THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)TENSE

BE (AM, IS, ARE) + V _ING

A

a +			I	am		standing	at the	table	now.
b -			I	am	not	standing	at the	table	now.	I am = I'm
c ?		Am	I			standing	at the	table	now?	Yes, I am. No, I am not.
	Where	am	I			Standing?				At the table.

B

a +			He She It	is is is		studying sitting sleeping	grammar at the	desk	now. now. now.	He is=he's She is=she's It is=it's
b -			He She It	is is is	not not not	studying sitting sleeping	grammar at the	desk	now. now. now.	Is not=isn't
c ?		Is Is Is	he she it			studying? sitting? sleeping?				Yes, he is. No, she isn't.
	What Where	is is	he she Who	is		studying? sitting? studying	grammar?			Grammar. At the desk. He is.

Exercise 1. Comment on the use of the Present Continuous in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Please, don’t make much noise. I’m studying. 2. Why are you sitting at my desk? 3. I’m living with Jack and Peggy at the moment. 4. I’m always forgetting people’s names. 5. You’re spending a lot of money these days. 6. John is taking dancing lessons this winter. 7. Computers are becoming more and more important in our lives. 8. Get the teabags. The water is boiling. 9. Professor Mikes is writing a book on Byron. 10. She’s eating her breakfast now. 11. I’m working in the Accounts Department just for this week. 12. Max isn’t playing football this season. He wants to concentrate on his studies. 13. Mr. Young is talking on the phone at the moment. Could you phone back later? 14. Look, it’s raining! 15. My father is forever losing his keys. 16. He is constantly asking me for money.

Execise 2. Use the correct form of the verb to be in the following sentences.

1. Jean ... doing her home work now. 2. Charles ... taking psychology this semester. 3. Do not switch off the TV. I ... watching it. 4. Your children ... growing very quickly. 5. My son is very busy. He ... getting ready for his final exams. 6. Look! The bus ... stopping. 7. The students ... listening to the speaker very attentively. 8. We ... concentrating on French this semester. 9. The child ... crying because he is hungry. 10. He ... always saying stupid things. 11. You can’t speak to Mary now, because she ... having a bath. 12. It’s 8.30. Tom and Ann ... having breakfast. 13. I ... wearing shorts because the sun ... shining today. 14. I cannot understand what you ... saying, the traffic ... making too much noise. 15. I ... examining all the third- year students this week. 16. Harry ... looking for a new house.

Date: 2015-12-11; view: 1063