Маркеры present continuous

in,the,we,city,live,a,flat,in,of,center,the. 5. reading,is,my,of,best,son's,fond,friend.

1. Economics (…) his favourite subject.

a) is

(drive) a car I (phone) my friend at the moment

1. Напишите следующие глаголы в форме Present Continuous, распределив их по данным группам.

Become, begin, change, come, cut, expand, get, grow, start, leave, win, sell, spend, write, give, talk, forget, run.

a) “look-ing”: expanding, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________.
b) “tak(e)-ing”: becoming __________, __________, __________, __________, __________.
c) “travel-l-ing”: beginning __________, __________, __________, __________, __________.

2. Вставьте am/is/are + один из следующих глаголов в пропущенные в предложениях места.
building, coming, having, playing, cooking, standing, swimming

Listen! Jack is playing the piano.
They __________ a new cinema in the city at the moment.
Look! A dog __________ in the river.
“You __________ on my foot!” “Oh, I’m sorry.”
Hurry! The bus __________!
“Where are you, George?” “In the kitchen. I __________ dinner.”
(on the telephone) “Hello. Can I speak to Alice, please?” “She __________ a shower right now. Can you phone again later?”

3. Что происходит или не происходит в данный момент? Напишите правдивые предложения, вставив в нужных местах am/is/are и поставив основные глаголы в -ing
форме.

(I/wash/my hair) I am not washing my hair.
(The wind/blow) The wind is blowing.
(I/sit/on a chair) _____________________.
(I/eat) _____________________________.
(It/rain) ___________________________.
(I/learn/English) ____________________.
(I/listen/to the radio) __________________.
(The sun/shine) _____________________.
(I/wear/shoes) ______________________.
(I/smoke/a cigarette) __________________.
(I/read/a newspaper) __________________.

Упр. 210. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect, Present Continuous, Present Simple или Past Simple.

1. Please give me a pencil, I (to lose) mine. 2. I (not to meet) Peter since Monday. 3. Nina just (to finish) work. 4. Where Sergei (to be)? — He (to go) home. He (to leave) the room a minute ago. 5. What you (to read) now? — I (to read) "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte. 6. They (to read) "Ivanhoe" by Walter Scott a month ago. What about you? You (to read) "Ivanhoe"? 7. My watch (to stop). There (to be) something wrong with it. 8. You (to see) Jack today? — Yes, I (to see) him at the institute. 9. You (to hear) the new symphony by M.? — Yes, I... . — When you (to hear) it? — I (to hear) it last Sunday. 10. You (to change) so much. Anything (to happen)? 11. What you (to do) here at such a late hour? You (to write) your composition? — No, I (to write) it already. I (to work) at my report. — And when you (to write) your composition? — I (to finish) it two days ago. 12. I say, Tom, let's have dinner. — No, thank you, I al-I ready (to have) dinner. 13. What the weather (to be) like? It still (to rain)? — No, it (to stop) raining.

Perfect, P.P.- Past Perfect, F.P.- Future Perfect, Pr. P.C.- Present Perfect Continuous, P.P.C.- Past Perfect Continuous, F.P.C.- Future Perfect Continuous, F.S.P.- Future Simple in the Past, F.C.P.- Future Continuous in the Past, F.P.P.-Future Perfect in the Past, F.P.C.P.- Future Perfect Continuous in the Past.

2) I (to wait- Pr.P.C.) for permission to go abroad for three months, but I (not to receive- Pr.P.) the visa yet.
3) We (to drink-P.C.) tea when the telephone (to ring).
4) Light ( to travel- Pr.S.) more quickly than sound.
5) I (to finish- F.P.) the book by Friday. If you like, I (to give-F.S.) it to you on Saturday.
6) He said he (to arrive –F.S. in the Past) in the evening.
7) We already (to cover-P.P.) about ten miles when Peter, who (to look-P.P.C.) out of the window for the last five or ten minutes, exclaimed, “Here is the station.”
8) The young and the old (to suffer- F.C.) from the economic recession. (экономический спад)
9) Housewives and their children (to watch- F.P.C.) this show for three years by next autumn.
10) We thought we (to lie- F.P.C.in the Past) on the beach for half a day when our friends returned from dive.
Мы думали, что будем лежать на пляже полдня, когда наши друзья вернутся после погружения.
11) Researchers conveyed that the Earth (not to survive-F.P.in the Past) after the sun went out.
12) It was reported that Plex Company (to share- F.C.in the Past) information and its plans with subscribers in the coming months.

(study) at the University.

Ann (play) the piano better than Susan.And who (play) now? - I (think) it (be) Susan.

She often (take) my dictionary but seldom (remember) to bring it back. If tomorrow she (ask) for the dictionary again, I shan't give it to her.

What a beautiful dress you (wear).' When did you buy it?

He is a night watchman. He (work) at night and (sleep) in the daytime.

They (say) if you (see) a black cat, you (not/liave) good luck.

If Peter (continue) to drive his car carelessly, he'll get into a traffic accident

Have you heard about Tom? He (build) a new house now.

If I (have) some time in the evening, I'll repair your bicycle.

She (give) two concerts inLondon next week.

Why you (smell) the meat? It (not/be) fresh?

He's a doctor, but he (not/practise) at the moment.

You (believe) in God?

You always (complain) about the weather!

I'm afraid you can't see my daughter at the moment. She (have) a music lesson. She always (have) it on Friday mornings.

She (be) still ill, but she (get) better now.

It often (rain) here at this time of the year?

She always (let) me down!

Don't interrupt me while I (talk) to somebody else.

What he (do)! - He (try) to get the car started.

Where you (come) from?-I (come) fromRussia.

Flowers always (make) a good present.

What he (mean) by saying this? It (sound) strange.

I (write) to my parents twice a month.

This carpet (cost) 30 dollars. Why not buy it?

I (write) this letter to you while the children (play) on the beach. Actually, they (play) here the whole day.

If we (start) at nine, we (have) plenty of time for the shops. We (be) free tillhalf past four.

They always (tell) him everything. So I (think), he (know) about it already.

She always (be late) for classes!