Anglų kalba: anglų kalbos laikų sudarymas

Present Simple– veiksmas, priskiriamas esamajam laikui, bet paprastai nevykstantis kalbos momentu.

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Vartojamas:

• 1) Reikšti įprastiems, pasikartojantiems ar nuolat vykstantiems veiksmams dabartyje (always, often, usually, regularly, daily, every day, never, seldom, rarely, sometimes):

Nick always helps his comrades in their studies.

What time do you get up?

We seldom meet.

We have our dinner at 5 o’clock

• 2) reikšti bendriems teiginiams, nesiejant jų su laiku:

Rockets fly faster thab airplanes.

The earth goes round the sun in 24 hours.

• 3) Reikšti veiksmams arba savybėms, būdingiems veiksniui nuolat arba dabartiniu laikotarpiu:

Tom speaks English well.

His sister Mary plays the piano and sings.

I’m a schoolgirl.

Where do you live?

Jane’s mother works on a dairy farm.

My little brother already goes to school.

• 4) Reikšti veiksmams (arba būsenoms), vykstantiems kalbos momentu, jeigu jie reiškiami veiksmažodžiais, kurie nevartojami eigos laikais (want, like, belong, know, suppose, need, love, see, realise, mean, prefer, hate, hear, believe, understand, remember, forget, seem, sound, appear, smell, taste, wish, own, think (when the meaning is “believe”), have (when it is used for actions or the meaning is “possess”):

What do you want?

I don’t quite understand you.

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