Времена группы continuous (progressive)

Если времена группы Simple обозначают обычные, повто-ряющиеся действия, то времена группы Continuous обозначают действия, которые происходят в определенный, точно указаный момент. Действия, выраженные группой Continuous, развиваются в момент речи.

Запомните! Времена группы Continuous образуются при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be + причастие I глагола.

Причастие I никак не изменяется, образуясь прибавлением окончания -ing к основе глагола. Лицо, число и время выражает вспомогательный глагол. Следовательно, чтобы проспрягать глагол в одной из форм Continuous, надо проспрягать to be в соответствующей форме Indefinite и прибавить причастие I смыслового глагола.

Present Continuous
Утвердительная	Отрицательная	Вопросительная
I am writing You are writing He is writing She is writing It is writing We are writing They are writing	I am not writing You aren't writing He isn't writing She isn't writing It isn' writing We aren't writing They aren't writing	Am I writing? Are you writing? Is he writing? Is she writing? Is it writing? Are we writing? Are they writing?
Past Continuous
Утвердительная	Отрицательная	Вопросительная
I was writing You were writing He was writing She was writing It was writing We were writing They were writing	I wasn't writing You weren't writing He wasn't writing She wasn't writing It wasn't writing We weren't writing They weren't writing	Was I writing? Were you writing? Was he writing? Was she writing? Was it writing? Were we writing? Were they writing?
Future Continuous
Утвердительная	Отрицательная	Вопросительная
You will be writing	You won't be writing	Will you be writing?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present Continuous обозначает действие, происходящее сейчас – now.

Запомните! Действие, которое происходит в данный момент, сейчас, выражается в Present Continuous.

Present Simple обозначает действие, которое происходит обычно, часто, повторяется через какой-то промежуток времени, но никогда не происходит в данный момент.

I usually go there on foot. – Я обычно хожу туда пешком (Present Simple).

I am reading a book now. – Я сейчас читаю книгу (Present Continuous).

Примечание. Present Continuous употребляется иногда для обозначения действия, которое обязательно произойдет в будущем: She is leaving for Moscow tomorrow. – Завтра она уезжает в Москву.

PAST CONTINUOUS

Past Progressive обозначает действие, которое происходило в определенный момент в прошлом. Этот момент в прошлом выражается 2 способами:

1. Точным указанием времени в прошлом: в тот момент – (at) that moment; вчера в 5 часов – at 5 o'clock yesterday.

I was reading a book at that time yesterday.

2. Другим однократным действием в прошлом: I was reading a book when he came into the room. Я читал книгу, когда он вошел в комнату.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Future Progressive выражает действие, которое произойдет в определенный момент в будущем. Этот момент также образуется двояко:

1. Точным указанием времени в будущем: at 5 o'clock tomorrow.

I shall be translating the text at 6 o'clock tomorrow.

2. Однократным действием в будущем.

Запомните! В придаточном предложении времени (и условия) вместо Future Simple употребляется Present Simple:

I shall be translating the text when you come to me.

Упражнение 1. Задайте вопрос по модели.

Model: He usually reads books in the evening. – Is he reading the book now?

1. My sister usually prepares for her classes at the town library. 2. I do my morning exercises every day. 3. We often listen to the recording of the text. 4. Sometimes I do my preparations in the laboratory.

Упражнение 2. Дополните утверждение по модели.

Model: My friend reads books every morning. – He is reading the book now.

1. A lot of students take part in the conference. 2. They organize a party. 3. My friend trains for basket-ball. 4. We often work in the laboratory.

Упражнение 3. Ответьте на вопросы по модели.

Model: Is he translating the texts? – I'm sure he is (I'm afraid he isn't).

1. Are they reading an English book? 2. Is she working in the language laboratory now? 3. Is this student writing a test-paper? 4. Are they taking part in the meeting?

Упражнение 4. Поставьте глаголы в нужную видо-временную форму.

1. Every year 500 students (to enter) this University. 2. We (to take) entrance examinations now. 3. He (to study) at the philological faculty. 4. She (to learn) the poem by heart now. 5. Usually we (to read) texts from the text-book and (to listen) to the recording of the topic. 6. They (to listen) to this recording at that time last Monday. 7. My friend (to prepare) for his classes now. – Oh, he (to prepare) for his classes every day. 8. The students (to write) test-paper at this time tomorrow.