These verbs are not used in Continuous Tenses

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Sarah: Brian! How nice to see you! What ……… (you/do) these days? Brian: I ……… (train) to be a supermarket manager.

Sarah: Really? What's it like? ………(you/enjoy) it?

Brian: It's all right. What about you?

Sarah: Well, actually I ……… (not/work) at the moment. I ……… (try) to find a job but it's not easy. But I'm very busy. I ……… (decorate) my flat.

Brian: ……… (you/do) it alone?

Sarah: No, some friends of mine ……… (help) me.

Ex. 6. Translate into English using the Present Continuous

1. Я читаю. 2. Он не пишет. 3. Мы не работаем. 4. Вы читаете? 5. Он спит? 6. Коля и Миша играют в футбол. 7. Катя играет на рояле. 8. Она не поет. 9. Моя сестра спит. 10. Папа пьет чай? 11. Твои родители пьют чай? 12. Я не сплю. 13. Она сидит за столом. 14. Мы делаем упражнения. 15. Мы не купаемся. 16. Они играют во дворе? 17. Нина и Аня моют пол. 18. Коля помогает маме. 19. Ты помогаешь друзьям. 20. Моя сестра читает интересную книгу. 21. Вы идете в школу? 22. Он не работает сейчас. 23. Он покупает конфеты. 24. Что делает твоя сестра? 25. Где играют дети? 26. Почему ты смеешься? 27. Куда они идут? 28. Что несут эти люди?

Ex. 7. What were you doing at the following times?

1.(at 8 o'clock yesterday evening) ………………………………………………

2.(at 5 o'clock last Saturday) ……………………………………………………

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3.(at 10.15 yesterday morning) ………………………………….………………

4.(at 4.30 this morning) ……………………………………...………………….

5.(at 7.45 yesterday evening) ……………………………………………………

6.(half an hour ago) ……………………………………………………...………

Ex. 8. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use the past continuous

1.Tom burnt his hand while he…………………………………………………..

2.The doorbell rang while I……………………….……………………………..

3.We saw an accident while we……………..…………………………………...

4.Mary fell asleep while she……………………………………………………

5.The television was on but nobody……………………………………………

Ex. 9. Match the question with the answer

What was Kennedy doing when he was shot?

He was visiting Dallas.

a.What was Columbus looking for when he discovered America?

b.What was Archimedes doing when he said 'Eureka'?

c.What was Lincoln doing when he was shot?

d.What was Newton doing when he discovered the law of Gravity?

e.What was Livingstone doing when he disappeared?

f.Where was the Titanic going when it sank?

g.What was Bill Clinton doing when Hillary first saw him?

It was crossing the Atlantic.

He was sitting in a garden.

He was having a bath.

He was looking for India.

He was exploring Africa.

He was watching a play.

He was telling his friends about his home town.

Ex. 10. Put the verbs into the Past Continuous

5.How fast ………… (you/drive) when the accident happened?

6.John ………… (take) a photograph of me while I ……… (not/look).

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7.We were in a very difficult position. We …………(think) what to do.

8.I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last saw him, he (try) to find a job in London.

9.I ………… (walk) along the street when suddenly I heard footsteps behing me. Somebody ……. ….(follow) me. I was frightened and I ……… (start) to run.

10.When I was, I at the party yesterday, I (make) jokes the whole evening.

Ex. 11. Translate into English using Past Continuous

1.Мне очень жаль, что я не смог прийти. Вы меня ждали?

2.Вчера в 10 часов он встречался с главой фирмы.

3.Вы ведь путешествовали в это время в прошлом году, да?

4.Неужели вы все еще работали в 11 часов вчера?

5.В это время мы обсуждали самые серьезные и трудные вопросы.

6.Насколько я знаю, они не сидели в гостиной в 7 часов вчера.

7.Что вы делали весь вечер в понедельник?

8.Когда я вчера ехал на работу, она уже находилась в офисе и разбирала почту.

9.Всем очень нравилась (enjoy) вечеринка. Некоторые гости танцевали, другие разговаривали, смеялись и шутили, кто-то пел.

10.Боюсь, что я не могу ответить на ваш вопрос. В это время я не слушала радио.

Ex. 12. Put the verbs in the correct form: the Present Continuous or 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) volley-ball. 6. My friends (not to do) their homework at seven o'clock yesterday. They (to play) volley-ball. 7. You (to eat) ice-cream now? 8. You (to eat) ice-cream when I rang you up yesterday? 9. What your father (to do) now? 10. What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday? 11. Why she (to cry) now? 12. Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday? 13. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday. 14. She (not to read) now. 15. Now she (to go) to school. 16. What you (to do) now? — I (to drink) tea. 17. You (to drink) tea at this time yesterday? — No, I (not to drink) tea at this time yesterday, I (to eat) a banana. 18. My sister is fond of reading. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday, and now she (to read) again. 15. Look! My cat (to play) with a ball. 20. When I went out into the garden, the sun (to shine) and birds (to sing) in the trees.

