The Present Continuous Tense.

употребляется для выражения действия, которое совершается в момент речи, e.g. What's that smell? - Something is burning. Что это за запах? - Что-то горит.

будущее действие, когда оно идёт по плану, e.g. They are getting married in June. Они собираются пожениться в Июне, e.g. We are playing tennis tomorrow. Завтра мы играем в теннис.

непрерывный процесс, e.g. The Earth is always moving. Земля движется всегда.

Примечание: глаголы, выражающие чувства, восприятие и умственную деятельность не употребляются в Continuous, такие как: to see, to hear, to know, to feel, to think, to realize, to remember, to want, to wish, to love, to like, и.т.д.

to be + ing (Participle I)

Participle I соответствует русскому причастию действительного залога настоящего времени
оканчивающемуся на - щий.
open + ing - opening - открывающий.
I am reading We are reading

you are reading you are reading

he ^^
she __ ^ is reading they are reading

My friend is reading a book now.

Is your friend reading a book now?

What is your friend doing now?

Who is reading a book now? - My friend is.

Сигналы времени: now, at present moment; непосредственный момент разговора.

I Exercise. Составьте предложения, используя таблицу:

I	to be	to watch TV toniaht
	to have coffee now
Не	to Dlav chess
	to write a letter to his parents
We	to answer the teacher's auestions
	to Daint the walls
They	to speak to their friends

II Exercise. Употребите глаголы, стоящие в скобках в соответствующем лице и числе Present Continuous.

1.Peter and Ben are at home now. They (to play) chess. Nick is at home too. He (to watch) TV. 2. Ben (to show) me his new picture now. His picture is very good. 3. "What Ann (to do) now?". "She (to write) a letter to her friend". 4. "Peter, close the door, please". "What Peter (to do)?". He (to close) the door. 5. "Open your books at page 19 and read the new text". "What the students (to do)?". "They (to read) me new text".

I was reading
you were reading
he ^
she __ ^ was reading

The Past Continuous Tense, (прошедшее длительное)

to be + Participle I.

we were reading you were reading

they were reading

I was watching TV at 7 o'clock yesterday. I wasn't watching TV at 7 o'clock yesterday. Were you watching TV at 7 o'clock yesterday? Who was watching TV at 7 o'clock yesterday? -

was.

Past Cont. употребляется для выражения конкретного действия в процессе его совершения в определённый момент в прошлом: at 5 o'clock yesterday. Сигналы времени: точное указание в прошлом. I was writing a letter to my fried at 5 o'clock yesterday.

другим действием, выраженным глаголом в Pact Indefinite. I was doing my homework when mum came.

Past Cont. может также употребляться для выражения 2-х или более параллельных действий, происходящих одновременно: While, When, -for, dur<"4 <ft/rf I was watching TV while he was writing a letter.

Past Cont. иногда употребляется для выражения действия, происходившего в течении сравнительно длительного периода времени в прошлом, причём подчёркивая именно длительность действия: all day (night) long; all the time; the whole evening (morning), from 5 to (till) 6. They were discussing the problem the whole morning yesterday.

I Exercise. Составьте предложения, используя таблицу, и переведите их.

I		to have dinner	At 6 o'clock yesterday
Не		to answer a telephone	When Peter came into the
		to tell John about his	room
They	to be	studies	When the telephone rang
		to discuss the problem	The whole evening yesterday
You		to listen to my lecture	When 1 came up to them
		to drive in a car

II Exercise. Используйте слова в скобках, чтобы составить предложения, где говорится, что

делал

каждый член семьи в определённое время (добавьте соответствующие сигналы времени).

1. (Mother / cook / in the kitchen)
Mother....

2. (Father / make / a phone call)
Father....

3. (I / get ready to go out)
I....

4. (My sister / wash / some clothes)
My sister....

The Future Continuous Tenses. (будущее продолженное, длительное)

to be + Participle I.

I will be having a lecture at that time on Wednesday.

употребляется для выражения действия, которое будет совершаться, протекать в то или иное время в будущем. Эта форма, всё-таки, выражает действие, хотя и реальное, но всего лишь планируемое, ожидаемое или предполагаемое.

I Exercise. Прочитайте и переведите эти предложения.

1. "He'll be leaving next week", John said.

2. She says she'll be having lunch in a cafe at that time.

3. We'll be having coffee after dinner.

4. "He'll be lecturing on Russian art next year", she said.

5. He will be writing a letter to his friend at 5 o'clock tomorrow.

6. They will be sleeping at 7 in the morning, don't ring them up.

7. I will be bathing in the Black Sea at this time next week.

8. That student will be writing down some words in the library the whole evening.

11 Exercises for training:

Exercises I

Поставьте предложения в отрицательную форму и задайте все возможные вопросы:

1. At present moment the children are listening to a favorite fairy tale. 2. She will be having her music lesson at 12 o'clock. 3. At this time tomorrow the boys of our group will be playing football. 4. The student is talking with the Dean now. 5. All morning the grandmother was baking an apple-pie. 6. He was going to the university when he met his school-mate yesterday. 7. The girl was rehearsing for a concert for 3 hours yesterday. 8. The actors of this theatre are playing very well in this play today. 9. I was sleeping yesterday when you rang me up. 10. All the way home my father was driving very fast.

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