Continuous/Progressive

	Present	Past	Future
Time expressions	Now (сейчас), just/right now(именно сейчас), at the moment(в данный момент), at present(в настоящее время)	When(когда), while (в то время как), as(когда, в то время как), all day/ night/ morning(весь день/всю ночь/все утро), yesterday at 5/from 2 till 5(вчера в 5/с 2 до5)	Tomorrow at this time (завтра в это время), tonight (сегодня вечером), next week/month (на следующей неделе/ месяце), in two/three days(через два/три дня), the day after tomorrow (послезавтра), soon (скоро).
Affirmative	am/is/are+V-ing They are playing really well. (Они играют очень хорошо) They’re playing really well.	was/were+V-ing They were playing all morning. (Они играли все утро.)	Will be +V-ing They will be playing tomorrow at this time. (Они будут играть завтра в это время) They’ll be playing tomorrow at this time.
Negative	am/is/are+not+V-ing They are not playing really well. (Они играют не очень хорошо). They aren’t playing really well	Was/were+not+V-ing They were not playing all morning. (Они не играли все утро) They weren’t playing all morning.	Will+not+be+V-ing They will not be playing tomorrow at this time. (Они не будут играть завтра в это время) They won’t be playing tomorrow at this time.
Interrogative	Am/Is/Are+S+V-ing Are they playing really well? (Они играют очень хорошо?)– Yes, they are/No, they are not. How are they playing? (Как они играют?) They are playing really well.	Was/were+S+V-ing Were they playing all morning? (Они играли все утро?) – Yes, they were/No, they weren’t. How long were they playing? (Как долго они играли?) They were playing all morning.	Will-S+be+V-ing Will they be playing tomorrow at this time?(они будут играть завтра в это время?)- Yes, they will/No, they won’t. What will they be doing tomorrow at this time? (Что они будут делать завтра в это время?)- They will be playing tomorrow at this time.
Stative verbs are not usually used in the continuous form See, hear, forgive, care, like, mind, want, know, understand, believe, remember, own, posses, belong, have got, think(expressing an opinion), enjoy( synonym of like), see (synonym of understand)

Complete the sentences with the present continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. They ………. around the country looking at castles. (travel)

2. Wally and I ………….. to night school to learn Japanese. (go)

3. Phil ………. to music from South America. (dance)

4. We ………… to trace our family history. (try)

5. Martin and his dad …………. with some friends. (fish)

6. The boys …………… mountain biking with their youth club. (go)

7. I ……………. On my bed thinking about what to do next! (lie)

8. Ellie …………. at the Moon through her telescope. (look)

Choose the correct alternative.

1. I’m looking after my friend’s pet spiders at the moment/present.

2. The kids are going bird-watching last/next weekend.

3. Be quiet! You’re always/never talking about hobbies!

4. Where are you going next night/summer?

5. Sol’s going rollerblading at/rightnow.

6. Fred and Vera are spending a lot of time bird-watching these days/moments.

7. I’m not doing anything special yesterday/tomorrow.

8. Are you carrying on collecting Spider-Man comics last/this year?

Choose the correct alternative.

1. I am thinking/think of taking up mountain biking in my spare time.

2. What are you doing/do you do in your free time?

3. I hate/ am hating fishing!

4. I forgive/am forgiving you for taking my skateboard.

5. We see/are seeing Norman later to have a look at his DVD collection.

6. Frank is eating/eats sandwiches when he’s out climbing.

7. I don’t remember/am not remembering how to play the guitar.

8. Yes, I am enjoying/enjoy myself at the time!

Complete the sentences with the past continuous of the verbs in brackets

1. Terry …………………… knee pads when he had his skateboarding accident. (not wear)

2. The children ……. for the ice rink to open. (wait)

3. The players …………….. to the umpire. (not listen)

4. Some of the crowd ……………… up to leave as the ref blew the final whistle. (get)

5. I ……………… the match until Becks scored the first goal. (not enjoy)

6. Polly ………. as fast as usual. (not run)

7. The goalkeeper …………. attention, so the opposing team scored!(not play)

8. Joe ……….. his new football boots for the match. (wear)

Choose the correct alternative.

1. This time yesterday, I was playing/played golf.

2. That tennis player was always shouting / shouted at the umpire.

3. I was tired by five o’clock yesterday – I worked/was working all afternoon.

4. Did you enjoy/Were you enjoying the match last night.

5. A lot of people were turning up/turned up to support the teams yesterday.

6. Ten minutes before full time, the referee was stopping/stopped the game.

7. I didn’t hear the phone because I was listening/listened to the match on the radio.

8. Were you doing/Did you do your training when I phoned?

Complete the sentences with the future continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. Sorry, I can’t come to your house tomorrow night. I………….. for the exam all evening. (study)

2. I ……… over the Pacific tomorrow at this time. (fly)

3. Don’t call me between nine and ten. I …….. my physiotherapy then. (have)

4. They ………. tonight. (arrive) (planned actions)

5. Ian ……….. his operation at this time tomorrow. (have)

6. The doctor …………. his rounds at one o’clock. (do) (planned actions)

7. The patients ………………….. their lunch at 11. (not eat)

8. …………………… you ……………. in the surgery at six? (work)