ГДЗ ЗАДАНИЕ 4 Read the text and choose the correct word. Alan and his family Alan is a clown. He likes to make people...

ЗАДАНИЕ 4

Read the text and choose the correct word.

Alan and his family

Alan is a clown. He likes to make people laugh by his jokes. Alan lives and works in the circus. He has got a very big family. His father Jack is a magician and his mother Bella is an acrobat. Alan's sister Mary has been a juggler for 5 years. She jungles much better than Alan does. Alan's grandparents don't work now. But three years ago they were acrobats. They have got a lot of experience, so they can always give good advice.

Разбор пропуска с вариантами ответа: В предложении «Alan's grandparents ____ (not / work) now» необходимо выбрать верную форму глагола:

• didn't work — форма прошедшего времени (Past Simple), не подходит из-за наречия now.
• don't work — Present Simple. Используется для описания постоянных фактов и состояний. В данном контексте это правильный вариант, так как речь идёт о статусе бабушки и дедушки (они больше не работают, так как вышли на пенсию).
• isn't working — форма Present Continuous для единственного числа, не согласуется с подлежащим grandparents (они).
• aren't working — форма Present Continuous для множественного числа. Хотя она часто используется со словом now, в данном тесте она отмечена как неверная, так как акцент сделан на постоянном факте, а не на действии в конкретный момент речи.

Ответ: don't work