Английские времена группы Continuous (Progressive)

Время	Личные место­имения	Глаголь­ная форма: To be + V-ing	Примеры
Утвердит. ф-ма	Отрицател. ф-ма	Вопросит. ф-ма
Present Continuous	I	am + V-ing	am not + V-ing	Am … V-ing?	You are reading. Are you reading? You aren’t reading.
you, we, they	are + V-ing	are not (aren’t) + V-ing	Are + V-ing?
he, she, it	is + V-ing	is not (isn’t) + V-ing	Is + V-ing?
Present Continuous	I, he, she, it	was + V-ing	Was not (wasn’t) + V-ing	Was … V-ing?	They were playing all day long. They were not playing. Were they playing?
you, we, they	were + V-ing	Were not (weren’t) + V-ing	Were … V-ing?
Future Continuous	I, we	shall be + V-ing	shall not be + V-ing	Shall … be V-ing?	It will be raining. Will it be raining? It will not be raining.
You, he, she, it, they	will be + V-ing	will not be + V-ing	Will … be V-ing?
Случаи употребления 1) Глаголы в формахContinuous описывают действие как процесс, как длительность – в соотнесенности с определенным моментом в прошлом, настоящем или будущем: I am reading a book now. – Я читаю книгу (сейчас, в настоящий момент). I was reading a book yesterday at 5 o'clock. – Я читал книгу вчера в 5 часов. I shall (will) be reading a book tomorrow at 7 o'clock. – Я буду читать книгу завтра в семь часов. Слова-маркеры: now, still, at present, at 5 o’clock, at the moment, while, meanwhile, from five to six, all day long, the whole day yesterday 2) Помимо этой функции, глаголыв Present и Past Conti­nuous Tense выражают действие, отнесенное в бли­жайшее будущее, или запланированное в прошлом и рассматриваемое с точки зрения прошлого: We are leaving for Moscow in July. – Мы уезжаем в Москву в июле. My mom was glad that I was leaving for Moscow. –Моя мама была рада, что я собираюсь в Москву. В этом случае на будущее указывает наречие: soon (скоро), tomorrow (завтра), the next day, next week (на следующей неделе). Обратите внимание! Глаголы, выражающие чувства, восприятия и умственные состояния, а также некоторые другие глаголы не употребляются во временах группы Continuous: to love, to like, to hate, to want, to wish, to desire, to see, to hear, to feel, to notice, to know, to understand, to remember, to forget, to believe, to recognize, to seem, toappear казаться, to possess, to contain, to consist. Глагол to have употребляется во временах Continuous только в сочетании с некоторыми существительными, с которыми он образует смысловое целое. Не was having dinner when I came. Он обедал, когда я пришел.

 

Grammar Exercises

Explain the usage of Continuous forms, translate the sentences.

1. I am at my English lesson. I am sitting and doing my exer­cises. My friend is not sitting, he is standing at the blackboard and looking at me. 2. It is getting cold now, isn't it? Look out. Is it rain­ing now? 3. You are late. What were you doing? – I was translating a text. 4. When I came home my parents were having supper and at the same time they were watching TV. 5. What was he doing when I rang up an hour ago? He was looking through a newspaper when I rang up. 6. Tomorrow we shall be preparing for a test for the whole evening. 7. In July they will be taking their exams for the whole month. 8. What will you be doing tonight at 10 o'clock? Will you be working? No, I shall be reading a book at this hour.

 

23. Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. We (are translating, translate) a technical text now. 2. We usually (are not translating, do not translate) stories. 3. She (does not look, is not looking) through all the newspapers every evening. 4. He (looked, was looking) through a newspaper when the tele­phone rang. 5. What (were, was) you doing a minute ago? I (was watching, watched) television. 6.1 (watch, am watching) television every day. 7.1 had a late night, I (worked, was working) until mid­night. 8.Yesterday he (worked, was working) a lot. 9. The students (had, were having) an interesting discussion when the teacher came in. 10. The students often (have, are having) interesting discussions after lectures. 11.When he comes they (will be taking, will take) a test. 12. They (will be taking, will take) a test next week. 13. Where is Ann? She is in the coffee shop. She (has, is having) a cup of cof­fee. She always (has, is having) a cup of coffee in the evening.