The Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Блок упражнений 1
Ex. 1. Какие времена встречаются в следующем тексте? Найдите все маркеры времени и объясните употребление времен.
The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops. In the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living-room. But this afternoon, she is drinking tea in the garden.
In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden.
Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he's not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he's reading an interesting book.
Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.
1. Are the children going to school by car today?
2. Is Mrs. Sawyer going to the shops this morning?
3. Where is she drinking tea this afternoon?
4. Are the children doing their homework this evening?
5. What are they doing at the moment?
6. Is Mr. Sawyer reading his paper tonight?
7. What is he reading at the moment?
Ex. 2. Прочитайте диалог и объясните употребление времен. Переведите и выучите диалог наизусть.
Jean: Where's Sally, Jack?
Jack: She's in the garden, Jean.
Jean: What is she doing?
Jack: She's sitting under the tree.
Jean: Is Tim in the garden too?
Jack: Yes, he is. He's climbing the tree.
Jean: I beg your pardon? Who is climbing the tree?
Jack: Tim is.
Jean: What about the dog?
Jack: The dog's in the garden, too. It's running across the grass. It's running after a cat.
Ex. 3. Что происходит сейчас? Напишите правдивые предложения.
1. (I / to wash / my hair)
2. (it / to snow)
3. (I / to sit / on the chair)
4. (I / to eat)
5. (it / to rain)
6. (I / to learn / English)
7. (I / to listen / to the radio)
8. (the sun / to shine)
9. (I / to wear / shoes)
10. (I / to smoke / a cigarette)
11. (I / to read / a newspaper)
Ex. 4. Задайте к следующим предложениям все возможные вопросы и сделайте отрицание.
1. She is typing a letter.
2. The sun is shining.
3. He is giving me some magazines.
4. They are coming.
5. Jack is opening the window.
6. Sally is cleaning her teeth.
7. Peggy is brushing her hair.
8. My mother is cooking a meal.
9. She is sitting on the grass.
10. We are swimming across the river.
11. The cat is running along the wall.
12. He’s speaking English.
13. My father is reading a magazine.
14. The cat is drinking milk.
15. The dog is eating a bone.
16. He is sweeping the floor.
Ex. 5. Дополните следующие предложения, поставив глаголы в правильную форму.
1. The leaves (to begin) to fall from the trees.
2. John (to have) lunch in the cafeteria now.
3. Listen! That’s Eve who (to play) the piano.
4. I see that you (to wear) your new suit today.
5. At present they (to travel) in South America.
6. All the big stores (to have) sales this month.
7. We (to grow) a lot of tomatoes this year.
8. Look! The cat (to try) to climb that tall tree.
9. For the time being, Mr. Collins (to act) as manager of this department.
10. They (to wait) for you on the corner now.
11. Listen! I think the telephone (to ring).
12. Look! It (to begin) to rain.
13. Listen! Someone (to knock) at the door.
14. Please be quiet! The baby (to sleep).
15. Janet (to do) well in her studies.
16. We (to do) an exercise right now.
Ex. 6. Сделайте из утвердительных предложений общие вопросы и отрицательные предложения.
1. The telephone is ringing.
2. It is beginning to rain.
3. The sky is getting very dark.
4. The maid is cleaning the room now.
5. They are taking a walk in the park.
6. You are having lunch outside.
7. They are traveling in Europe at present.
8. I am taking dancing lessons.
9. The leaves are beginning to fall from the trees.
10. All the birds are flying south.
11. They are planning to leave for Spain soon.
12. She is working on the fourth floor at present.
13. John is doing well in his studies at present.
14. He is looking for his key.
15. We are laughing at his jokes.
16. Ellen is writing a series of articles on the economic situation.
Ex. 7. Поставьте глаголы в форму Настоящего простого времени или Настоящего длительного времени.
1. Mr. Hansen often (to travel) to Atlanta on business.
2. Our club (to meet) two times every week.
3. Every hour our churchbell (to ring). Listen! I think it (to ring) now.
4. Stew (to watch) TV now. I think that she always (to watch) a show at this time.
5. Jay never (to come) to work on time.
6. At this moment I (to read) sentence number 6 in this exercise.
7. The wind always (to blow) hard in this section of town.
8. Klein (to have) a big sale on shoes today.
9. Kurt seems to be very busy. I guess he (to study) for his science test.
10. My alarm clock (to wake) me up at seven o’clock every morning.
11. Ed usually (to stay) in a hotel when he (to come) to town, but tonight he (to stay) with us.
12. The sun always (to rise) in the east. Look! It (to rise) now.
13. Mr. and Mrs. Bush (to build) a new home on Hollywood Boulevard.
Ex. 8. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.
It (to be) a fine day today. But there (to be) few people in the park because it (to be) a week day. The men and women (to walk) along the river. And the the children (to play). A man (to fish). But there (to be) no fish in his bucket. There (to be) some clouds in the sky, but the sun (to shine). Birds (to sing). A boy (to sit) on the grass and (to play) the guitar. He (to sing), too. His friends (to listen) to him. They (not\ to sing). Mr. Jones (to be) with his family. They (to walk) over the bridge. They (not\ to talk). But they (to smile). They (to have) a good time. Their dog (to run) behind them. It (to bark). There (to be) some boats on the river. Mr. Jones and his wife (to look) at them. Their daughter Sally (to look) at a big ship. The ship (to go) under the bridge. Their son Tim (to look) at an airplane. The airplane (to fly) over the river.