The Present Continuous Tense. Упражнения
Exercise 1. Дополните предложения нужной формой глагола to be (am, is, are).
Frank and Martin … watching a TV show now.
Kelly … washing her dress in the bathroom.
Our teacher … writing something on the blackboard.
It … getting dark.
The birds … singing sweetly in the garden.
I … preparing for my report at the moment.
The children … decorating the hall for the party.
The wind … blowing now.
People … speaking quietly in the conference-hall.
You … waiting for the call.
Exercise 2. Составьте предложения в the Present Continuous Tense.
I/play/tennis/with/my/friend/now.
We/walk/on/the/ beach/now.
They/have/a/great/time/at/the/camp/at/the/ moment.
Angela/paint/a/beautiful/picture/now.
Tina/ and/Pam/stay/in/a/five-star/hotel.
It/rain/outdoors/at/the/ moment.
Bobby/prepare/for/the/test/in/his/room.
The/ dog/bark/at/some/strangers.
The/water/in/the/kettle/boil.
Somebody/knock/at/the/door.
Exercise 3. Сделайте предложения отрицательными.
Molly is translating an article.
Jack and Sam are gathering pears in the garden.
It is getting warm.
We are climbing a mountain.
You are playing basketball now.
The children are washing hands in the bathroom.
My grandfather is reading a newspaper now.
My family is having supper now.
Angela is ironing her dress now.
I’m looking for my kitten now.
Exercise 4. Составьте предложения по образцу.
Example: Tim isn’t reading now. (to sleep) +
Tim isn’t reading now. He is sleeping.
Colin and Den are playing now. (to work) — Colin and Den are playing now. They aren’t working.
Pupils aren’t writing a dictation now. (to translate the text) +
Margaret is washing the dishes, (to sweep the floor) —
The days are getting shorter, (to get longer) —
My Granny isn’t reading a magazine, (to watch TV) +
My friend and me are sunbathing, (to swim) —
The kitten isn’t sleeping, (to play) +
Greg and his boss aren’t having lunch, (to read a report) +
Cliff and Julia are preparing for the test, (to dance at the disco) —
My father isn’t washing his car. (to dig in the garden) +
I’m not learning a poem now. (to write an essay) +
Exercise 5. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.
Alice and Ron … (to sit) in a cafe now.
It … (not to snow) outdoors now.
We …(to wait) for our teacher in the classroom.
I … (to watch) the children playing in the yard.
The girls … (to argue) about what present to buy for Lewis.
Andrew … (not to have) a rest at the moment.
Look! All the people … (to come) into the hall.
Unfortunately our experiment… (not to go) according to the plan.
Pam … (to stand) too close to the road.
The students … (not to have) a lecture now.
Exercise 6. Составьте предложения, расставив слова в верном порядке.
gathering/forest/We/the/mushrooms/are/in.
horses/are/The/not/now/boys/riding/the.
breakfast/sister/now/your/having/Is?
whitewashing/garden/the/They/in/trees/are/the.
me/waiting/Are/for/you?
having/not/now/is/lunch/Roger.
to/teacher/speaking/Our/them/is/now.
carpet/the/Vicky/Is/the/vacuuming/ living-room/in?
is/coffee/Helen/for/making/not/me.
friend/going/and/My/are/the/me/cinema/to.
Exercise 7. Переведите на английский язык.
Они сейчас украшают комнату.
Он ждет меня?
Мы сейчас не готовим ужин. Мы убираем кухню.
Анна не плавает сейчас. Она играет в волейбол со своими друзьями.
Вы слушаете меня? — Да, я слушаю вас внимательно.
Сейчас я отдыхаю в саду.
Мой брат ищет какую-то информацию для своего проекта.
Они сейчас не красят крышу дома. Они ремонтируют ворота.
ДЖейн сейчас принимает душ? — Нет, она готовит завтрак.
Вы моете руки? — Да.
