Exercise 6. Turn the following sentences into Yes / No questions

1. My sister is working on her project.

2. He is writing a script.

3. They are looking for the key.

4. Your girlfriend is crying.

5. You are chewing a gum.

6. The children are drinking Cola.

7. Robert is still sleeping.

8. Terrance and Fillip are still talking about their show.

9. Ted is listening to our conversation.

10. My uncle is having breakfast.

11. It is snowing heavily.

12. Her cousin is reading a book about vampires.

13. Sam is practising for his concert.

Exercise 7. Put the words in the right order.

1. you / are / doing / what / ?
2. is / he / where / going / ?
3. who / a book / reading / is / ?
4. why / are / screaming / they / ?
5. a car / who / driving / is / ?
6. who / John / playing / is / with ?
7. why / is / my nephew / laughing / ?
8. what / my mother / is / cooking / ?
9. what / about / talking / is / he / ?
10. who / talking / is / to / he / ?
11. why / your / is / brother / dinner / cooking / ?
12. language / what / they / speaking / are / ?
13. wearing / is / what / she / ?
14. how / you / doing / are / ?
15. why / going / my father / to / the store / is ?

Exercise 8. Write questions using the following question words:

what where who why how hard how well

1. He is doing his homework.
2. She is going to the supermarket.
3. They are talking to their parents.
4. Bob is playing the drums.
5. He is shouting at his girlfriend.
6. My niece is playing with her doll.
7. Susan is singing.
8. Andrew is taking a shower.
9. Betty is cooking steak.
10. Annie is crying.
11. It is raining hard.
12. Kurt is visiting his parents.
13. She is eating an ice cream.
14. Dylan is wearing a business suit.

СПИСОК ГЛАГОЛОВ, КОТОРЫЕ ПОЧТИ НЕУПОТРЕБЛЯЮТСЯ В CONTINUOUS

BE EXIST

HAVE (в значении “иметь”) BELONG OWN POSSESS

WANT DESIRE NEED

LIKE LOVE ADORE PREFER

HATE DETEST RESENT

THINK и GUESS (в значении “полагать”) BELIEVE SUPPOSE RECKON

KNOW REALISE UNDERSTAND

REMEMBER RECALL REMIND FORGET

SEEM TASTE SMELL HEAR SEE

Вместо Continuous эти глаголы следует употреблять в Simple.

Напр.: I’m thinking about you. – I think you’re right.

I know what you’re talking about.

Yum! It tastes delicious!

PRESENT CONTINUOUS vs PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS	PRESENT SIMPLE
1. действие происходит в данный момент We’re havingan English class.	1. неважно, происходит ли действие в данный момент We haveEnglish classes every Tuesday.
2. временно They’re living in Moscow this winter.	2. постоянно They livein Moscow.
3. раздражение She’salways talkingabout her husband.	3. глагол не употребляется в Continuous I hate this weather!
Ключевые слова: now, right now, today, at present, at the moment, still, Look!, Listen! always (раздражение)	Ключевые слова: usually, every (day), often, seldom, rarely, never, sometimes, as a rule, hardly ever, on Mondays, always (в основном значении)

Exercise 9. Present Simple or Present Continuous?

1. I usually (to watch) films with my friends or family.

2. We (to watch) a very interesting movie now.

3. This film director never (to cast) actors.

4. What (to shoot) he now? – He (to make) an action film.

5. He usually (to shoot) love stories, but now he (to make) a horror film.

6. My father (to be) a film director and my mother (to be) a scriptwriter.

7. We (to cast) actors for the leading role now.

8. Now he (to try) to persuade the producers to give him more money for his film.

9. I often (to go) to the cinema.

10. I (to go) to the cinema with my friends now.

11. We usually (to have) breakfast at 7 o’clock in the morning.

12. It’s 7 o’clock in the morning. We (to have) breakfast.

13. He (to want) to be an art director.

14. My brother (not read) a book, he (to write) a letter.

Exercise 10. Put in am / is / are / do / don’t / does / doesn’t.

1. How much … your new camera?
2. How much … it cost to book a flight to Vienna?
3. Jack … a good cyclist, but he … often cycle.
4. I … want to go out now. I … not feeling well.
5. What … you do? – I … a production manager.
6. What … you looking at?

Exercise 11. Write questions and true short answers. Use Present Simple or

Present Continuous.

Example: you / work / at the moment? => Are you working at the moment? – No, I’m not.

1. you / watch TV every day?
2. you / do your English homework now?
3. you / do your English homework every day?
4. your friend / usually call you in the morning?
5. your friend / call now?
6. it / rain much in your country in summer?