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The Present Continuous Tense

Настоящее продолженное время

Для выражения действия, которое происходит в настоящий момент, используется Настоящее продолженное время. Этот момент может подразумеваться из контекста или может быть выражен такими обозначениями времени, как «now» – сейчас, «at the present moment» – в настоящий момент, «at this moment» – в этот момент.

The Present Continuous Tense образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в формах is/am/are и смыслового глагола с – ing окончанием.

I am reading now.

She is riding now.

They are skiing now.

Вопросительные и отрицательные предложения:

Are they playing tennis now?

They aren’t writing now.

What is she reading at this moment?

She is painting now, isn’t she?

Особенности правописания:

– немое e не пишется перед – ing

write-writing

– конечная согласная удваивается, если перед ней стоит краткая гласная

sit-sitting, swim-swimming

9. Match the sentences to their translations.

Подберите подходящий перевод.

10. Translate the sentences in the Present Simple and Present Continuous.

Переведите предложения, используя по смыслу Настоящее простое или Настоящее продолженное время.

11. Ask General Questions. Give negative answers.

Задайте общие вопросы. Дайте отрицательные ответы.

Example: He is playing football now. Is he playing football now? He isn’t playing football now.

1. They are doing aerobics now.

2. He is going to the wholesale market at this moment.

3. John often improves his health in the gym.

4. Susan learns German in the club.

5. We are selling textiles now.

6. In their spare time they ride bicycles.

7. My friend usually does useful exercises.

8. She is painting nature now.

READINGAND SPEAKING PRACTICE

1. Answer the questions.

Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

2. Do you go out at the weekend?

3. Are you learning now?

4. Do you like listening to music in your spare time?

5. What do your children enjoy doing in their spare time?

6. What is your wife/husband doing now?

7. How do you improve your health?

8. Do you go shopping at the weekend?

9. What do you hate doing at the weekend?

10. What books are you keen on reading?

2. Read these sentences. Underline the words from the Active Vocabulary.

Close your eyes.How many sentences can you recollect?

Прочитайте предложения и подчеркните новые слова урока.

Закройте глаза и постарайтесь вспомнить как можно больше из данных предложений.

1. I would like to live separately from my parents.

2. My guests are going to the wholesale market at this moment.

3. At the greengrocer’s they sell vegetables and fruit.

4. My wife’s friend is now buying medicine at the chemist’s.

5. They are bored with learning useful things.

6. Is she interested in riding a bicycle in her spare time?

7. She is going to the butcher’s now to buy beef and chicken.

8. Where do they sell towels and razors?

9. They are speaking about their hobby at this moment.

10. Would you like a piece of cake and a glass of milk?

3. Read the dialogues and try to learn them.

Прочитайте диалоги и постарайтесь их запомнить.

I At the newsagent’s

James: I’d like some envelopes. How much are they?

Shop assistant: These ones or those ones?

James: Those ones, please.

Shop assistant: Twenty pence each, sir.

James: I’d like three, please.

Shop assistant: Anything else?

James: Yes, please. Today’s newspaper.

Shop assistant: I’m sorry. We don’t sell newspapers.

II At the greengrocer’s

Denis: What do you sell in your shop?

Shop assistant: I sell fruit, vegetables, salads and flowers.

Denis: I see you have white grapes this morning. How much are they?

Shop assistant: Which ones? These? 1 pound a pound.

Denis: And those red ones?

Shop assistant: The same.

Denis: Right. I would like to buy a bunch of white grapes. Where do you get them?

Shop assistant: Just a minute. O.K. I go to the wholesale market every morning.

Denis: Oh. Can I have two oranges, please? I think that’s all.

Shop assistant: That’s all? That is 2 pounds twenty.

4. Complete the text with the words from the Word Box.

Вставьте подходящие по смыслу слова.

whole useful separately keeps involved keen learn improve textiles