Continuous Tenses /Active/ Present Continuous

S+	am	+Ving		Виражає дію, що відбувається: 1) в момент мовлення (now, at the moment); 2) в даний період часу; 3) яку ви намірені здійснити в найближчий час.
	is
	are

Illustrative situation:

It’s autumn. The weather is bad. It’s raining heavily. People are hurrying along the street. A young man is standing at a bus stop. He is waiting for his girlfriend. She is late. She is not coming.

I’m (am) I’m not		standing.		Where	am	I	standing?
He	‘s (is) isn’t				is	he
She It						she it
We	‘re (are) aren’t				are	we
You						you
They						they
				Who is standing?

Remember: дієслова to love, to like, to hate, to want, to wish, to see, to hear, to feel, to notice, to know, to understand, to remember не вживаються в часах групи Continuous.

Exercises

1. Write in the –ing form of the following verbs.

read	reading	have	………..
swim	………..	take	………..
come	………..	get	………..
think	………..	stop	………..
rain	………..	run	………..
wear	………..	write	………..
shine	………..	go	………..
smoke	………..	cook	………..
do	………..

2. Write what is true for you now, around now, or in the near future.

I / study.	…I’m studying…
I / watch TV.	…I’m not watching TV..
1. I / sit in class	……………….………..
2. It / rain.	……………….………..
3. The sun / shine.	……………….………..
4. I / wear jeans.	……………….………..
5. I / go out tonight.	……………….………..
6. We / have a holiday soon.	……………….………..
7. My parents / work.	……………….………..
8. Our teacher / smoke.	……………….………..
9. My mate / read.	……………….………..
10. My mother / take a bath.	……………….………..

3. Complete the sentences. Use am / is / are + one of these verbs:

building

coming

having

playing

cooking

standing

swimming

1. Listen! Pat is playing the piano.

2. They ……… a new hotel in the city centre at the moment.

3. Look! Somebody ……….. in the river.

4. “You …………. on my foot”. “Oh, I’m sorry”.

5. Hurry up! The bus ……………. .

6. “Where are you George?” “In the kitchen, I …………. a meal”.

7. (on the telephone) “Hello. Can I speak to Ann, please?” “She …….. a shower at the moment. Can you phone again later?”

8. Scotland ………… France in a football match next week.

9. Where is Tom? He ……………… a rest.

4. Translate the following.

1. Моя дочка зараз слухає радіо.

2. Не шуміть, вона зараз працює.

3. Не заходьте в аудиторію зараз студенти складають іспит.

4. Що ти робиш? Я перекладаю текст з англійської на українську.

5. Чому ти не виконуєш домашнє завдання.

6. Я їду до Києва.

7. Ми йдемо на дискотеку ввечері.

8. Подивись! Йде дощ.

5. Speak on the following situations:

1. It’s nine o’clock in the evening. Tell your friend what the members of your family are doing at the moment.

2. You are at the English class. Tell what you are doing.