1. Обозначает действие, которое происходит в момент речи

“What's Bob doing?" "He's watching television."

It's raining again.

I’m looking for my glasses.

2. Обозначает действие, происходящее в данный момент, но которое будет происходить в течение ограниченного периода времени

Сравните предложения:

We live in France. (="France" is our permanent home)

We're living in France. (="we" are living there for a limited period of time)

He cooks his own meals. (="he" always does it)

He's cooking his own meals. (="he" does not usually do it)

3. Обозначает будущее запланированное действие, чаще с указанием места и (или) времени

We’re leaving on Saturday morning.

I’m having a party next week - do you want to come?

The past progressive (Прошедшее продолженное время)

was/were Ving

The past progressive образуется при помощи глагола to be в прошедшем времени (was для единственного числа и were для множественного числа) и окончания -ing, например:

I was looking, they were laughing.

The past progressive используется в следующих случаях:

1. Обозначает действие в прошлом, которое происходило в определенный период времени

We were living in France at that time.

I was trying to get the waiter’s attention.

The man was looking at me in a very strange way.

2. Обозначает продолженное действие в прошлом, во время которого происходило другое действие

I was watching TV when the phone rang.

They met each other while they were staying in London.

THE FUTURE PROGRESSIVE (Будущее продолженное время)

Will be + Ving

Обозначает действие, которое будет происходить в указанное время в будущем:

Tomorrow at this time we’ll be flying to Moscow.

Be going to

Be going to употребляется в следующих случаях:

1. Для обозначения действия, которое вот-вот произойдет

It’s going to rain.

Watch out! You’re going to hit that tree!

I think I’m going to be sick.

2. Для обозначения запланированного действия, намерения совершить действие (собираюсь что-то делать)

I’m going to ask for my money back.

Lucy is going to travel round the world when she leaves school.

Progressive tenses. Тренировочные упражнения

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1. Nowadays it ____ more difficult to provide medical care for everybody.

1) became 2) is becoming 3) become 4) becomes

2. The economic situation ____ worse.

1) getting 2) had got 3) is getting 4) gets

3. A big wolf saw a little girl who ____ a basket of food.

1) was carrying 3) had carried

2) carried 4) has been carrying

4. Look! Lucy ____ the same dress as me.

1) was wearing 2) wore 3) wears 4) is wearing

5. Hush! He ____ a good film.

1) watches 3) watch

2) is watching 4) has watched

6. She ____ Italian at the University now, because it is important for her.

1) studies 2) has studied 3) study 4) is studying

7. Look out! My parents ____ .

1) came 2) were coming 3) are coming 4) come

8. Peggy couldn't answer the phone as she ____ a bath.

1) is having 2) has had 3) had 4) was having

9. All that night the moon ____ through the window.

1) was shining 3) shining

2) shone 4) has been shining

10. Look! The cat ____ to climb that tall tree.

1) was trying 2) tries 3) is trying 4) tried