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Exercise 1. Пропитайте предложения в Present Continuous. Поставьте по смыслу now, still, at this moment:
1. Don't rushme. I am working as fast as I can....
2. What are you drinking..? It looks awful!
3. She is... waiting for her friends to come.
4. He is hurrying... to catch thetrain.
5. Don't askher to answer. She is eating a sandwich....
6. John is... looking forhis gloves.
7. What are you... watching there?
8. What ishe doing? – He is locking the front door....
9. Don't call him. He is having a bath....
10. They are... listening to the same text.
Exercise 2. Добавьте окончание -ing в следующих предложениях:
1. I'm... the beds (make).
2. I’m … a sandwich (eat).
3. I’m... a letter (write).
4. I'm... down (sit).
5. I'm... on mу coat (put).
6. I'm... abroad (travel).
7. I'm... the 7.30 train (catch).
8. I'm... in the sun (lie).
9. I'm... your case (carry).
10. I'm... good-buy (say).
Exercise 3. Выберите из 2 предложений правильное. Подчеркните правильный вариант. (Первое предложение выполнено для вас).
1. a) I understand English well.
b) I'm understanding English well.
2. a) Do you see that bird in the tree?
b) Are you seeing that book on the shelf?
3. a) I prefer meat to fish.
b) I'm preferring meat to fish.
4. a) Is he knowing what I mean?
b) Does he know what I mean!
5. a) Are they hearing the music in the next room?
b) Do they hear the music in the next room?
6. a) Is she remembering the date of her wedding?
b) Does she remember the date of her wedding?
7. a) It is seeming wonderful to have a holiday.
b) It seems wonderful to have a holiday.
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8. a) She is loving her children.
b) Sheila loves her children very much.
9. a) I've changed a lot. Is he recognizing me now?
b) I've changed a lot. Does he recognize me now?
10. a) She doesn't notice what's going on.
b) She isn't noticing what's going on.
Exercise 4. Сделайте предложения отрицательными согласно модели:
Pattern. Sybil is reading (sleep).
She isn't sleeping.
1. John is sitting (lie down).
2. Father is shaving (wash).
3. The boys are playing (fight).
4. We are dancing (jump).
5. They are speaking (shout).
6. Mary is standing (walk).
7. I am eating (drink).
8. The teacher is dictating (read).
9. Jane is having a bath (to have a shower).
10. Mу sister is cooking (wash up).
Exercise 5. Ответьте на вопросы согласно модели. Используйте слова, данные в скобках.
Pattern. – Are you copying the words? (write a dictation)
– No, I'm not. I’mwriting a dictation.
1. Is he working at his essay? (write a story)
2. Are you reciting Hamlet’s monologue? (learn it by heart)
3. Is John smoking in his study? (talk with his friends)
4. Are you listening to the radio? (read a newspaper)
5. Are you hurrying to the pub? (come back home)
6. Is Joan playing the piano? (listen to a concert)
7. Is she washing up? (do the cooking)
8. Is your husband still having lunch? (drink coffee)
9. Are they watering the flowers in the garden? (pick them up)
10. Is she wearing her white wedding dress? (put it on)
Exercise 6. Ответьте на вопросы, используя данные слова.
Pattern: – What are you doing in there, Jim? (copy a poem)
– I’m copying а роеm.
1. Why is Bob making such a terrible noise? (play football)
2. What are you doing with the scissors? (cut out a dress)
3. Where are you hurrying to? (run to the theatre)
4. What are you doing in this shop? (buy a pair of shoes)
5. Why are you leaving so soon? (go to the University)
6. Why is she playing the violin so late? (rehearse for a concert)
7. Why are the children listening sо quietly? (listen to an interesting story)
8. What is George doing in the kitchen? (cook supper)
9. Why are you rushing me? (hurry to catch the train)
10. What is he learning? (revise Grammar)
Exercise 7. Составьте вопросы к данным предложениям. Используйте вопросительные слова.
Pattern. The ship is coming from California. (Where..?)
Where is the ship coming from?
1. The bus is going to London. (Where..?)
2. I'm looking at this wonderful sports car. (What..?)
3. The children are listening to the bird in the wood. (What..?)
4. We are thinking about the holidays. (What..?)
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5. The boy is laughing at the dog's tricks. (What..?)
6. The man is running after the train. (What..?)
7. They are speaking about the new play. (What..?)
8. He is pointing at the picture. (What..?)
9. The students are speaking to the Dean. (Who..?)
10. He is coming back from the theatre. (Where..?)
Exercise 8. Ответьте на вопросы согласно модели:
Pattern. – What’s Bill doing at the moment? (read a book)
– He is reading a book.
