking for a job. She began looking two months ago.
She has been looking for two months.
4. Mary is working in London. She started working there on 18 January.
She has been working since 18 January.
5. George plays golf. He started playing five years ago.
He has been playing for five years.
6. Tom writes short stories. He began writing last year.
He has been writing since last year.
7. Miss Stone dances ballet. She began dancing when she was four.
She has been dancing since she was four.
two o'clock fifteen minutes
three hours twenty minutes
thirty-four
five and thirty-five
five minutes to eightsix o'clock five minutes