2015-04-01
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Образование
to be + V-ing
V-ing – причастие 1 или причастие настоящего времени
Утвердительная форма
I am reading
You are reading
He is reading
She is reading
The cat is sleeping
We are reading
You are reading
They are reading
Отрицательная форма
I am not reading
You are not reading
He is not reading
She is not reading
The cat is not sleeping
We are not reading
You are not reading
They are not reading
Сокращенные формы
are not = aren’t
is not = isn’t
Вопросительная форма
Общий вопрос
- Are you reading? - Yes, I am.
- Is he reading? - No, he isn’t.
Разделительный вопрос
+ - +
- You are reading, aren’t you? -- Yes, I am.
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-- No, I am not.
Специальный вопрос
- What are you reading? – I am reading an interesting article.
Вопрос к подлежащему
Who is reading my journal? – I am.
Употребление
Для выражения действия,
A) совершающегося в момент речи или в данный период времени
It is raining.
Tom is building a new house now.
B) для придания постоянному действию эмоциональной окраски
You are always finding fault with me.
Why are you complaining all the time?
c) запланированного действия в будущем
We are leaving for Kiev tonight.
I am having a party on Saturday.
Глаголы, выражающие чувства, умственную деятельность, в Continuous не употребляются.
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I think everything will be OK (all correct).
I’m sorry, but …
· I’m sorry, but you have to be better than this.
· I’m doing the best I can.
· I’m sorry, but you have to walk faster than this.
· I’m walking as fast as I can.
· I’m sorry, but you have to work harder than this.
· I’m working as hard as I can.
· It’s not enough.
It’s not good enough.
· I’m doing my best.
· Try a little harder.
· But I’m doing my best.
· Try a little harder.
· I can’t, I can’t.
· Don’t say ‘can’t’.
· I won’t, I won’t. But I’m doing my best.
· Do a little better.
· I’m doing my best.
· Try a little harder.
· I’ll try, I’ll try.
Exercise 1. Say and respond as in the model:
Model 1
· I am reading an enquiry. And what about you?
· I am reading an enquiry too. (And I am reading an offer.)
1. to write a letter
2. to meet customers
3. to work in the office
4. to have lunch
Model 2
· He is working. And what about you?
· I am working too. (And I am having lunch)
1. to speak to the manager
2. to have talks
3. to look through the catalogues
4. to speak on the phone
Model 3
· We are having talks. And what about you?
· We are having talks too. (And we are having a meeting)
1. to discuss the prices
2. to receive customers
3. to discuss political events
4. to discuss an offer from Green & Co
