Упражнение 8. Раскройте скобки и употребите глаголы в Present Continuous, объясните употребление.

1. Come to see me. I (to have a rest) and (to wait) for you now. 2. It’s nine o’clock now. We ( tolisten) to the latest news on TV. 3. Where is the grandfather? He (to work) in the garden now. 4. Look at the little girl. She (to play) with a nice kitten. 5. Are you (to watch) a TV now? No, I (to read) an interesting book. 6. Don’t touch the dog. He (to eat) now and he can bite you. 7. Their parents (to walk) in the garden now. 8. Why you (to wear) this coat today? It is very warm. 9. My father (not to work) this month, he is on holiday. 10. Listen! What language (to speak) the people? 11. We are at the party. – Hello, Mike. You (to enjoy) the party? 12. My sister wants to lose weight. She (not to eat) anything today.

Упражнение 9. Раскройте скобки и употребите глаголы в Present Continuous. Прочитайте получившийся рассказ и перескажите его:

 

We are having a walk in the park now. It is very nice and interesting here. It (not to rain) any more, it (to clear) up and the sun (to shine). The jazz band (to play) in the park. A lot of people (to listen) to the music and they really (enjoy) it. But they (not to dance) yet. There is a coffee shop there. Several people (to sit) there, the others (to wait) in the queue. Some people (to have) sandwiches and (to drink) coffee, tea or fruit juices. Boys and girls over there (to laugh) and (to make) a lot of noise. They (to play) games and Tom (to take) pictures. They (to have) a good fun. So what (to go) on? We all (to have) a good time there.

Упражнение 10. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous:

(СЕЙЧАС) 1. Я читаю газеты. 2. Он не пишет тест. 3. Мы не работаем в офисе сегодня. 4. Вы читаете или смотрите телевизор? 5. Ребенок спит в детской комнате? 6. Они играют в футбол на стадионе? 7. Катя играет на рояле, она не поет. 8. Не трогай кошку, она ест. 9. Не шумите, моя маленькая сестра спит. 10. Мама готовит обед одна? 11. Твоя бабушка пьет чай на веранде? 12. Я не сплю, я слушаю музыку. 13. Ученики делают зарядку на стадионе. 14. Мы не купаемся в реке, вода холодная. 15. Я гуляю в парке и кормлю птиц. 16. Что ты делаешь сейчас? – Я помогаю папе красить забор. 17. Вы идете в школу? – Нет, мы идем в спортивный клуб. 18. Что несут эти мальчики? – Футбольный мяч. 19. Это фотография моих друзей, Том играет на гитаре, а Джейн поет. 20. А здесь мы танцуем на моем дне рождения.

Упражнение11. Поставьте подходящую форму глагола в Present Continuous или Present Indefinite:

 

1. We (to go) to the seaside every summer. 2. Listen! Somebody (to knock) on the door. 3. How often you (to wash) your dog? 4. She can't come to the phone. She (to wash) her hair. 5. Where (to be) Kate? She usually (to sit) in the front row. I (not to know) why she (to sit) here now. 6. Please be quiet! The baby (to sleep). 7. What you (to laugh) at? 8.1 hardly ever (to work) on Mondays now. 9. The countryside (to be) wonderful especially when it (to snow). 10. Why you (to smoke) here? - And where people

usually (to smoke) in this building?

Упражнение 12. Используйте Present Continuous вместо Present Indefinite для выражения раздражения, недовольства или злости. Используйте слова "always," "constantly" or "forever":

Образец: She leaves her dirty dishes on the table. — She is constantly leaving her dirty dishes on the table.

1. He takes my things without asking me. 2. They close all the windows at night. 3. She speaks in a loud voice. 4. They quarrel over trifles. 5. He leaves the door of his car open. 6. She eats her lunch in class. 7. He dog-ears the pages of his textbooks. 8. You come to the office 5 minutes late. 9. She uses the office phone for personal calls. 10. Wherever she goes, he follows her.

The Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Употребление

Прошедшее продолженное время (Past Continuous) обозначает действие, происходившее в определённый момент в прошлом, который обозначен либо обстоятельством времени, либо другим действием в прошлом. При этом ни начало, ни конец длительного действия неизвестны. Подчёркивается сам процесс действия, его продолжительность.

I was writing a letter to my friend

… at 5 o'clock yesterday. … from 5 to 6 on Sunday. … when my brother came. … while my mother was cooking dinner.

