Предтекстовые упражнения

Упражнение 1. Объясните употребление времен группы Continuous, пе­реведите предложения.

A. 1.1 am at my English lesson. I am sitting and doing my exer­
cises. My friend is not sitting, he is standing at the blackboard and
looking at me. 2. It is getting cold now, isn't it? Look out. Is it rain­
ing now? 3. You are late. What were you doing? — I was translating
a text. 4. When I came home my parents were having supper and at
the same time they were watching TV. 5. What was he doing when I
rang up an hour ago? He was looking through a newspaper when I
rang up. 6. Tomorrow we shall be preparing for a test for the whole
evening. 7. In July they will be taking their exams for the whole
month. 8. What will you be doing tonight at 10 o'clock? Will you be
working? No, I shall be reading a book at this hour.

B. 1. New Metro lines are being built now in Moscow. 2. What
is going on? A new film is being discussed. 3. What grammar was
being explained when you came in? 4. What questions were being

discussed at that time? 5. New methods of research are being used in our lab. 6. Much is being done to improve laboratory methods.

Упражнение 2. Выберите правильную форму глагола.

1. We (are translating, translate) a technical text now. 2. We usually (are not translating, do not translate) stories. 3. She (does not look, is not looking) through all the newspapers every evening. 4. He (looked, was looking) through a newspaper when the tele­phone rang. 5. What (were, was) you doing a minute ago? I (was watching, watched) television. 6.1 (watch, am watching) television every day. 7.1 had a late night, I (worked, was working) until mid­night. 8.Yesterday he (worked, was working) a lot. 9. The students (had, were having) an interesting discussion when the teacher came in. 10. The students often (have, are having) interesting discussions after lectures. 11.When he comes they (will be taking, will take) a test. 12. They (will be taking, will take) a test next week. 13. Where is Ann? She is in the coffee shop. She (has, is having) a cup of cof­fee. She always (has, is having) a cup of coffee in the evening.

Упражнение 3. Поставьте глагол в соответствующем времени в зависи­мости от обстоятельства.