The Present Continuous. Объяснение материала и грамматические упражнения к теме.

The Present Continuous Tense. Упражнения

Exercise 1. Дополните предложения нужной формой глагола to be (am, is, are).

1.  Frank and Martin … watching a TV show now.

2.  Kelly … washing her dress in the bathroom.

3.  Our teacher … writing something on the blackboard.

4. It … getting dark.

5.  The birds … singing sweetly in the garden.

6.  I … preparing for my report at the moment.

7.  The children … decorating the hall for the party.

8.  The wind … blowing now.

9.  People … speaking quietly in the conference-hall.

10.  You … waiting for the call.

Exercise 2. Составьте предложения в the Present Continuous Tense.

1.  I/play/tennis/with/my/friend/now.

2.  We/walk/on/the/ beach/now.

3.  They/have/a/great/time/at/the/camp/at/the/ moment.

4.  Angela/paint/a/beautiful/picture/now.

5. Tina/ and/Pam/stay/in/a/five-star/hotel.

6.  It/rain/outdoors/at/the/ moment.

7.  Bobby/prepare/for/the/test/in/his/room.

8. The/ dog/bark/at/some/strangers.

9. The/water/in/the/kettle/boil.

10. Somebody/knock/at/the/door.

Exercise 3.  Сделайте предложения отрицательными.

1.  Molly is translating an article.

2. Jack and Sam are gathering pears in the garden.

3.  It is getting warm.

4. We are climbing a mountain.

5. You are playing basketball now.

6.  The children are washing hands in the bathroom.

7.  My grandfather is reading a newspaper now.

8.  My family is having supper now.

9.  Angela is ironing her dress now.

10. 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.

1.  Pupils aren’t writing a dictation now. (to translate the text) +

2.  Margaret is washing the dishes, (to sweep the floor) —

3.  The days are getting shorter, (to get longer) —

4.  My Granny isn’t reading a magazine, (to watch TV) +

5.  My friend and me are sunbathing, (to swim) —

6.  The kitten isn’t sleeping, (to play) +

7.  Greg and his boss aren’t having lunch, (to read a report) +

8.  Cliff and Julia are preparing for the test, (to dance at the disco) —

9. My father isn’t washing his car. (to dig in the garden) +

10.  I’m not learning a poem now. (to write an essay) +

Exercise 5. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.

1. Alice and Ron … (to sit) in a cafe now.

2. It … (not to snow) outdoors now.

3.  We …(to wait) for our teacher in the classroom.

4.  I … (to watch) the children playing in the yard.

5.  The girls … (to argue) about what present to buy for Lewis.

6.  Andrew … (not to have) a rest at the moment.

7.  Look! All the people … (to come) into the hall.

8.  Unfortunately our experiment… (not to go) according to the plan.

9.  Pam … (to stand) too close to the road.

10. The students … (not to have) a lecture now.

Exercise 6. Составьте предложения, расставив слова в верном порядке.

1.  gathering/forest/We/the/mushrooms/are/in.

2.  horses/are/The/not/now/boys/riding/the.

3.  breakfast/sister/now/your/having/Is?

4.  whitewashing/garden/the/They/in/trees/are/the.

5.  me/waiting/Are/for/you?

6.  having/not/now/is/lunch/Roger.

7.  to/teacher/speaking/Our/them/is/now.

8. carpet/the/Vicky/Is/the/vacuuming/ living-room/in?

9.  is/coffee/Helen/for/making/not/me.

10.  friend/going/and/My/are/the/me/cinema/to.

Exercise 7. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Они сейчас украшают комнату.

2. Он ждет меня?

3. Мы сейчас не готовим ужин. Мы убираем кухню.

4.  Анна не плавает сейчас. Она играет в волейбол со своими друзьями.

5. Вы слушаете меня? — Да, я слушаю вас внимательно.

6.  Сейчас я отдыхаю в саду.

7.  Мой брат ищет какую-то информацию для своего проекта.

8. Они сейчас не красят крышу дома. Они ремонтируют ворота.

9.  ДЖейн сейчас принимает душ? — Нет, она готовит завтрак.

10.  Вы моете руки? — Да.