The Present Continuous Tense

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Утвердительная форма  am, is, аre Ving	Вопросительная форма am, is,are … Ving?	Отрицательная форма am, is, are not Ving
I am working He(she, it) is working We (you, they) are working	Am I working? Is he (she, it) working? Are we (you, they) working?	I am not (I’m not) working He (she, it) is not (isn’t) working We (you, they) are not (aren’t) working

 

The Future Continuous Tense

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Утвердительная форма shall be, will be Ving	Вопросительная форма shall, will … be Ving?	Отрицательная форма will (shall) not be Ving
I (we) shall be working You (she, he, it, we, they)’ll be working	Shall I (we) be working? Will you (she, he, it, we, they) be working?	I (we) shan’t be working You (she, he, it, we, they) won’t be working

 

Test.

1. Jane met her friend Sam while she... to work.

a) walks

b)  was walking

c)  Walked

 

2. When I... in the garden, it began to rain.

a) sat

b) was sitting

c) was sat

 

3. What … when I... last night?

a) were you doing, phoned

b) were you doing, was phoning 

c) did you do, phoned

 

4. Mary … home when she... her wallet.

a) was running, was losing

b) was running, lost 

c) run, lost

 

5. What … when you came home yesterday? - They … in their room. 

a) did children do, played

b) did children, were playing

c) were children doing, were playing

 

6. Simon … his arm while we …. football.

a) was breaking, were playing

b) was breaking, played

c) broke, were playing

 

7. He didn't see me when I … into the room. He … at that moment. 

a) came, read

b) was coming, was reading

c) came, was reading

 

8. We (not/watch)... the television at 9 o'clock last night, we (have) … dinner.

a) were not watching, were having

b) didn't watch, were having

c) were not watching, had

 

9. A: Good morning, Catherine. A special guest …  to our hotel today.

a) comes

b) is coming

c) will come

 

10. We … very busy now. We … a very important question.

a) are, are discussing

b) are, discuss

c) are being, are discussing

 

 

11. Where … Susan? - She … in the library at the moment.

a) is, works

b) is, is working

c) is, has been working

 

12. Look! Somebody … across the river.

a) swims

b) is swimming

c) swam

 

13. My friend … now. He … television.

a) doesn't sleep, is watching

b) isn't sleeping, is watching

c) doesn't sleep, doesn't watch

 

14. …. a very important problem at the moment? 

a) Are they discussing

b) Do they discuss

c) Are they discuss

 

15. A: Can you come over to me on Friday?

B: Sorry, I'd love to, but I... for Paris tomorrow.

a)  leave

b) am leaving

с) will leave

 

16. Where’s Robert?...... a shower?

a) Is he having

b) Does he have

c) Has he got

          

 

 

17. Where is Peter? … … his English lesson now?

a) Is he having

b) Does he have

c) Has he 

 

18. A: As your leader I'll tell you about our future excursions. We... by tram at nine in the morning and coming back at about seven.

a) shall be leaving

b)  shall leave

с) shall have been leaving

 

19. What... you... at 4.30 tomorrow afternoon?

a)  would... do

b)  were... do

с) will... be doing

 

20. Probably, I … my friends at this time.

a) shall have visited

b) shall be visiting   

 c) have visited

 

21. Now I... industry cooperates with the natural environment.

a) shall be illustrating

b) would be illustrating

c) will have illustrated

 

22. We … for you!

a) will be waiting

b) are waiting

c) have been waiting

 

23. We … for them at five o’clock tomorrow. We are sure they … in time.

a) wait, will be coming

b) 'll be waiting, 'll come

c) are waiting, come

 

24.  At three p.m. tomorrow we … our French lesson.

a) will take

b) will be taking

c) take

 

25. Who is that man? Why … at us?

a) he is looking

b) is he looking

с) does he look

 

26. Hello, Kate! I hear you … English now. Why?

a) shall be learning

b) learn  

c) are learning  

 

27. Jack... very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.

a) is being

b) is

c) is to be  

 

28. Why isn't Sarah at work today? … ill?

a) Does she to be

b) Is she

c) Is she being 

 

29. He … the report at that moment.

a) was writing

b) would be writing

c) wrote

 

30. When you come to see me tomorrow I … in the garden.

a) would be working

b) shall be working

c) will have been working

Adjectives. Degrees of comparison.