Тема 7. Present Continuous Tense. Настоящее продолженное время

Формы
Утвердительная	Вопросительная	Отрицательная
I’m working	Is he/she working?	I’m not working.
He’s/she’s/it’s working	Are you/they working?	He/she isn’t working.
You’re/we’re/they’re working		You/we/they aren’t working.
	Ответы
	Yes, he/she is.	No, he/she isn’t.
	Yes, they are.	No, they aren’t.

Употребление:

Обозначает действие, происходящее в момент речи:

– What are you doing? – I’m doing my homework.

– Что вы делаете? – Я делаю домашнее задание.

Обозначает действие, длящееся некоторое время, не обязательно в момент речи:

I’m knitting a sweater. Я вяжу свитер (но в данный момент я этого не делаю).

Обозначает действие, которое представляется говорящему повторяющимся и вызывает его неудовольствие, раздражение:

She’s always complaining. Она постоянно жалуется.

Выражает запланированное в ближайшем будущем действие (преимущественно с глаголами движения, а также с глаголами do, have, see в значении «встречать») всегда с обстоятельством времени):

– What are you doing tonight? – Что вы делаете сегодня вечером?

(What are your plans for tonight?) (Какие у вас планы?)

He’s flying to London the day after tomorrow. Послезавтра он летит в Лондон.

I’m seeing my friend tomorrow. Завтра я встречаюсь с друзьями.

Конструкция to be going to (+ do) – собираться сделать что-то, обозначает намерение совершить действие в будущем.

I am going to write a composition. Я собираюсь написать сочинение.

Некоторые глаголы не имеют форм Continuous:

• глаголы, выражающие эмоции и чувства: adore – обожать, admire – восхищаться, care for – любить, desire – желать, dislike – не любить, fear – бояться, hate – ненавидеть, like – нравиться, love – любить, mind – возражать, иметь что-либо против, need – нуждаться в чем-либо, prefer – предпочитать, surprise – удивлять, want – хотеть, wish – желать, и др.

– Do you mind my smoking? – Вы не будете возражать, если я закурю?

– I don’t mind it a bit. – Нет, нисколько.

• глаголы мышления и умственной деятельности: agree – соглашаться, believe – верить, полагать, doubt – сомневаться, forget – забывать, forgive – прощать, imagine – воображать, know – знать, mean – иметь в виду, notice – замечать, realize – осознавать, recall – вспоминать, recognize – узнавать, refuse – отказывать, remember – помнить, suppose – полагать, think (=have an opinion) – думать, иметь мнение, understand – понимать и др.

– Do you believe him? – Вы верите ему?

• глаголы «быть, существовать»: be – быть, consist of – состоять из, exist – существовать.

• глаголы описания внешности: appear – казаться, look – выглядеть, look like – быть похожим на кого-либо, resemble – напоминать кого-либо внешне, seem – казаться, и др.

She looks well/ill. Она выглядит хорошо/плохо.

This month the baby looks like his father.

В этом месяце ребенок похож на отца.

• глаголы обладания: belong – принадлежать, contain – содержать (в себе), include – включать (в себя), own – владеть, иметь, обладать, possess – владеть и др.

– Who owns this house? – Кто владеет этим домом?

• глаголы, выражающие ощущения: feel – чувствовать, hear – слышать, see – видеть, smell – пахнуть, notice – замечать и др.

– Do you hear anything? – Ты что-нибудь слышишь?

The soup tastes good. Суп вкусный.

Некоторые глаголы можно употреблять в Continuous в особенных значениях:

нельзя употреблять в Continuous в значении:		можно употреблять в Continuous в значении:
оказаться He appears to be nervous.	appear	появляться на сцене, в фильме He is appearing in a new play.
быть, существовать Ann is very tall.	be	описывая особенности поведения Ann is being very kind to me these days.
быть родом из (страны) He comes from Spain.	come	приехать от куда-либо He’s coming from Spain tomorrow.
любить, нравиться I enjoy holidays.	enjoy	хорошо проводить время I’m enjoying this party.
«думать, полагать» Now I feel you are right.	feel	щупать, нащупывать, или описывая самочувствие She’s feeling her way in the dark.
иметь, владеть, обладать He has a pet dog.	have	в словосочетаниях have _ dinner / a meal / a snack и др. He’s having dinner now.
слышать I hear you well, don’t shout!	hear	в словосочетаниях с предлогом We are not hearing from her these days.
выглядеть Your hair looks great.	look	в словосочетаниях с предлогом She’s looking at some old photographs.
видеть; понимать I see you’re in trouble.	see	встречаться или в словосочетаниях I’m seeing my lawyer tonight.
пахнуть, иметь запах The flower smells nice.	smell	нюхать Why are you smelling your food?
звучать The idea sounds good!	sound	озвучивать The actor is sounding the film now.
иметь вкус The milk tastes awful.	taste	пробовать на вкус He’s tasting the sauce; it needs some salt.
«верить, полагать, считать» I think she’s rich.	think	обдумывать, размышлять I’m thinking about your plan.
весить (иметь вес) The baby weighs 5 kilos.	weigh	взвешиваться I’m weighing myself on my new scales.
удивляться I wonder why she did it.	wonder	интересоваться I’m wondering if you could help me.
оставаться каким-либо She stays cheerful whatever happens.	stay	проживать We are staying at my uncle’s house.

1. Подчеркните правильный вариант.

