The fundamentals of English grammar The Present Continuous Tense What is she doing? She is dreaming…
The Present Continuous Tense (Настоящее длительное время) употребляется для обозначения действия, происходящего в данный момент, в момент речи или в период времени, включающий данный момент.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Statements, questions and negations Утвердительное предложение Вопросительное предложение Отрицательное предложениеc
Специальные вопросы Wh-questions: Where What Why Whose Вопрос, начинающийся с When не задаётся во времени Present Continuous, т.к. в предложении речь идет именно о действии, которое происходит в данный момент. Вопрос к подлежащему (Who) Вопрос к подлежащему во времени Present Continuous задается в 3 лице ед. ч. => Who is + Ving !!!
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Present Continuousand Present Simple
Глаголы, НИКОГДА не употребляющиеся в форме Continuous: like (нравится) want (хотеть) know (знать) prefer (предпочитать) need (нуждаться) love (любить) remember (помнить) understand (понимать) hate (ненавидеть) forget (забывать) believe (верить) depend (зависеть)
Exercises Listen and write what he is doing.
What are they doing?
What are they doing? They are playing the piano. They are driving the car. They are playing volleyball.
What is he doing? He is watching TV. He is riding a horse. He is reading the newspaper.
Make the sentences. /into/ Jack/ is/ water/ . /falling/ the/ Jack is falling into the water. /is/ He/ the/ putting/ into/ boat/ the/ bag/. /not/ He is not putting the bag into the boat. /is/ Kate/ ? /a/ tall/ climbing/ tree/ Is Kate climbing a tall tree?
Read, look at the pictures and choose the answer. Is he running? Is he sleeping? Is he swimming? Is he eating?
Open the brackets I (to go) to school now. He (to help) his father now. They (to go) to the river now. He (to sleep) now. We (to drink) tea now. My mother (not to work) at the office now. You (to work) now? I (not to sleep) now. What you (to do) now? Where they (to go) now? She (not to drink) coffee now.
Describe the picture
Describe the picture It’s 7 o’clock on Monday morning. The family is in the kitchen. Characters: Mr. and Mrs. West Grandfather Joe Cat Tommy Dog Bim
Describe the picture It’s 5 o’clock on Monday afternoon. The family is in the living room. Characters: Mr. West Mrs. West Joe Cat Tommy Dog Bim
Describe the picture It’s 10 o’clock on Sunday morning. The family is in the garden. Characters: Mr. and Mrs. West Grandfather Grandmother Joe David Cat Tommy Dog Bim
Put questions to the sentences and make them negative They are listening to music in the yard now. Who is listening to music in the yard now? What are they listening to in the yard now? Where are they listening to music now? They are not listening to music in the yard now. Mary is drinking an orange juice now because she is very thirsty. Who is drinking an orange juice now? What is Mary drinking now? What juice is Mary drinking now? Why is Mary drinking an orange juice now? Mary is not drinking an orange juice now because she is not thirsty. Peter and Julia are arranging the party for their younger sister now. Who is arranging the party for their younger sister now? What are Peter and Julia arranging for their younger sister now? Whom (Who) are Peter and Julia arranging the party for now? Peter and Julia are not arranging the party for their younger sister now.
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