Write down participle I (the -ing form) of the following verbs.

1. travel 2. play 3. hear 4. try 5. buy 6. die 7. carry 8. redden 9. cut 10. see 11. hide 12. tidy up 13. begin 14. lie 15. stir 16. start 17. spoil 18. win 19. suffer 20. ski

Match the beginning and the end of the sentences.

1. The police are 2. Next Saturday we 3. A tired businessman is 4. It’s 5. I am 6. A stray cat is 7. My future husband is 8. Some girls are 9. The teacher is 10. None of us are

1. writing a test. 2. seeing my doctor tomorrow. 3. getting married right now. 4. hardly raining at the moment. 5. arresting a criminal. 6. dozing in her comfortable chair. 7. flying to Paris on business. 8. falling asleep at the moment. 9. smelling your breakfast. 10. waiting for me somewhere.

Use the correct form of the Present Progressive.

1. Two cats ___ (have) a fight in our flowerbed. 2. A cat ___ (mew) somewhere quite near. 3. More and more people ___ (recycle) their rubbish. 4. My back ___ (hurt) after the day’s work. 5. Why ___ you ___ (smell) the macaroni? Anything strange about it? 6. In this case you ___ (be) rather foolish. 7. You ___ constantly (sneeze)! Have you caught flu? 8. The cook ___ (taste) the food before serving it. 9. Do you think he’s right? – I ___ (think) about it right now. 10. Why ___ you ___ (feel) the radiator? – It ___ (get) cold. 11. He ___ always ___ (play) music too loud! 12. I ___ (write) to tell you the news: Jack and Mary ___ (marry) next month.

*9. You are at a railway station. It’s a busy day. Describe what see.

perform; coo; smoke; scream; look around; ask; read; drink; offer; cheat; sleep; hold; arrest; check; sell; run; carry; beg; chat; laugh; push; buy; start; hurry

1. A baby ___. 2. Its mother ___. 3. Two gypsies ___. 4. A red-cheeked saleswoman ___. 5. A shabbily dressed man ___. 6. Three policemen ___. 6. The announcer ___. 7. Several newsagents ___. 8. A beggar ___. 9. Trains ___. 10. A group of foreigners ___. 11. Two or three porters ___. 12. The flash-board ___. 13. A hungry-looking young man ___. 14. A child of about five and his younger sister ___. 15. A young couple ___. 16. Several young soldiers ___. 17. At the booking-office some people ___. 18. Some pigeons on the pavement ___. 19. Passengers ___. 20. Two conmen ___.

*10. Restore the sentences, using present progressive forms.

Model:I/examples

I’m giving examples.

1. my sister/ her hair 2. we/ rules 3. somebody/ the guitar 4. the northern wind/ again 5. mom and dad/ in the garden 6. a famous firm/ competent employees 7. some children/ a snowman 8. the police/ a dangerous criminal 9. people upstairs/ the party 10. a mouse/ my cheese 11. our cat/ mice 12. father/ the carpets 13. mother/ fish 14. students/ at the back of the classroom 15. I/ another boy

beat, blow, doze, dig, make, follow, dye, look for,

eat, date, learn, play, question, enjoy, catch, fry

*11. Complete each sentence with a present progressive form. Add some more words if necessary.

Model: It’s terribly cold. My feet are freezing.

1. Let’s talk in a whisper. The children ___ 2. Take a spade and join Dad. He ___ 3. Hush, the Dean ___ 4. Is anything wrong? I see the child ___ 5. I can hardly see a yard in front of me. The fog ___ 6. Look how beautifully the leaves ___ 7. Don’t disturb me, I ___ 8. Hurry up! We ___ 9. It’s bitterly cold. The northern wind ___ 10. It’s nearly midnight, but somebody ___

*12. Complete the sentences, describing possible or fantastic processes which are taking place at the present moment.

1. A brick ___ 2. The clock ___ 3. The teacher ___ 4. The bell ___ 5. The Dean ___ 6. The board ___ 7. The students in the neighbouring room ___ 8. The climate ___ 9. An ambulance ___ 10. My boy/ girl-friend___

Translate into English.

1. Моросит, а солнце светит. 2. Я завтра уезжаю. 3. Мы пока живем в общежитии. 4. Здесь всё время идёт дождь! 5. Я учусь водить машину. 6. На кого ты все время смотришь?! 7. Вечно ты задаешь глупые вопросы! 8. Слышите, кто-то храпит? (snore) 9. У нас сегодня вечеринка. 10. Не шуми, лектор спит. 11. Вы слушаете меня? 12. Вы делаете успехи. 13. Теперь Вам лучше? 14. Вы чудесно выглядите! (look wonderful) 15. Смотри, какой ливень! (pour) 16. Что ты видишь в данный момент? 17. Как быстро они бегут! 18. Отец подумывает о том, чтобы купить мне машину. 19. Сейчас уже понимаю. 20. Мы с нетерпением ждём лета.

*14. Say what your plans for the nearest future are, if:

Model: you’re unwell – I’m staying at home.

1. you are keen on golf 2. Sunday is your birthday 3. you know the time your American friends arrive in Voronezh 4. you’ve got free train tickets 5. you get an invitation to a blind date 6. you find out your boyfriend plans to marry another girl 7. you’ve missed the call from your granny 8. you’ve won a million in a lottery 9. you’re through with your exams 10. your room is in a mess and you’ve invited your friends for tonight 11. there’s some misunderstanding between you and your boy-friend 12. the weather forecast has threatened a thunderstorm