Настоящее длительное время (Present Continuous / Progressive Tense)

Длительное время выражает действие, которое происходит в определённый момент (или отрезок времени) настоящего времени. Это время выражает незаконченное действие. Длительное время образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to beи причастия I (Participle I) или Ving(reading).

форма время Утвердительная Вопросительная Отрицательная
Present Continuous (Progressive) I am reading now. Я читаю сейчас. He is readingnow. Он читает сейчас. We are readingnow. Мы читаем сейчас. Am I readingnow? Я сейчас читаю? Is he readingnow? Он сейчас читает? Are we readingnow? Мы сейчас читаем? Iam not readingnow. Я сейчас не читаю. He is not readingnow. Он не читает сейчас. We are not readingnow. Мы не читаем сейчас.

Present Continuous (Progressive) Tenseупотребляется:

Для выражения действия, протекающего в момент речи или в настоящий период времени. На длительный характер действия могут указывать обстоятельства времени: nowсейчас, at the momentв данный момент, right nowпрямо сейчас и т.д.:

e.g. Helen is listeningto the news right now. – Лена слушает новости сейчас.

Утвердительное предложение + I am sittingin the park. He /she it is sittingin the park. They /you/ we are sittingin the park.
Отрицательное предложение - I am not sittingin the park. He /she/ it/ is not sittingin the park. They /you/ we are not sitting in the park.
  Вопросительное предложение   ? Общий вопрос Am I sittingin the park? - Yes, I am./No, I am not. Is he/ she/ it sittingin the park? - Yes, he she/ it is. /No, he/she/ it) isn’t. Are they/ you/we sittingin the park?- Yes, they/ you/ we/ are. /No, they /you/we aren’t.
Специальный вопрос Where amI sitting?–Гдеясижу? Why ishe she/ it sittingin the park?- Почему он сидит в парке? Who arethey /you/ we sittingin the park with? – С кем они сидят в парке?
Вопрос к подлежащему Who is sittingin the park? – Кто сидит в парке?

Exercise 1. Выберите правильную форму глагола Present Progressive.

1. Look at Ann. She ______ a tree.

a) climbing b) is climbing c) am climbing

2. They ______ for a test now.

a) are studying b) is studying c) am studying

3. Tom ______ the dog at the moment.

a) walks b) are walking c) is walking

4. I ______ my favourite book at the moment.

a) is reading b) are reading c) am reading

5. Look! They ______ football.

a) is playing b) are playing c) play

6. The man in the bank ______ money now.

a) counts b) are counting c) is counting

Exercise 2. Вставьте в пропуски am/ is/ are.

1. Who ______ Tamara talking to?

2. I ______ looking for a job at the moment.

3. I ______ not feeling very well.

4. ______ you waiting for someone?

5. You ______ making a mess. Clean the table when you finish.

6. He went into town. He ______ doing some shopping.

7. Henry and Terry ______ not coming, so we can start the meeting now.

Exercise 3. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Progressive.

This is the dentist’s surgery. A few people (1) ______ (wait) for a dentist. Some children (2) ______ (play) and their mothers (3) ______ (talk) to each other. The receptionist (4) ______ (answer) the telephone. A young man (5) ______ (read) a newspaper. The nurse (6) ______ (come) into the room to call the next patient.

Exercise 4. Постройте предложения вPresent Progressive.

1. Can you come back later? I / talk /to someone.

2. Where / he I go?

3. They / build / some flats opposite my house.

4. you I look for / something?

5. I / not go / outside now lt / rain.

6. She I chat I to her mother on the phone.

7. Shhh! The baby / sleep.

8. He's not ready. He / get / dressed.

Exercise 5. Поставьте глаголы в скобках вPresent Simple или Present Progressive.

Every summer Tanya and her family (1) ______ (go) on holiday. They usually (2) ______ (stay) in England but at the moment they (3) ______ (travel) by plane. They (4) ______ (go) to America. Tanya (5) ______ (be) very excited. She (6) ______ (look) out of the window and (7) ______ (laugh). Her brother (8) ______ (play) a game. He (9) ______ (like) airplanes. He (10) ______ (want) to be a pilot.

Exercise 6. Поставьте глаголы в Present Simple (I do) или Present Progressive (I am doing).

1. Tom ______ (have) a bath at the moment.

2. They ______ (not/ watch) television very often.

3. How often ______ (you/ read) a newspaper?

4. You can turn off the radio. I ______ (not/ listen) to it.

5. What time ______ (she/ finish) work every day?

6. Listen! Somebody ______ (sing).

7. Where ______ (you/ go) now?

8. What ______ (the children/ do) in the garden?

Exercise 7. Исправьте ошибку в каждом предложении.

1. We're stay in the Crand Hotel.

2. I not am working at the moment.

3. What she's doing in Australia?

4. Is you staying here a long time?

5. He's runing in a marathon today.

6. They're haveing a meeting.

ПОВТОРЕНИЕ (REVISION)

Exercise 1. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму: Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Progressive

1. Listen! Somebody ______ (to play) the piano.

2. I ______ (to like) music very much.

3. ‘Where ______ (to be) your sister now?’ – ‘She ______ (to be) in her room now. She ______ (to do) her homework.’

4. ‘Where ______ your brother ______ (to work) last year?’ –‘He ______ (to work) at an Institute.’

5. What ______ your brother ______ (to do) tomorrow?

6. I ______ (not to go) to the shop yesterday. I ______ (to go) to the shop tomorrow.

7. Look at the children! They ______ (to skate) very well.

8. My brother can skate very well. He ______ (to skate) every Sunday.

9. ‘What you ______ (to do) now?’ – ‘I ______ (to wash) the dishes.’

10. Every day the boss ______ (to enter) the office at 9 o’clock.

11. ‘When ______ the boss (to come) yesterday?’ – ‘He ______ (to come) at 11 o’clock.’

12. When I ______ (to enter) the office, the secretary ______ (to type) some letters.

13. ‘When ______ Nick ______ (to get up) yesterday?’ – ‘He ______ (to get up) at seven o’clock yesterday.’

14. Where ______ your mother ______ (to go) tomorrow?’ – ‘She ______ (to visit) our grandparents.’

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