Упражнения на Present Continuous

1. Поставьте следующие предложения в отрицательную и вопросительную форму.

A.1. I am taking the book off the table. 2. He is reading a book now. 3. They are looking at me. 4. She is opening the exercise-book. 5. I am closing the door. 6. You are going out. 7. They are coming in.

B.1. I'm glad to know that you are coming to England this summer. 2. Your teeth are chattering. What's the matter with you? 3.1 am always telling Jerry that his uncle means more to him than his parents. 4. Anne is working hard for her exams now, she couldn't take them in spring.

2. Give the verb in the following sentences in the Present Continuous:

1. He (to read) newspapers. 2. I (to work) hard at my English. 3. She (to sit) at the window and (to look) at the sea. 4. I (to prepare) my homework. 5. They all (to work) at the laboratory. 6. I (to write) letters to my cousins. 7. I (to have) breakfast with my family. 8. We (not to go) to the Institute. 9. He (to come) home. 10. Mr. Smith (not to give) a lesson.

3. Answer the following questions:

1. What do you see in the picture? 2. Who is in the dining-room? 3. What are they doing in the room? 4. What is Mrs. Smith doing? 5. What is the elder daughter passing to her father? 6. Does John like sugar on his cornflakes? 7. What does he prefer on his cornflakes? 8. Who is already finishing his cornflakes? 9. Who doesn't like cornflakes? 10. What does Kitty, the little girl, want? 11. What does Mr. Smith ask his wife to give him? 12. What does Mrs. Smith ask her elder daughter to do? 13. What are the children doing while their father is having his tea? 14. What are you doing?15. Are you opening or closing the book? 16. Are you reading now? 17. What are you reading? 18. What is your friend doing? 19. Is he reading now? 20. Are they looking at me? 21. Who are they looking at?

4. a) Write all the possible questions to which the following sentences are the answers, b) Each sentence describes a certain situation in a concise way. Some points of the situation are already known to you. Find out some more details about the situation by asking questions. Work in pairs. Use conversational phrases:

A. 1. The elder daughter is passing the salt to her father. 2.I am thirsty now. 3. The father is having his cup of tea. 4.I must leave in a quarter of an hour. 5. The children are working in the garden. 6. The students are reading the text. 7. The girl is going to write a letter.

B. 1. I'm ready to go down to the canteen. 2.I am finishing this article. 3.I prefer a glass of soda-water. 4. The waitress is already bringing in our tea. 5. You forget about the meeting of our club. We must leave at once to be in time for the beginning of the discussion.

5. Replace the part of the model in bold type by the following:

M o d e l : I am leaving for London.

a) Kiev, Novosibirsk, Sochi, Tbilisi, Bratsk, Vladivostok, Tula;

b) the Urals, the Caucasus, the Crimea, Ukraine, the country.

6. Use the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous instead of the infinitives in brackets:

1. What you (to think) of this drawing? — I (to think) it (to be) excellent. 2. A holiday camp usually (to have) its own swimming-pool and tennis courts. 3. She (to play) at the concert tonight. 4. You (to like) to spend your holidays with hundreds of other people? 5. What you (to listen) to? — It (to seem) to me I (to hear) a strange noise outside. 6. You (to read) anything in English now? — Yes, I (to read) a play by Oscar Wilde. 7. I'll join them in their trip with pleasure if they (to invite) me. 8.1 (not to see) what you (to drive) at. 9, You (to enjoy) the trip? 10, Can I see Doctor Trench? — I'm sorry you can't; he (to have) his breakfast li. I (not to like) the girl; she continually (to bother) me with silly questions. 12. Please wait till he (to finish). 13. Nell (to have) a rest in the south, too, I (to guess). — Yes, you (to guess) right. 14. You often (to get) letters from her? — Not so very often.

7. Переведите на английский язык следующие предложения, обращая внимание на время глагола-сказуемого:

A.1. Что делает ваш друг? — Он читает книгу дома. 2. Не входите, пожалуйста. Закройте, пожалуйста, дверь. 3. Посмотрите на доску, пожалуйста. Что читает ваш друг? 4. На что они смотрят? 5. Что вы сейчас делаете? — Мы читаем текст. Какой текст вы читаете? — Мы читаем текст восьмой. —6. Посмотри! Бесс и Эни сидят за столом.— Что они делают? — Они переписывают текст восьмой.

B. 1. Кто дает вам английские книги для чтения (читать)?— Мой преподаватель. 2. Кто из них работает в министерстве? — Петров. 3. Кто работает в той комнате сейчас? — Белов. 4. Кто приходит сюда утром? — Мы. 5. Чей сын изучает английский язык? — Мой сын. 6. Кто из вас изучает немецкий язык? — Иванов и Петров. 7. Кто разговаривает с вашим преподавателем сейчас? — Мой приятель.