1. I see / am seeing that the situation is out of control.

2. The sausages are tasting / taste delicious.

3. Do you enjoy / Are you enjoying this party?

4. You haven’t said a word all morning. What are you thinking / do you think about?

5. He has / is having a Siamese cat.

6. These flowers are smelling / smell nice.

7. I don’t know / am not knowing where she keeps the keys.

8. Why are you feeling / do you feel your pockets? Have you lost anything?

9. Why do you smell / are you smelling the milk? Do you think it has gone off?

10. Anna is Italian. She is coming / comes from Italy.

11. That dress looks / is looking nice on you.

12. Paul listens / is listening to a new record in his room.

13. If you don’t look / aren’t looking at that comic book, I’d like to see it.

14. Joan weighs / is weighing 50 kilos.

15. Mary is / is being very naughty these days.

16. That man over there looks / is looking at us.

17. Those colours look / are looking lovely on you.

18. Do you think / Are you thinking he’s telling the truth?

19. I haven’t decided yet. I still think / am still thinking about it.

20. They have / are having a lesson at the moment.

21. We have / are having a house in the country.

22. This perfume smells / is smelling fantastic. Why don’t you buy it?

23. I am / am being very busy right now.

24. Mum feels / is feeling his forehead because he may have a temperature.

25. What’s the matter? You sound / are sounding upset.

2. Раскройте скобки, употребив Present Simple или Present Continuous.

1. A: I ¹___am thinking___ (think) about visiting Jane this afternoon.

B: I wouldn’t bother I ²____________________ (think) she’s away on holiday.

2. A: Mr Jones ³____________________ (have)a telephone message from his wife.

B: Can it wait? He ⁴____________________ (have) a business meeting and I don’t want to disturb him.

3. A: The police ⁵___________________ (still/look) or fingerprints left in the room.

B: It ⁶____________________ (look) as if they won’t find the criminal.

4. A: I ⁷____________________ (love) breathing in clean country air.

B: So do I. I ⁸____________________ (love) every minute of this walking trip.

5. A: I ⁹____________________ (see) my boss about a pay rise this afternoon.

B: I ¹⁰____________________ (see) That’s why you’re wearing a suit and tie.

3. Раскройте скобки, употребив Present Simple или Present Continuous.

Sue: What ¹___are you doing___ (you/do) now?

Mark: I ²____________________ (look) through these old film magazines. Look, here’s an old picture of Jack Nicholson.

Sue: Oh, I ³__________________ (think) he ⁴__________________ (look) awful! And his suit ⁵____________________ (not/fit) him properly.

Mark: Yes, I ⁶_______________ (agree). And he ⁷_________________ (appear) to be really angry. I wonder what he ⁸____________________ (think) about.

Sue: He ⁹___________ (be) in that new film that’s on at the Odeon now, isn’t he?

Mark: Yes, I saw it last night. He ¹⁰________________ (look) very different now. He ¹¹____________________ (weigh) a lot more.

Sue: ¹²_________________ (hope) it’s a good film. I ¹³_________________ (see) it tonight. Stuart ¹⁴______________ (take) me. Actually, he ¹⁵_______________ (be) very nice to me these days.

Mark: He probably ¹⁶___________________ (want) to borrow some money.

Sue: I ¹⁷____________________ (see). That explains it.

4. Подчеркните правильный вариант.

Dear Karen,

⁽¹⁾ I'm having / I have a great time here in England. My university term ⁽²⁾ isn’t starting / doesn’t start until the autumn, so ⁽³⁾ I'm taking / I take the opportunity to improve my English. ⁽⁴⁾ I'm staying / I stay with some English friend who ⁽⁵⁾ are owning / own a farm. On weekdays ⁽⁶⁾ I'm catching / I catch a bus into Torquay to go to language classes. ⁽⁷⁾I'm making / I make good progress, I think. My friends ⁽⁸⁾ say / are saying my pronunciation if much better than when I arrived, and ⁽⁹⁾ I'm understanding / I understand almost everything now. At weekends ⁽¹⁰⁾ I'm helping / I help on the farm. At the moment ⁽¹¹⁾ they're harvesting / they harvest the corn and ⁽¹²⁾ they're needing / they need all the help they can get. It’s quite hard work, but ⁽¹³⁾ I'm liking / I like it. And ⁽¹⁴⁾ I'm developing / I develop some strong muscles!

⁽¹⁵⁾ Do you come /Are you coming to visit me at Christmas? ⁽¹⁶⁾ I'm spending / I spend the winter holiday here at the farm. My friends ⁽¹⁷⁾ are wanting / want to meet you and there’s plenty of space. But you must bring your warmest clothes. ⁽¹⁸⁾ It’s getting / It gets very cold here in the winter.

Let me know as soon as ⁽¹⁹⁾ you're deciding / you decide. And tell me what ⁽²⁰⁾ you're doing / you do these days.

Do you miss me?

Love,

Paul

5. Подчеркните правильный вариант.

Scientists do not understand / are not understanding everything about the universe. They disagree about some important facts. For example, does it get / is it getting larger or smaller? Although they don’t agree / are not agreeing about everything, there are some facts about the universe which they are sure about. Take the planet Venus, for example. Here the temperature reaches / is reaching over 400^oC. And another unusual fact about Venus is that a day there lasts / is lasting longer than a year. Many scientists still search / are still searching for life in other parts of the universe. Do they look / Are they looking for life on Venus? It doesn’t seem / It isn’t seeming to be the kind of place where life might exist. The atmosphere of Venus consists / is consisting mainly of carbon dioxide (CO₂). And it has / is having an air pressure 90 times greater than that of Earth.