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Ex. 13. Rewrite these sentences in the Future Progressive Tense

Example: I shall see John this evening.

I shall be seeing John this evening.

1.Do you make anything else?

2.When are you going to get back ?

3.We shall have dinner in town.

4.I'm playing golf with Anne on Saturday afternoon.

5.I suppose we shall have cold shoulder of mutton again for lunch.

6.Which hotel will they stay at in Dubrovnik ?

7.Don't be late. We shall have supper at half-past seven.

8.You'll meet the manager this time on Tuesday.

9.The weather will get better by then.

10.What are you doing this evening?

Ex. 14. Put the verbs in the correct form of the Future Continuous

1. I (do) my work from 6 to 7 tomorrow. 2. He (do) his home assignment at 6 tomorrow. 3. When I come home tomorrow, my family (have) supper. 4. The time you come to her place tomorrow, she (read) your book. 5. Don't come to my place tomorrow. I (write) an assey the whole evening. 6. They (watch) TV the whole evening tomorrow. 7. What you (do) the whole morning? 8. What the students (do) at eight o'clock tomorrow? 9. You (play) volley-ball this time tomorrow? 10. When my mother (cook) dinner tomorrow, I (clean) the flat. 11. Don't phone us between 7 and 8. We (have) dinner then. 12. Phone them after 8. They (not/have) dinner then. 13. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, we (not/do) our shopping. 14. Can we meet tomorrow afternoon? – Not in the afternoon. I (work). 15. Will you be free at 11.30? – No, I won't. I (have) the meeting that time. 16. Tom is going on holiday on Saturday. This time next week he (lie) on a beach or (swim) in the sea. 17. At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning Sally will be in the office. She (work) on a computer. 18. Do you think you (still/do) the same job in ten years' time? 19. If you need to contact me, I (stay) at the Lion Hotel until Friday. 20. You (see) Laura tomorrow?

Ex. 15. Read the text and say how you will be celebrating a holiday

Thanksgiving is this week, and several of our relatives from out of town will be staying with us during the long holiday weekend. Uncle Frank will be staying for a few days. He'll be sleeping on the couch in the living room. Grandma and Grandpa will be staying until next Monday. They'll be sleeping in the guest room over the garage. Cousin Bertha will be staying for a week or more. She'll be sleeping on a cot in the children's bedroom.

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My wife and I will be busy for the next few days. She'll be preparing Thanksgiving dinner, and I'll be cleaning the house from top to bottom. We're looking forward to the holiday, but we know we'll be happy when it’s over.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Ex. 16. Put the verbs in the correct tense: Present, Past or Future Continuous

1. Franchising offers new opportunities for women who (enter) the professional and management ranks. 2. The computer industry (establish) new business in the form of franchised retail stores now. 3. Many stores (offer) a wide variety of takeout food at the moment. 4. The total number of potential workers entering the labour force (increase) soon. 5. Traditional procedures (become) obsolete now, therefore more companies (use) MIS (marketing information systems). 6. Since population growth rate (increase) demand for service and foodstuff (go up) as the experts said. 7. As the American economy becomes more complex marketing research (increase) in importance for business firms. 8. We see that a few companies (research) best marketing of some products while others (try) to shorten the process. 9. It is obvious that this process (take place) that time in future. 10. Government is weak in this area although its competitive force (grow) from year to year.

Ex.17. Translate into English using the correct form of the Continuous Tenses

1. В данный момент фирма разрабатывает новую торговую марку. 2. Завод выпускает сейчас новый ассортимент продукции. 3. Менеджер по персоналу не присутствовал на собрании, т.к. он проводил собеседование с кандидатами на работу (to interview applicants). 4. Количество многонациональных компаний ежегодно возрастает. 5. Рынок мобильных телефонов будет быстро расти в течение следующего года, а рынок автомобилей будет увеличиваться медленно. 6. В данный момент завод концентрируется на производстве новой продукции. 7. Сейчас компания ищет новых сотрудников. 8. Восточная Европа становится привлекательным рынком для иностранных инвестиций. 9. Производитель будет продавать данный товар по относительно низкой цене для того, чтобы быстро создать рынок для этого рынка. 10. Япония ведет АзиатскоТихоокеанскую зону к тому, чтобы она стала экономически сильной, и мечта об Унифицированном (United) Европейском Сообществе становится реальностью.