Write the following a) in the negative b) in the interrogative

Put the verb into the correct form.

1. Jane doesn’t drink (not/drink) tea very often. 2. Where …………………………..(Martin/come) from? – He’s Scottish. 3. What time …………………………… (the banks/close) in Britain? 4. What……………………..(do/ you)? – I’m a killer. 5. It ………………(take) me an hour to get to work. – How long …………………………… (it/take) you? 6. I …………….. (play) the piano but I ………………….. (not/play) very well. 7. I don’t understand this sentence. What …………………………………(this word/mean)?

Use the following verbs to complete these sentences. Sometimes you need the negative.

1. The earth goes round the sun. 2. Rice ……………………… in Britain. 3. The sun ………………. in the east. 4. Bees …………………….. honey. 5. Vegetarians …………………. meat. 6. An atheist ………………………. in God. 7. An interpreter …………………….. from one language into another. 8. A liar is someone who ……………………… the truth. 9. The River Amazon …………………….. into the Atlantic Ocean.

The Present Continuous Tense

The Present Continuous is formed by means of the auxiliary verb “to be” in the Present Indefinite and the ing-form of the notional verb.

The ing-form is built up by adding the suffix – ing to the stem of the notional verb: speak – speaking.

In writing the following rules should be observed:

1) a mute – e at the end of the verb is dropped before the suffix – ing: close – closing, make – making;

2) a final consonant is doubled if it is preceded by a short stressed vowel or if a verb ends in a stressed – er(ur): cut- cutting, begin – beginning, prefer – preferring, occur – occurring;

3) a final – l is always doubled in British English: travel- travelling, quarrel – quarrelling;

4) a final – y is preserved no matter sound it is preceded by: study- studying, play- playing, d y e – dying (красить, окрашивать);

5) a final –ie changes into – y: tie – tying, d i e– dying (умереть), lie (лгать) – lying.