Формы глаголав Present Continuous

Число	Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная Форма
Ед.	I am asking. You are asking. He (she, it) is Asking.	Am I asking? Are you asking? Is he (she, it) asking?	I am not asking. You are not asking. He (she, it) is not asking.
Мн.	We (you, they) Are asking.	Are we (you, they) asking?	We (you, they) are not asking.

Present Continuous употребляется для выражения действия, длящегося в настоящий момент или период. Указание на время типа now (сейчас), at the moment (в данный момент) может быть либо выражено, либо подразумеваться.

С глаголами, которые обозначают не действие, а состояние, Present Continuous обычно не употребляется:

To feel (чувствовать)

To be (быть, находиться)

to live (жить)

to stay (оставаться)

to hear (слышать)

to see (видеть)

to know (знать)

to remember (помнить)

to think (думать)

to want (хотеть)

to like (любить, нравиться)

to love (любить)

Exercise 1.Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form:

Come get happen look make start stay try work

1. “ You ’re working hard today. ” “Yes, I have a lot to do.”

1. I … … … for Christine. Do you know where she is?

2. It … … … dark. Shall I turn on the light?

3. They haven’t got anywhere to live at the moment. They … … … with friends until they find somewhere.

4. “Are you ready, Ann” “Yes, I … … ….”

5. Have you got an umbrella? It … … … to rain.

6. You … … … a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I … … … to concentrate.

7. Why are all these people here? What … … …?

Exercise 2. Use the words in brackets to complete the questions.

1. “ Is Colin working this week?” “No, he’s on holiday/” (Colin/work)

2. Why … … … at me like that? What’s the matter? (You/look)

3. “Jenny is student at university.” “Is she? What … … …?” (she/study)

4. … … … to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody/listen)

5. How is your English? … … … better? (it/get)

Exercise 3.Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I’m not doing ect.).

1. I’m tired. I’m going (go) to bed now. Goodnight!

2. We can go out now. It isn’t raining (rain) any more.

3. “how is your new job?” “Not so good at the moment. I … … … (enjoy) it very much.”

4. Catherine phoned me last night. She’s on holiday in France. She … … …

(have) a great time and doesn’t want to come back.

5. I want to lose weight, so this week I … … … (eat) lunch.

6. Angela has just started evening classes. She … … … (learn) German.

7. I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They … … … (speak) to each other.