Selfstudy

Exercise 1. Continue in the negative.

1. Mother is talking on the phone. (sleep) She isn’t sleeping.

2. John is standing. (lie down)………………………………………………………………

3. Father is shaving. (wash)…………………………………………………………………

4. The boys are playing. (fight)……………………………………………………………..

5. We are dancing. (jump)…………………………………………………………………..

6. They are speaking. (shout)……………………………………………………………….

7. Mary is running. (walk)…………………………………………………………………..

8. I am eating. (drink)………………………………………………………………………...

9. The teacher is speaking. (read)…………………………………………………………..

Exercise 2. Ask questions to the underlined parts of the following sentences.

1. It’s raining heavily outside. …………………………………………………………………

2. They are trying to translate this exercise. …………………………………………………

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3. He is drinking tea in the garden. ………………………………………………………….

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4. She is listening to the rock music. …………………………………………………………..

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5. Ellen is reading a book on the veranda. …………………………………………………..

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Exercise 3. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets in the present continuous.

1. ‘Where are Ken and Kate?’ ‘They (wait)…………………………………outside.

2. ‘(Saly / have)………………………………….. a shower?’ ‘No, she (wash)……...... …………………………………….her hair.’

3. You (not / watch)……………………………………….. the TV at the moment. Why don’t you switch it off?

4. ‘(you / enjoy)……………………………….. yourself?’ ‘Yes, I (have)………………… …………………………………….a great time.’

5. ‘What (Maria / do)……………………………… these days?’ ‘She (study)………….. …………………………………………English at a school in London.’

6. Ben and Patty are in London on holiday. They (stay)……………………………… at a small hotel near Hyde Park.

7. Prices (rise)………………………………… all the time. Everything (get)………….. ……………………………………………more and more expensive.

8. Please, be silent for a while. I (listen)…………………………………… to the news.

9. Don’t speak so loud. The child (not / sleep)…………………………………………..

10. Listen to those girls. What language (they / speak)…………………………………?

11. Listen! Can you hear these children next door? They (cry)………………… again.

12. I want to lose weight. I (not / eat)……………………………………….. sweets now.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with the following verbs in the correct form: get / happen / look / lose / make / start / stay / try / work

1. ‘You………………………………………………hard today.’ ‘Yes, I have a lot to do.’

2. I……………………………………………..for Christine. Do you know where she is?

3. It………………………………………………………….dark. Shall I turn on the light?

4. They don’t have anywhere to live at the moment. They……………………… with friends until they find somewhere.

5. Things are not so good at work. The company………………………………...money.

6. Have you got an umbrella? It…………………………………………………….to rain.

7. You……………………………a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I………………………………………….to concentrate.

8. Why are all these people here? What………………………………………………….?

Exercise 5. Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative.

1. Let's go out now. It (rain)…………………………………………………………any more.

2. You can turn off the radio. I (listen)…………………………………………………. to it.

3. Kate phoned me last night. She is on holiday in France. She (have)…………………………………………..a great time and doesn’t want to come back.

4. I want to lose weight, so this week I (eat)…………………………………………… lunch.

5. Andrew has just started evening classes. He (learn)…………………………….German.

6. Paul and Sally have had an argument. They (speak)………………………to each other.

7. I (get)…………………………………………..tired. I need a rest.

8. Tim (work)……………………………………………………..this week. He is on holiday.

Exercise 6. Translate into English, using the Present Continuous Tense.

1. На кого вы сейчас смотрите? – Я смотрю на эту старую даму.

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2. С кем разговаривает ваш друг? – Он разговаривает с нашим преподавателем. ………………………………………………………………………………..

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3. О чём вы рассказываете своим друзьям? – Я рассказываю им о своём отпуске. …………………………………………………………………………………………..

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4. Вы сейчас пишете диктант? – Нет, мы делаем упражнение.

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5. Куда вы идёте вечером? – Мы идём в цирк. ………………………………………..

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6. Когда они приезжают в Москву? – Они приезжают утром.

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7. Эти студенты делают упражнение или переписывают текст?

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9. Кого встречают эти студенты? – Они встречают иностранных студентов. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

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10. Куда вы идёте? – На фотовыставку. …………………………………………….