Глаголы, которые не употребляются во временах группы Continuous.

Следует иметь ввиду, что глаголы, выражающие чувства, восприятие, желание, умственное состояние, не употребляются во временах группы Continuous, так как они не могут выражать действие или состояние как процесс, совершающийся в определённый момент. К числу этих глаголов относятся: to love - любить, to like – нравиться, to hate – ненавидеть, to want – хотеть, to wish, to desire – желать, to see – видеть, to hear – слышать,to feel – чувствовать, to notice – замечать, to know – знать, to understand – понимать, to remember – помнить, to forget – забывать, to believe – верить,to recognize – узнавать, to seem, to appear – казаться, to possess – обладать, to contain – содержать, to consist – состоять и некоторые другие.

Упражнения для закрепления грамматики:

Exercise 1. Используйте соответствующую форму глагола to be.

1. I … taking five courses this semester.

2. Bill…trying to improve his English.

3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went out for a walk, it … not raining, the sun…shining.

4. Sue …wring another book this year.

5. She …listening to her favourite music at 8 o’clock tomorrow.

6. We …playing chess in half an hour.

7. John and Mary …talking on the phone.

8. We …walking down the street when it began to rain.

9. What … you …doing when I come?

10. What … you doing at 6 tomorrow?

Exercise 2. Дайте краткие и полные ответы на следующие вопросы.

1. Are you cooking breakfast now? (No)

2. Was your son playing computer games the whole evening yesterday? (Yes)

3. Will you be sleeping at this time tomorrow? (Yes)

4. Were children doing their homework when you came home? (No)

5. Was he sweeping the floor, while she was washing the dishes? (Yes)

6. Is it raining now? (Yes)

7. Are the students translating the text now? (No)

Exercise 3. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What is Helen doing in the kitchen? (to cook)

2. Why were the children making such a terrible noise? (to fight)

3. What are you doing in the shop? (to buy)

4. What will Bill be doing here? (to discuss)

5. What is she doing with the dress? (to try on)

6. What is Ann doing at the railway station? (to meet)

7. What were you doing when I came? (to play computer games)

8. Why was Peter playing the piano so late? (to rehearse)

9. Why are you speaking in a whisper? (to sleep)

10. At what time will you be waiting for me? (at 5p.m.)

Exercise 4. Постройте предложения.

1. to learn the rule; now.

2. to watch TV; at 5 p.m. yesterday.

3. to rain; all day long yesterday.

4. to sleep; when I come.

5. to have supper; when I came.

6. to play the piano; Listen!.

7. to swim; from 1 till3.

8. to discuss this problem; the whole evening yesterday.

9. to pack things; still.

10. not to sleep; yet.

Exercise 5. Составьте небольшие рассказы, используя времена группы Continuous.

• Посмотрите в окно и расскажите, что вы там видите.

• Представьте, что вы на вечеринке. Расскажите, что происходит вокруг.

• Вспомните, чем занимались члены вашей семьи, когда вы пришли домой вчера.

• Предположите, чем будете заниматься вы и члены вашей семьи в это время завтра.

Exercise 6. Замечено, что, если родители запрещают что-то своим детям, реакция обычно отрицательная. Догадайтесь, что скажет ребёнок на следующие требования.

Образец: Don’t open the window! – I am not opening it.

1. Tell your friends not to eat the ice-cream.

2. Your brother is playing the piano!

3. Stop fighting, children!

4. Don’t go out, Jack!

5. Stop arguing with me!

6. Bill is hurting you!

7. Mary is wearing my shoes!

8. Is Joanna writing with my pen?

9. You are sitting on our cat!

10. Don’t look through my papers!

Exercise 7. Задайте все возможные вопросы к предложениям.

1. The children are reading an interesting book.

2. We shall be watching TV in the evening.

3. The bus is going to Brest.

4. We were waiting for our friends.

5. You will be working at the report.

6. Pete was hurrying to the theatre.

7. I am cooking supper for my family.

Exercise 8. Вы скучаете по своей семье. Позвоните домой. Расспросите своих близких о том, чем они занимаются сейчас, чем занимались вчера вечером, чем будут заниматься в 9 вечера.

