5.10. Настоящее длительное время (Present Continuous / Progressive Tense)

Длительное время выражает действие, которое происходит в определённый момент (или отрезок времени) настоящего времени. Это время выражает незаконченное действие. Длительное время образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be и причастия I (Participle I) или V_ing(reading ).

форма время	Утвердительная	Вопросительная	Отрицательная
Present Continuous (Progressive)	I am reading now. Я читаю сейчас. He is reading now. Он читает сейчас. We are reading now. Мы читаем сейчас.	Am I reading now? Я сейчас читаю? Is he reading now? Он сейчас читает? Are we reading now? Мы сейчас читаем?	I am not reading now. Я сейчас не читаю. He is not reading now. Он не читает сейчас. We are not reading now. Мы не читаем сейчас.

Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense употребляется:

Для выражения действия, протекающего в момент речи или в настоящий период времени. На длительный характер действия могут указывать обстоятельства времени: now сейчас, at the moment в данный момент, right now прямо сейчас и т.д.:

e.g. Helen is listening to the news right now. – Лена слушает новости сейчас.

Утвердительное предложение +		I am sitting in the park. He /she it is sitting in the park. They /you/ we are sitting in the park.
Отрицательное предложение -		I am not sitting in the park. He /she/ it/ is not sitting in the park. They /you/ we are not sitting in the park.
Вопросительное предложение ?	Общий вопрос		Am I sitting in the park? - Yes, I am./ No, I am not. Is he/ she/ it sitting in the park? - Yes, he she/ it is. / No, he/she/ it) isn’t. Are they/ you/we sitting in the park?- Yes, they/ you/ we/ are. / No, they /you/we aren’t.
	Специальный вопрос		Where am I sitting? –Гдеясижу? Why is he she/ it sitting in the park?- Почему он сидит в парке? Who are they /you/ we sitting in the park with? – С кем они сидят в парке?
	Вопрос к подлежащему		Who is sitting in the park? – Кто сидит в парке?

Exercise 1. Выберите правильную форму глагола Present Progressive.

1. Look at Ann. She ______ a tree.

a) climbing b) is climbing c) am climbing

2. They ______ for a test now.

a) are studying b) is studying c) am studying

3. Tom ______ the dog at the moment.

a) walks b) are walking c) is walking

4. I ______ my favourite book at the moment.

a) is reading b) are reading c) am reading

5. Look! They ______ football.

a) is playing b) are playing c) play

6. The man in the bank ______ money now.

a) counts b) are counting c) is counting

Exercise 2. Вставьте в пропуски am/ is/ are.

1. Who ______ Tamara talking to?

2. I ______ looking for a job at the moment.

3. I ______ not feeling very well.

4. ______ you waiting for someone?

5. You ______ making a mess. Clean the table when you finish.

6. He went into town. He ______ doing some shopping.

7. Henry and Terry ______ not coming, so we can start the meeting now.

Exercise 3. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Progressive.

This is the dentist’s surgery. A few people (1) ______ (wait) for a dentist. Some children (2) ______ (play) and their mothers (3) ______ (talk) to each other. The receptionist (4) ______ (answer) the telephone. A young man (5) ______ (read) a newspaper. The nurse (6) ______ (come) into the room to call the next patient.

Exercise 4. Постройте предложения в Present Progressive.

1. Can you come back later? I / talk /to someone.

2. Where / he I go?

3. They / build / some flats opposite my house.

4. you I look for / something?

5. I / not go / outside now lt / rain.

6. She I chat I to her mother on the phone.

7. Shhh! The baby / sleep.

8. He's not ready. He / get / dressed.

Exercise 5. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Simple или Present Progressive.

Every summer Tanya and her family (1) ______ (go) on holiday. They usually (2) ______ (stay) in England but at the moment they (3) ______ (travel) by plane. They (4) ______ (go) to America. Tanya (5) ______ (be) very excited. She (6) ______ (look) out of the window and (7) ______ (laugh). Her brother (8) ______ (play) a game. He (9) ______ (like) airplanes. He (10) ______ (want) to be a pilot.

Exercise 6. Поставьте глаголы в Present Simple (I do) или Present Progressive (I am doing).

1. Tom ______ (have) a bath at the moment.

2. They ______ (not/ watch) television very often.

3. How often ______ (you/ read) a newspaper?

4. You can turn off the radio. I ______ (not/ listen) to it.

5. What time ______ (she/ finish) work every day?

6. Listen! Somebody ______ (sing).

7. Where ______ (you/ go) now?

8. What ______ (the children/ do) in the garden?

Exercise 7. Исправьте ошибку в каждом предложении.

1. We're stay in the Crand Hotel.

2. I not am working at the moment.

3. What she's doing in Australia?

4. Is you staying here a long time?

5. He's runing in a marathon today.

6. They're haveing a meeting.