Present Continuous

Tense

Настоящее продолженное

время

Настоящее продолженное время(Present Continuous – Present Progressive)

Present Continuous образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в Present Simple + причастие I смыслового глагола (-ing – форма).I am speaking English now.Are you cooking now?No, 1 am not cooking. No, I am not.

Present Progressive употребляется для обозначения действия в развитии в момент речи, обычно со словами now, right now. She is writing a report in the library now.

Упражнение 1. Употребите am/is/are:

1. What ... Tom doing now? He ... reading in the library. 2. Sorry, I ... very busy now. I ... writing a report. 3. The boys ... playing volleyball at the stadium. 4. They ... watching TV. It ... an interesting film. 5. What ... you doing, Mary? I ... listening to the new song. It ... so nice. 6. What language ... they speaking? I don't understand them. They ... speaking Spanish. 7. Where ... you, Bill? I ... in the sitting-room. I ... reading here. 8. Where ... Ben from? He ... from the USA. 9. Look, he ... driving a car very well. 10. Listen, somebody ... singing in the hall.

Упражнение 2. Употребите Present Simple или Present Progressive.

1. Excuse me, you (speak) English? – Yes, a little. 2. What ... she (do)? – She is a teacher. 3. Sorry, I am very busy. I (to have) a lesson. 4. We ... three English lessons a week. 5. He usually (come) home at 3. 6. He is a good tennis player. But he ... (play) very often. 7. Where they (play)? – They ... at the stadium. 8. He often (clean) windows? – Yes, he often (help) his mother. 9. Why you (speak) so loudly? You ... at a lesson. 10. The sun (rise) in the East.

Упражнение 3. Поставьте вопросы к подлежащему.

Образец: We discuss many problems in class. – Who discusses many problems in class?

1. I live in Volgograd. 2. I am teaching English. 3. Roger is sitting opposite me. 4. We have breakfast at 7. 5. The teacher has a book in his hand. 6. They have a dog. 7. You are not a student. 8. She usually goes to school at 8. 9. We always go to school on foot. 10. Harry likes to draw animals.

Упражнение 4.

Поставьте глаголы в Present Continuous.

1. I … dinner (to have).2. They … in the south (to travel).3. They … fruit in that store now (not to sell).4. She … a new coat (to try on).5. What … you … for, Mum? (to look)6. Mandy … still … in the garden (to work).

Упражнение 5.

Поставьте глаголы в Present Continuous.every day now

1. I watch TV every day.2. He sleeps every night.3. We read newspapers every morning.4. They drink milk after lunch.5. My brother doesn’t go to school.6. She plays in the afternoon.7. Do you work every day?8. What does he eat at breakfast?

Упражнение 6.Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы

в Present Continuous.

1. Helen (to learn) an English poem now.2. The children (to look) at the blackboard now.3. Mary (to open) the window now.4. My parents (to work) now.5. I (to sing) a song now.6. The boys (to play) table-tennis now.7. The pupil (to write) a composition now.8. I (to speak) English now.9. My parents (to cook) dinner now.10. Mary and Ann (to help) their mother at home now.

Упражнение 7.

Поставьте предложения в Present Continuous Tense.

1. John and his friends (to go) to the library.2. I (not to smoke) a cigarette.3. Look! The baby (to sleep).4. What your sister (to do) now?5. Listen! Who (to play) the piano in the next room?6. Denny is in the library. He (to write) a composition.7. They (not to clean) the house now.