1. What’s Susan doing at the moment? (wait for Kate)
2. What are they doing now? (dance)
3. What's his father doing at the moment? (watch television)
4. What are you doing at the moment? (read a detective story)
5. What’s your brother doing now? (repair a cassette-player)
6. What’s she doing at the moment? (play the guitar)
7. What’s your mother doing at the moment? (have a rest)
8. What are they doing now? (work on the car)
9. What are Henry and Jane doing at the moment? (have a wedding party)
10. What's your child doing now? (play with the toys)
Exercise 9. Расширьте ситуацию, используя данные глаголы:
Pattern. Watch this runner! (win)
Watch this runner! Не is winning.
1. Take your dog away! (bite the child)
2. Give Bobby a pencil! (draw)
3. Look at Mary! (dance)
4. Help Granny! (put on her coat)
5. Look at your daughter! (cry)
6. Listen to him! (tell the truth)
7. Have a look at the boys! (play baseball)
8. Pass me a cake. (drink coffee)
9. Let's take a taxi! (get late)
10. Don't miss your mother! (come back soon)
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II. Особые случаи употребления Present Continuous.
The Present Continuous Tense может также употребляться для выражения
а) действия происходящего в данный отрезок времени:
His daughter is studying to be a lawyer.
Его дочь учится на юриста.
Ted is a TV news reporter. He is working for a small newspaper in New York.
Тед – репортер в отделе теленовостей. Он работает в небольшой газете в Нью-Йорке.
б) для выражения заранее запланированного действия:
We are spending next weekend in the mountains.
Мы проведем следующий уикенд в горах.
She is coming back from London tomorrow.
Она возвращается из Лондона завтра.
в) для выражения часто повторяющегося действия с оттенком упрека, раздражение с наречиями always, constantly:
Where is your new pair of gloves? You are constantly losing your things!
Где твои новые перчатки? Ты вечно теряешь свои вещи!
Jane is never pleased with her work. She is always complaining.
Джейн никогда не бывает довольна работой. Она всегда жалуется.
Exercise 10. Прочитайте предложения в Present Continuous. Определите в каждом случае употребление Present Continuous. Дайте объяснение.
1. You are constantly panicking. Calm down!
2. Young children are becoming more and more clever nowadays.
3. What is John doing these days? – He is riding for his bicycle team next week.
4. We are enjoying our holiday here very much.
5. What time is he arriving tomorrow?
6. She is always locking the front door. Please, ask her to leave the key.
7. I’m having treatment on my feet for a few weeks.
8. You can't believe a word he says. He is constantly lying.
9. She is running the 1,500 metres (distance) in the next Olympic Games.
10. I am travelling abroad next month.
11. What time are you writing the test tomorrow?
12. Why such a noise? What on earth is constantly happening in this room?
13. My girl-friend is living in my flat for the present.
14. What theatre are you going to tonight?
15. Leave him alone. He is always playing the guitar when I come to see him.
Exercise 11. Прочтите текст "The Tea-Party". Заполните пропуски правильными формами глаголов. Используйте слова и словосочетания, данные в скобках.
The Tea-Party
Mrs. Forest... (have a tea-party) today. A lot of women... (come) to her house this afternoon. She... (get ready) for their coming.
The Forests' sitting-room looks very nice. It is clean and tidy and there are bunches of pretty flowers in all the vases. The room is full of people. But some of the women on Mrs. Forest's list... (not come) to her tea-party. Mrs. Gardener is going to London; Clara... (sit) with her baby; Jane... (expect) the phone call from the USA. But there are a lot of women in their sitting-room. There is a lot of noise. They all... (talk) and they... (not talk) quietly.
The women... (eat) biscuits and cakes. They... (drink) their tea. The cakes are tasty and all the guests... (enjoy) the meal.
It is 8 o'clock p.m. The guests... (leave) the house. They... (say) good-bye and (thank) the hostess for a pleasant party.
Exercise 12. Заполните пропуски, употребив глаголы, данные в скобках, в Present Continuous.
Martha Tailor’s Wedding Day
Today is a very special day. It's Martha Tailor's wedding day. All her family and friends are there. Everybody... (have 
a wonderful time).
Martha... (stand) in front of the fireplace. She... (wear) a beautiful white wedding dress. Uncle Chris... (take) her picture. Aunt Emma... (cry). She is very sentimental. Nick and Pete, Martha's brothers, are in the yard. They are a bit nervous and they... (smoke).
Martha's mother... (dance) with her husband's father. Everybody... (enjoy) this event. People... (sing, dance). Young girls... (eat) the wedding cake, young men... (drink) champagne. All the men... (talk) about politics. Martha's grandparents, her granddad and her granny... (discuss) their "good old days". It's a very special day.
Exercise 13. Прочтите текст. Вставьте глаголы в Present Indefinite или Present Continuous. Отметьте, где возможны оба варианта.
A Holiday Job with a Difference!