Exercise 9. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в соответствующем времени.

1. Present Indefinite или Present Continuous.

1. What you (to do) here? – I (to wait) for a friend.

2. He (to speak) French? – Yes, He (to speak) French quite fluently.

3. Listen! Someone (to knock) at the door.

4. Don’t go into the classroom. The students (to write) a dictation there.

5. She (to write) letters to her mother every week.

6. Ships (to travel) from Odessa to Batumi in three and a half days.

7. The man who (to smoke) a cigarette is our English teacher.

8. Let’s go for a walk. It (not to rain).

9. You (to hear) anything? – I (to listen) hard, but I (not to hear) anything.

10. My brother (to smoke) a great deal.

11. Listen! The telephone (to ring).

12. Where is Peter? – He (to have) his English lesson. I think that he always (to have) it at this hour.

13. Call him now. I think he (not to sleep) yet.

14. I (to leave) for Moscow tomorrow.

15. Hi! Where you (to go)? – I (to go) to the library. I always (to go) there on Sunday.

1. Past Indefinite или Past Continuous.

1. When I (to come) home, my little sister (to sleep).

2. I (to play) computer games yesterday. I (to play) from 3 to 5 p.m.

3. When I (to come) home yesterday, first I (to take) a shower, then I (to have) supper and after that I watched an interesting film on TV.

4. I (not to play) the piano at this time yesterday. I (to read) a book.

5. When I (to come) to the kitchen, mother (to cook). She (to cook) the whole evening yesterday.

6. While she (to iron) the linen, her daughter (to water) the flowers.

7. When I (to visit) my friends in Denmark, I (to buy) two presents for my family.

8. When it (to start) raining, we (to bathe) in the river.

9. What you (to do) yesterday?

10. When the children (to walk) through the wood, they (to see) a fox.

11. Father (to come) home at 7 o’clock yesterday.

12. I (to read) a book at 6 o’clock yesterday.

13. Where you (to spend) last Sunday?

14. I (to play) the violin when my friend (to come) in. He (to invite) me to the theatre and I (to accept) his invitation with pleasure.

15. He (not to go) to the shop yesterday. He (to watch) films the whole day yesterday.

1. Future Indefinite или Future Continuous.

1. Don’t ring him up at 11 o’clock tomorrow. He (to work) at that moment.

2. At this time tomorrow my brothers (to play) football.

3. Maybe we (to play) football tomorrow.

4. They (to come) soon.

5. I am afraid, it (to rain) all day long tomorrow.

6. When the train (to come) my parents (to wait) me at the station.

7. I (to finish) this book very soon. I (to read) it all day tomorrow.

8. I must tell John that Nick (to wait) for him at ten o’clock tomorrow.

9. While you (to cook) supper I (to play) computer games.

10. He (to be) busy tomorrow. He (to put) electric light in our country-house.

11. What you (to do) the whole evening tomorrow?

12. I (to listen) to the radio till you come back.

13. Don’t come tomorrow, I (to write) my report.

14. At this time tomorrow I (to leave) Moscow for Tula.

15. I (not to work) from 1 till2 o’clock tomorrow.

1. Present Indefinite, Present Continuous, Past Indefinite, Past Continuous, Future Indefinite или Future Continuous.

1. Every day I (to get up) at 7 a.m.

2. Tomorrow we (to leave) for Kiev.

3. Our holidays (to begin) in a week.

4. Now I (to see) you quite well.

5. He (not to hear) what you (to speak).

6. What you (to do) when I (to ring) you up yesterday? – I (to take) a shower. I always (to take) shower at this time.

7. It often (to rain) in autumn. It (to rain) the whole day yesterday. And it still (to rain) now.

8. Where you (to go) when I (to meet) you yesterday?

9. When you (to go) to the library last time?

10. The teacher (to ask) us at the next lesson. He (to ask) us the whole lesson. He often (to ask) me. And I’m afraid he (to ask) me tomorrow again.

11. If I (to learn) the rule, I (to write) a test well tomorrow.

12. While the students (to write) a test the teacher (to check) their homework.

13. She constantly (to spoil) everything.

14. They (to have) their daughter’s birthday on Sunday.

15. You (to finish) college next year?