Put the sentences into the interrogative form

Example: She is learning to cook now. – Is she learning to cook now?

1. He is doing the exercise now.

2. Ann is translating the text now.

3. Phil is travelling round the Europe now.

4. I was studying at the university at this time yesterday.

5. The Browns will be visiting their relatives on Sunday.

6. They were staying with some friends in London last week.

7. I was putting in weight when I was eating many sweets.

8. She is working in London this week

9. The child was crying bitterly when he fell on the ground.

10. The guests are leaving the room.

Exercise 11

Open the brackets and put the verbs into Present Simple or Present Progressive

Example: Kate usually (read) a book in the evening but today she (cook) dinner.

Kate usually reads a book in the evening but today she is cooking dinner.

1. Tom usually(play) football but today he (play) tennis.

2. What language they ___________ (speak) in Holland?

3. The professor ____(speak) five foreign languages. Right now he _____(speak) Dutch.

4. My friend always ______(tell) me the truth, but I see that she ______(tell) a lie now.

5. I usually ________(drive) to my work. Be careful! You __________(drive) too fast.

6. She, as a rule, ____(wear) smart hats. But today she _____(wear) a funny-looking one.

7. I ______(do) a lot of work every day. Don’t worry! I know what I _______(do).

8. Every Sunday he ______(watch) birds in a forest. Be quiet, the photographer ____(watch) that bird. He (want) to take a picture.

9. You ___(eat) fruit every day? What’s the name of the fruit you ___(eat) with such pleasure?

10. She ____(adore) French perfume but I can’t understand what perfume she _____(wear) tonight.

Exercise 12

Answer the questions about the actions, which are in progress now

1. What are you doing at the moment?

2. What is your neighbour doing now?

3. Are you studying at the university?

4. Are you writing a book?

5. What were you doing at this time yesterday?

6. What will you be doing at this time tomorrow?

7. What were you doing at 5 o’clock the day before yesterday?

8. What will you be doing at 10 a.m. on Saturday?

Exercise 13

Translate from Russian into English using the Progressive Tenses

1. Чем занимается Иван? – Он проводит научное исследование.

2. Что ты делаешь? – Я пишу заявление о приеме в университет.

3. Где ты был вчера в 9 вечера? – Я был у Игоря. Мы готовились к экзамену.

4. Что ты делаешь в субботу? – Я иду на дискотеку с друзьями.

5. Ты свободен во вторник вечером? – Нет, я занят. Я буду играть в баскетбол с друзьями.

Reading

Task 1

Read and translate the text