Present Continuous Tense
Употребляется для передачи действия, которое совершается в момент речи.
Обстоятельства времени:
Now, at this moment, at present
Am/is/are + Ving
e.g. Listen! She is playing the piano.
Is she playing the piano?
She is not playing the piano.
Спряжение глаголов в Present Continuous
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число |
лицо |
утвердительная форма |
вопросительная форма |
отрицательная форма |
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един. |
1 |
I am asking |
Am I asking? |
I am not asking |
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2 |
You are asking |
Are you asking? |
You are not asking | |
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3 |
He,she,it is asking |
Is he,she,it asking? |
He,she,it is not asking | |
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множ. |
1 |
We are asking |
Are we asking? |
We are not asking |
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2 |
You are asking |
Are you asking? |
You are not asking | |
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3 |
They are asking |
Are they asking? |
They are not asking |
Задания
Поставьте глаголы в нужном времени Present Simple or Present Continuous:
Now the curtain (to go) up and the footlights (to begin) to come on the step.
Usually the performance (to start) at 7.
Look! It ( to snow).
At present the actors (to read) their roles.
We always (to buy) tickets in the box- office.
Usually he (to drink) tea, but now he (to drink) coffee.
Отличие Present Simple от Present Continuous
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Present Simple |
Present Continuous |
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1) Описання явищ природи та фактів, які ніколи не змінюються: It always snows in winter.— Узимку завжди йде сніг. The Earth goes round the Sun.— Земля обертається навколо Сонця. |
1) Описання дій, які обов'язково відбудуться найближчим часом: She is visiting her dentist tomorrow.— Вона піде завтра до свого зубного лікаря. (Вона вже вирішила й домовилася про зустріч.) They are having a party next week.— У неї наступного тижня буде вечірка. (Вони вже готуються до свята, інкасувати його не можна.) |
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2) Коли йдеться про розклад руху транспорту, час трансляції теле-, радіопрограм тощо: The bus leaves at 5.30.— Автобус відЧжджає о 5.30. The film begins at 18.15.— Фільм починається о 18.15. |
2) У Present Continuous не вживаються дієслова: а) що виражають емоції: love (любити), like (подобатися), hate (ненавидіти) та ін.; б) за допомогою яких висловлюється дум- ка: agree (погоджуватися), believe (вважа- ти), consider (розглядати), suppose (думати) та ін.; в) що означають чуттєве сприйняття: see (бачити), smell (нюхати), feel (відчувати) та ін. |
Past Continuous Tense
Употребляется для обозначения действия, которое происходит в определенный момент или длится в течение ограниченного периода времени в прошлом. Момент в прошлом обычно обозначается с помощью обстоятельства времени или с помощью другого прошедшего времени.
Was/ were + V ing
e.g. 1. We were dancing in the room from 5 to 6 yesterday.
Were we dancing in the room from 5 to 6 yesterday?
We were not dancing from 5to 6 yesterday.
2.The actor was rehearsing, when the producer came in.
Образование Past Соntinuous Tense
Спряжение глаголов в Past Continuous
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число |
ли- цо |
утвердительная форма |
вопросительная форма |
отрицательная форма |
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един |
1 |
I was asking |
Was I asking? |
I was not asking |
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2 |
You were asking |
Were you asking? |
You were not asking |
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3 |
He She was asking It |
he Was she asking? it |
He She was not asking It |
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множ |
1 |
We were asking |
Were we asking? |
We were not asking |
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2 |
You were asking |
Were you asking? |
You were not asking |
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3 |
They were asking |
Were they asking? |
They were not asking |
