Продолженные времена (Continuous Tenses)

	Present	Past	Future
	Образование: to be + V-ing
Утвердительная форма множ. единств. число число	I am writing you are writing he she is writing it we are writing you are writing they are writing	I was writing you were writing he she was writing it we were writing you were writing they were writing	I shall be writing you will be writing he she will be writing it we shall be writing you will be writing they will be writing
Вопросительная форма множ. единств. число число	Am I writing? Are you writing he Is she writing? it Are we writing? Are you writing? Are they writing?	Was I writing? Were you writing? he Was she writing? it Were we writing? Were you writing? Were they writing?	Shall I be writing? Will you be writing? he Will she be writing? it Shall we be writing? Will you be writing? Will they be writing?
Отрицательная форма множ. единств. число число	I am not writing you are not writing he she is not writing it we are not writing you are not writing they are not writing	I was not writing you were not writing he she was not writing it we were not writing you were not writing they were not writing	I shall not be writing you will not be writing he she will not be writing it we shall not be writing you will not be writing they will not be writing

Примечание: 1. Поскольку глаголы во временах Continuous обозначают действия в процессе их совершения, то есть незаконченные длительные действия, то на русский язык они переводятся глаголами несовершенного вида;

2. Глаголы to be, to see, to hear, to feel, to notice, to forget, to remember, to believe, to appear, to seem, to know, to want, to like, to love, to understand, to have, to possess, to consistи др.в Continuous Tenses не употребляются, так как не могут выражать действие или состояние как процесс, совершающийся в определенный момент.

Упр. 2. Запомните обстоятельства времени, с которыми обычно употребляются:

Present Continuous – now, at the present moment, at this moment;

Past Continuous – at that time yesterday, at 5 o’clock yesterday, when he came; all the time, the whole evening, from 5 till 7;

Future Continuous – at this time tomorrow, when she comes, at 3 o’clock tomorrow, all day tomorrow, all the time, from 5 till 7.

Упр. 3. Сделайте предложения отрицательными и вопросительными:

1. She is interviewing schoolchildren now. 2. They are evaluating our abilities. 3. He is assessing the boy’s intelligence. 4. We are trying to reduce child’s problem behavior. 5. This group of school psychologists is designing some new program.

Упр. 4. Употребите глагол to be (am, is, are) в нужном лице и числе:

1. He … sleeping now. 2. We … drinking tea now. 3. They … going to the University now. 4. I … not watching TV now. 5. … my mother working now? 6. He … not playing. 7. … your sister having a rest now? 8. What … you doing? 9. … they walking? 10. I … not writing a letter. 11. We … listening to the music. 12. … she playing golf now? 13. Carry … cleaning the house at the moment. 14. What … you and your sister doing? 15. … your teacher reading now? 16. … the students writing a test-paper?

Упр. 5. Переведите на русский язык:

1. I was waiting for you the whole evening yesterday. 2. Irene was watering the flowers when Peter came. 3. As I was sitting at breakfast this morning, there came a knock at my door. 4. I was walking along the avenue one day when I heard my name called. 5. We were watching TV at that time yesterday. 6. What were you doing at 6 o’clock on Friday? 7. What were you doing all day yesterday? – I was working in the garden. 8. When I was crossing the street a policeman saw me. 9. When I went out the sun was shining.

Упр. 6. Переведите на русский язык:

1. We shall be sitting at the concert at this time tomorrow. 2. At this time tomorrow we shall be nearing home. 3. What will you be doing at 7 o’clock? – I’ll be preparing my lessons. 4. I shall be sleeping if you come so late. 5. I shall be cleaning up when you come with my things. 6. He will be working in his garden from 9 till 12. 7. We shall be having our lesson at that time. 8. We shall be having breakfast in a minute. 9. I shall be waiting for you at 5 o’clock sharp. 10. She will be talking for at least another two hours.

Упр. 7. Прочитайте и переведите следующие интернациональные слова:

Personality [‚pə:sə’næliti], faculty [‘fækəlti], to diagnose [‘daiəgnouz], combination [‚kÉmbi’nei∫n], therapy [‘θerəpi], problem [‘prÉbləm], system [‘sistəm], interview [‘intəvju:], consult [kÉn’sΛlt], administrator [æd‚ministreitə], minimum [‘miniməm], operation of the centre [Épə’rei∫n Éf ðə ’sentə], nature [‘neit∫ə].

Упр. 8. Прочитайте и переведите текст, выписав незнакомые вам слова: