Continuous Tenses

Упражнение 9 Раскрыть скобки, употребляя

глаголы в Present Indefinite, Present Continuous,

Past Indefinite, Past Continuous.

1. Ann (to celebrate) her birthday yesterday. There (to be) many flowers in her room. When I (to come) in, she (to play) the piano, three pairs (to dance).

2. Where you (to go) now? – Oh, I (to be) in a hurry. My friends (to wait) for me.

3. When I (to come) home yesterday, I (to see) that all my family ( to sit) round the table.

4. Listen! Who (to play) the violin in the next room?

5. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday.

6. Where your brother (to be) now? – He (to be) in his room. He (to play) computer games.

Упражнение 10 Поставить следующие предложения в

настоящее, прошлое, будущее время группы Continuous, добавив по смыслу необходимые обстоятельства времени или придаточные предложения времени.

1. They will discuss this question in 2 days.

2. I usually have dinner at 3 o’clock.

3. My son didn’t play chess yesterday.

4. He will translate this text tomorrow.

5. Did you go to the park last week?

6. What does he usually do in the evening?

7. Will you type these papers next Monday?

8. He repaired his bicycle 2 days ago.

Упражнение № 11. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в нужном времени.

1. Посмотри в окно. Дождь идет?

2. Где твой брат? – Он во дворе. Он с друзьями играет в футбол.

3. Снег все еще шел, когда вы вошли?

4. Что вы будете делать завтра утром с 8 до 10?

5. Вчера в то время мы смотрели новый фильм.

6. Когда я позвонил, она писала письмо своему другу.

7. С кем ты разговаривал, когда я вчера встретил тебя?

Test 7 Поставить глаголы в правильной форме a) Past Simple b) Past Continuous.

The sun 1 (to go) down behind the hills when I 2 (to reach) a village which 3 (to be) only a few miles from the sea. The working day 4 (to be) over, and the villagers 5 (to come) from the fields. Along the road two boys 6 (to graze) cows and sheep. I 7 (to approach) a group of people standing near the road and 8 (to ask) them if I could find a place in the village to spend the night. An old man 9 (to take) me to his small cottage at the far end of the street. A fire 10 (to burn) in the stove when we 11 (to enter)the house. One girl 12 (to prepare) supper in the kitchen while two other girls still 13 (to do) something in the garden near the house. The old man 14 (to invite) me to have supper with them. After supper my new friends and I

15 (to go) out into the garden. The moon 16 (to shine) high in the sky, and the night 17 (to be) warm and beautiful. That evening 18 (to be) very pleasant, and I shall remember it a long time.

Test № 8

1. It’s 5 o’clock. She ___ tea.

a) has c) is having

b) have d) having

2. My friend often ___ basketball.

a) is playing c) plays

b) played d) play

3. I ___ lunch when he came.

a) have c) am having

b) was having d) had

4. The boys ___ a game of football at the moment.

a) have c) is having

b) don’t have d) are having

5. They ___ a difficult test at 6 o’clock yesterday.

a) was translating c) were translating

b) translated d) were translated

6. We ___ this question tomorrow from 2 till 4.

a) shall discuss c) discuss

b) shall be discussing d) are discussing

7. They ___ their things now.

a) pack c) is packing

b) will pack d) are packing

8. He ___ to the canteen when I met him.

a) hurry c) was hurrying

b) hurried d) is hurrying

9. The students ___ to a very interesting lecture tomorrow at 10 o’clock.

a) will be listening c) listen

b) will listen d) listened