Упражнения по теме «Времена группы Continuous»

Упражнение 1. Поставьте глагол в форму Present Continuous, Past Continuous или Future Continuous.

to shine

1. The sun … yesterday morning.

2. The sun … brightly now.

3. Tomorrow the sun … all day long.

to write

4. I … a postcard at the moment.

5. I … a postcard when you phoned.

6. I … a lot of Christmas cards tomorrow evening.

to sit

7. We … in the garden at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon.

8. This time tomorrow we … in the garden.

9. We … in the garden now.

Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в форме Present Continuous, Past Continuous или Future Continuous.

1. I … (study) Japanese online from 5 till 6 tomorrow evening.

2. Listen! Why the dogs … (bark)?

3. She … (wear) a yellow coat when I saw her.

4. They … (take) their driving test next Monday.

5. I dropped my wallet when I … (get) on the bus.

6. What you … (do) in my office yesterday?

7. Bob … (feel) much better today.

8. The kids … (watch) cartoons in their room now.

9. I’m afraid she … (sleep) in ten minutes.

10. We … (have) tea soon?

Упражнение 3. Преобразуйте утвердительные предложения в отрицательные, обращая внимание на форму глагола-сказуемого.

1. We are enjoying the party.

2. He’ll be playing chess in an hour.

3. They were planting flowers in the garden last May.

4. I am looking for a job.

5. The phone was working yesterday.

6. Margaret will be working as a waiter during her summer holidays.

7. The secretary is typing a contract.

Упражнение 4. Построй вопросительные предложения, используя правильную форму глагола to be.

(working / Henry / today?) Is Henry working today?

(what / doing / the students?) What are the students doing?

1. (you / listening / to me?) ............................................................

2. (where / going / your friends?) ..................................................

3. (your grandparents / television / watching?) .............................

4. (what / cooking / Liza?) .............................................................

5. (why / you / looking / at me?) ....................................................

6. (coming / the bus?) .....................................................................

Упражнение 5. Построй вопросительные предложения, используя Past Continuous и вопросительные слова what /where / why, если нужно.

(you/live). Where were you living in 1990? In Moscow.

1. (you/do) ................................... at 9 o'clock? I was reading.

2. (it/rain) ............................ when you got up? No, it was sunny.

3. (Julia/drive) .................................... so fast? Because she was in a hurry.

4. (Jack/wear) ....................... a suit yesterday? No, a T - shirt and jeans.

Упражнение 6. Открой скобки ,используя глаголы в Present или Past Continuous.

1. I (to write) an English exercise now. 2. I (to write) an English exercise at this time yesterday. 3. My little sister (to sleep) now. 4 My little sister (to sleep) at this time yesterday. 5. My friends (not to do) their homework now. They (to play) volleyball. 6. My friends (not to do) their homework at seven o'clock yesterday. They (to play) volleyball. 8. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday. 7.She (not to read) now. 9. Now she (to go) to school. 10. What you (to do) now? – I (to drink) tea. 11. You (to drink) tea at this time yesterday? – No, I (not to drink) tea at this time yesterday, I (to eat) a banana. 12. My sister is fond of reading. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday, and now she (to read) again. 13. Look! My cat (to play) with a ball. 14. When I went out into the garden, the sun (to shine) and birds (to sing) in the trees. 15. You (to eat) ice cream now? 16. You (to eat) ice cream when I rang you up yesterday? 17. What your father (to do) now? 18. What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday? 19. Why she (to cry) now? 20. Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday?

Упражнение 7. Поставь глагол to write в нужную временную форму:

1. We often... letters to our parents.

2. What... you... now?

3. Yesterday they...... tests from 10 till 12 o'clock.

4. Who...... this letter tomorrow?

5. I...... some letters last week.

6. What... you... tomorrow at 10?

7. When I came in she...... a letter.

8. Do you often... letters to your parents?

9. I... not... this article now. I...... it in some days.

10. ... he... his report at the moment?

11. What... she... in the evening yesterday?

12. As a rule he... tests well.

Упражнение 8. Постройте предложения в страдательном залоге.

1. They were cooking dinner when I arrived.

2. The publishers are reading the book.

3. They were still building the hotel when we stayed there.

4. They are examining the students in room 206.

5. The postman is delivering the mail now.

6. The coach is congratulating the team at the moment.

7. Jane is singing the new song.

8. She was plucking the flowers.

9. The pupils are reading the book at the moment.