Образование

Прошедшее продолженное время (Past Continuous) образуется при помощи глагола to be в Past Indefinite и -ing формы смыслового глагола.

Утвердительная форма	Отрицательная форма	Вопросительная форма
I, he, she, it	was writing	was not writing	Was I (he, she, it) writing?
We, you, they	were writing	were not writing	Were we (you, they) writing?

was not = wasn't
were not = weren't

 

Упражнения

Упражнение 1. Объясните употребление Present, Past Continuous. Дайте полные ответы на следующие вопросы:

1. Where were you hurrying when I met you? 2. Who was Ann talking to on the phone? 3. Where are we flying now? 4. What were the children doing when the lights went out? 5. What are you looking for in father's room? 6. What were the boys doing when the fire began? 7. What are you going to do when the guests come? 8. What were they laughing at when Brenda came in? 9. Why are you making so much noise? 10. Why are they quarrelling all the time? 11. What were you writing when I entered the classroom? 12. What was Mary doing when Bill rang her up? 13. What were you reading while I was writing a letter? 14. What was father doing while mother was washing up? 15. What were you reading while we were having breakfast? 16. What are you doing now? 17. What were they questioning you about? 18. What was the orchestra playing when the concert began?

Упражнение 2. Закончите предложения, употребляя Past Continuous:

 

1. When John came home.... 2. When the telephone rang.... 3. When I entered.... 4. When we arrived in St. Petersburg.... 5. When the police came.... 6. When we saw her.... 7. When they got married.... 8. While she was cooking.... 9. While I was finishing my homework.... 10. While the robber was putting the money into the bag....

Упражнение 3. Поставьте разные виды вопросов (общие, альтернативные, разделительные, специальные):

1. We were having a break at 12 o’clock. 2. She was worrying about the conference. 3. The doctor and the nurse were taking care of the sick man. 4. Sally was taking a shower at that moment. 5. The clock was striking 10 when I came. 6. We were writing a test from two till four. 7. Ann was looking for her cat in the garden. 8. I was not walking with my dog at that time. 9. We were not driving too fast. 10. She wasn't feeling very well last night. 11. Everybody was waiting for their arrival. 13. She was always complaining of her husband. 14. I was trying to explain it to you. 15. They were leaving for the airport at that time.

Упражнение 4. Поставьте вопросы к выделенным словам в предложениях, употребляя Present или Past Continuous:

 

1. Father is watching TV. 2. My brother is sitting at the table. 3. He is reading a newspaper. 4. I am talking to my friend on the phone. 5. I am telling my friend about our new car. 6. Nick and Kate are playing in the children's room. 7. It was raining hard last night. A strong wind was blowing. 8. At 7 o'clock the doctor was driving to his pa­tient. 9. They were leaving the house when we arrived. 10. Nelly was doing her homework when I phoned her. 11. We were waiting for the results of the experiment. 12. Sam was asking for some money to buy a new toy. 13. She was dreaming of becoming an actress. 14. The children were listening to a funny story.

 

Упражнение 5. Ответьте на вопросы, используя данные в скобках глаголы:

 

1. What is Helen doing in the kitchen? (to cook) 2. What were you doing in the shop? (to buy) 3. What is she doing with the dress? (to try on) 4. What was Ann doing at the railway station? (to meet) 5. Why were the children making such a terrible noise? (to fight) 6. Why isn't she sleeping? (to wait for) 7. Why are you speaking in a whisper? (to sleep) 8. Why was Peter playing the piano so late? (to rehearse) 9. What was Bill doing here? (to look for) 10. What were you speaking about when I came? (to discuss).

 

Упражнение 6. Поставьте глаголы в Past Indefinite или Past Continuous:

1. When the taxi (to arrive) I still (to pack) my things. 2. What you (to do) in the evening yesterday? — I (to watch) TV and my wife (to wash up). 3. I (to do) all the exercises while you (to smoke). 4. Mr. Brown, where you (to be) when they (to drive) your car at midnight? 5. When the clock (to strike) nine she (to run) up the stairs to her office because the lift (not to work). 6. He (to stand) and (to watch) while the boys (to fight). 7. She (to wear) a marvelous new dress at the party and (to look) fantastic! 8. He (to wait) for her for an hour but she never (to come). 9. When the telephone (to ring) I (to bake) a cake and (to ask) Mary who (to do) nothing at the moment to answer the call. 10. Why you (not to attend) the lecture on Satur­day? Professor B. (to speak) about UFO and other mysteri­ous objects.