Present Continuous (настоящее длительное)
1. Образование:
«+» N + to be + Ving
«?» To be + N + Ving
«-» N + to be + not + Ving
Формы глагола to be в настоящем:
I am
He
She is
It
We
You are
They
2. Слова-индикаторы:
now
at the moment
these days
at present
tonight
still
always (= раздражение)
3. Ситуации употребления:
1) Для действий, которые происходят сейчас, в момент говорения.
2) Для временных дейсвий «вокруг» настоящего момента.
3) Для выражения раздражения с always (You are always interrupting me!).
4) Для запланированных действий на ближайшее будущее.
He is watching TV now.
Is he watching TV now?
He is not watching TV now.
4. Non-continuous words (слова, которые не употребляются в длительном времени, а значит используем простое настоящее время):
have (= possess)
be
want
like
love
enjoy
hate
wish
prefer
remember
forget
know
understand
notice
realize
sound
think
seem
believe
recognize
hear
see
feel
taste
smell
belong to
consist of
depend on
include
matter
need
cost
mean
own
appear etc.
Задание 1: опишите, что делают люди на картинках.
What are people doing?
They (walk) with their dogs in the park now.
The children (cook) now.
She (listen) to music now.
She (prepare) for the concert these days.
She (clean) the house.
He (lie) on the sofa (lying!!!).
He (talk) on the phone.
He (count) the bills.
He (read) the report.
He (check) the data.
She (read) the book on the grass.
Mr Smith (sit) in his armchair.
He (read) a newspaper.
His wife (water) the plants.
She (watch) TV.
Their children (be) in the room too.
The boy (listen) to music and (eat) an apple.
The girl (play) with a puzzle.
The dog (sleep).
Задание 2: раскройте скобки, формируя предложение в Present Continuous.
1) Tom (clean) the house now.
2) Marry and Jim (jump) in the park now.
3) My mother and my father (watch) the popular TV show these days.
4) My partner (count) the profit at the moment.
5) My collegues (open) the bank account tonight.
6) We (play) volleyball tonight.
7) I (read) the latest news now.
8) I (wash) the dish now.
9) He (draw) the picture at the moment.
10) She (sing) at the concert at the moment.
11) They (meet) their new collegues now.
12) My wife (look) for a job these days.