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Exercise 14. Выберите правильный вариант глагольной формы – a, b или с.
1. I... (eat) porridge every day.
| a) am eating | b) eat | c) is eating |
2. We... (do) our shopping in the afternoon, as a rule.
| a) are doing | b) do | c) am doing |
3. I'm sorry to say he often... (cheat) at cards.
| a) is cheating | b) cheat | c) cheats |
4. At this moment we... (do) an exercise on tenses.
| a) do | b) are doing | c) does |
5. Hey! Who... (knock) at the door?
| a) is knocking | b) knocks | c) knock |
6. It... (rain), take your umbrella.
| a) rains | b)rain | c) is raining |
7. Mother is in the kitchen. She... (make) some cakes
| a) makes | b) is making | c) am making |
8. What … this word... (mean)?
| a) does … mean | b) is... meaning | c) do... mean |
9. Run downstairs. Your uncle... (wait) for you.
| a) waits | b) is waiting | c) are waiting |
10. Bears... (like) honey.
| a) likes | b) are | c) like |
11. Leave me alone, I... (work).
| a) am working | b) work | c) works |
12. Fetch a doctor! Don't you see the poor man... (die).
| a) dies | b) is dying | c) die |
13. … you (recognize) that man over there?
| a) do... recognize | b) are... recognizing | c) recognize |
14. That meat... (smell) dreadful!
| a) smells | b) is smelling | c) smell |
15. Today's Jane's birthday. She... (expect) all her friends to come.
| a) expects | b) is expecting | c) expect |
Exercise 15. Переведите на английский язык. Большинство предложений требует употребления Present Continuous.
1. He верь его словам. Он вечно говорит неправду.
2. Что ты сейчас пьешь? Это выглядит ужасно.
3. Быстрее! Я тороплюсь, чтобы успеть на поезд.
4. Выключи свет! Я ложусь спать.
5. Что ты делаешь (будешь делать) на днях? – Я пишу доклад.
6. Помоги бабушке. Она надевает пальто.
7. Он все еще ждет, чтобы увидеться с боссом.
8. Когда ты приезжаешь из Лондона? – Через неделю.
9. Что ты ешь? Так вкусно пахнет!
10. Уайты строят себе дом. Это очень большой дом.
11. Гости приходят в 7 часов, поэтому Элен готовится встречать 
их. Она убирает гостиную, накрывает на стол и готовит что-то вкусное.
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12. Я лежу на солнце и наблюдаю за птицами в небе.
13. Ты постоянно паникуешь. Успокойся!
14. Не торопи меня. Я работаю, как могу. (Так быстро, как могу).
15. Мы проведем следующий уикенд в горах.
16. Моя дочь учится, чтобы стать юристом.
17. Ты знаешь, что он имеет в виду?
18. Интересно, узнает ли он меня.
19. Пожилые люди не танцуют на вечеринке. Они обсуждают свои "старые добрые дни" или разговаривают о политике.
20. Когда ты вернешься? Я всегда оставляю ключ у Браунов.
21. Послушайте его! Он играет на гитаре.
22. Она никогда не довольна своей работой. Она вечно жалуется.
23. Как ты понимаешь это слово? Я не могу найти его в словаре.
24. Взгляните на Ника! Он пытается нарисовать картину.
25. Сейчас 8.30 утра. Я начинаю работать.
26. Моя сестра делает сейчас покупки к Рождеству. Она ищет подарки для всех друзей и семьи.
27. Вставай, я тебе говорю. Уже поздно. Давай завтракать.
28. Она побежит 1500 метров на следующей Олимпиаде?
29. Где твой новый шарф? Ты вечно теряешь свои вещи!
30. Не просите ее отвечать сейчас. Она еще пишет.
31. Мне так нравится это новое платье. Ты часто его носишь?
32. Наш учитель обычно стоит у стола или ходит по классу. Но сегодня он, наверное, очень устал. Сейчас он сидит за столом и разговаривает с нами.
33. Неужели так поздно! Я побежала домой.
34. На ней надето такое красивое вечернее платье! Ты видишь ее сейчас? Она разговаривает с репортером из газеты.
35. Говорите громче. Я не слышу ничего.
36. Где вы работаете сейчас? – В небольшом офисе в центре города.
37. Я еду в Англию в сентябре.
38. Они сдают экзамены сейчас? Какие экзамены они сдают?
39. Дайте мне ручку. Я пишу письмо.
40. Уберите свою собаку! Она кусает ребенка.
41. Я еду к своим родителем на каникулах.
42. Что они делают? Они поливают цветы в саду? – Нет, они их рвут.
43. Вечно она запирают входную дверь. Попроси ее оставить ключ у соседей.
44. О чем ты задумалась? – Я думаю о своей поездке за границу.
45. Ты видишь ту птицу на дереве? Она прекрасно поет.
