The fundamentals of English grammar
The Present
Continuous Tense
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What is she doing?
She is dreaming…
The Present Continuous Tense (Настоящее длительное время)
употребляется для обозначения действия, происходящего в данный момент, в момент речи или в период времени, включающий данный момент.
V – verb (глагол)
V
TO BE
ing
am
is
are
I
he
she
it
you
we
they
AT THE MOMENT
NOW
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
am
V+ing
V+ing
is
V+ing
are
Statements, questions and negations
Отрицательное
предложениеc
Утвердительное
предложение
Вопросительное
предложение
He is writing.
He is not writing.
He is writing.
Is he writing?
Короткие ответы
Short answers
No, he isn’t.
Yes, he is.
Специальные вопросы
Wh-questions:
Where
What
Why
Whose
Вопрос, начинающийся с When не задаётся во времени Present Continuous, т.к. в предложении речь идет именно о действии, которое происходит в данный момент.
Вопрос к подлежащему (Who)
Вопрос к подлежащему во времени Present Continuous задается в
3 лице ед. ч. = Who is + Ving !!!
V ing
am
is
are
подлежащее
Remember!
e
ing
mak
watch
ing
e
ing
com
eat
ing
e
driv
ing
read
ing
e
ing
rid
stud y
ing
ing
n
jump
run
ing
Present Continuous and Present Simple
Глаголы, НИКОГДА не употребляющиеся в форме Continuous:
like ( нравится )
want ( хотеть )
know ( знать )
prefer ( предпочитать )
need ( нуждаться )
love ( любить )
remember ( помнить )
understand ( понимать )
hate ( ненавидеть )
forget ( забывать )
believe ( верить )
depend ( зависеть )
Exercises
Listen and write what he is doing.
What are they doing?
He is playing hockey.
They are singing.
She is dancing.
He is talking.
He is making
a magic spell.
He is riding.
What are they doing?
They are playing the piano.
They are playing volleyball.
They are driving the car.
What is he doing?
He is watching TV.
He is riding a horse.
He is reading the newspaper.
3
Make the sentences.
- /into/ Jack/ is/ water/ . /falling/ the/
- Jack is falling into the water.
- /is/ He/ the/ putting/ into/ boat/ the/ bag/. /not/
- He is not putting the bag into the boat.
- /is/ Kate/ ? /a/ tall/ climbing/ tree/
- Is Kate climbing a tall tree ?
Read, look at the pictures and choose the answer.
Is he running?
Is he sleeping?
Is he swimming?
Is he eating?
Yes, he is.
No, he isn’t.
Open the brackets
- I (to go) to school now.
- He (to help) his father now.
- They (to go) to the river now.
- He (to sleep) now.
- We (to drink) tea now.
- My mother (not to work) at the office now.
- You (to work) now?
- I (not to sleep) now.
- What you (to do) now?
- Where they (to go) now?
- She (not to drink) coffee now.
am going
is helping
are going
is sleeping
are drinking
isn’t working
Are you working
am not sleeping
What are you doing
Where are they going
isn’t drinking
Describe the picture
Describe the picture
It’s 7 o’clock on Monday morning. The family is in the kitchen.
Characters:
Mr. and Mrs. West
Grandfather
Joe
Cat Tommy
Dog Bim
Describe the picture
It’s 5 o’clock on Monday afternoon. The family is in the living room.
Characters:
Mr. West
Mrs. West
Joe
Cat Tommy
Dog Bim
Describe the picture
It’s 10 o’clock on Sunday morning. The family is in the garden.
Characters:
Mr. and Mrs. West
Grandfather
Grandmother
Joe
David
Cat Tommy
Dog Bim
Put questions to the sentences and make them negative
They are listening to music in the yard now.
- Who is listening to music in the yard now?
- What are they listening to in the yard now?
- Where are they listening to music now?
- They are not listening to music in the yard now.
Mary is drinking an orange juice now because she is very thirsty .
- Who is drinking an orange juice now?
- What is Mary drinking now?
- What juice is Mary drinking now?
- Why is Mary drinking an orange juice now?
- Mary is not drinking an orange juice now because she is not thirsty.
Peter and Julia are arranging the party for their younger sister now.
- Who is arranging the party for their younger sister now?
- What are Peter and Julia arranging for their younger sister now?
- Whom (Who) are Peter and Julia arranging the party for now?
- Peter and Julia are not arranging the party for their younger sister now.
THE END
Учитель английского языка ГОУ ЦО № 825
Кудрявцева Елена Александровна