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: Continuous (Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Future Continuous); Indefinite Continuous; to be going + ; (, , , , some, any, no , much, many (a) little, (a) few, both, either, neither); .
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Put the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous Tense.
, Present Continuous.
1. What you (to do) now? 2. She (to sit) in an armchair and (to watch) TV. 3. They (not to swim) in the river now. 4. We (to go) to the park. 5. She (not to cook) supper now. 6. I (to smoke) a cigarette. 7. Nick and Kate (to play) in the childrens room.
Use the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous Tense.
, Present Indefinite Present Continuous.
1. The water (to boil). Can you turn it off? 2. Water (to boil) at 100 degrees Celsius. 3. Tom (to have) a shower at the moment. 4. Tom (to have) a shower every morning. 5. Why you (to smoke) here? And where people usually (to smoke) in this building? 6. We (to go) to the Crimea every summer. 7. She usually (to do) her homework at home, but now she (to do) it at the library.
3. Use the correct form of the verb to be (the Present Continuous or the Past Continuous Tenses).
to be (Present Continuous Past Continuous).
1. When I came to the river the sun... shining. 2.She... thinking about tomorrows conference at this moment. 3. While she... cooking,John and Mary... talking on the phone. 4. While the robber... putting money into the bag the police came. 5. He... waiting for his girlfriend now.
Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous, the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous.
, Past Indefinite Past Continuous, Present Indefinite Present ontinuous.
1. Usually he (to drink) tea for supper. 2. You (to drink) tea at this time yesterday? No, I (not to drink) tea at this time yesterday. 3. When I (to come) to my friends place, he (to watch) TV. 4. I (to do) shopping from five till eight yesterday. 5. My mother (not to sleep) well last night. 6. My mother (to sleep) at that time yesterday.
7. When the taxi (to arrive) I still (to pack) my things. 8. We prefer bananas, she (to prefer) pineapples.
Match parts I and II.
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| 1. He is writing a new novel | a) at this time yesterday. |
| 2. I write letters to him | b) at 3 oclock yesterday. |
| 3. It will be cool | c) every day. |
| 4. Mike was watching the football match | d) sometimes. |
| 5. She leaves the house at 8.30 | e) at the moment. |
| 6. They were talking to the boss | f) tomorrow morning. |
Translate into English (use Indefinite or Continuous Tense forms).
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( Indefinite Continuous).
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Make the following sentences interrogative.
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1. The children are reading an interesting book.
2. We were waiting for our friends.
Choose the right variant.
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1. Our class in English will take place in room....
a) the first
b) one
2. My watch is... minutes fast.
a) the fifth
b) five
3. We leave for London on... of January.
a) the tenth
b) ten
4. ... sportsmen took part in this competition.
a) five hundred
b) five hundreds
5. ... of people go to work by metro.
a) thousand
b) thousands
9. Use some, any, no or their derivatives.
some, any, no .
1. I would like... more coffee. 2. Have you... money with you? 3. There arent... books on this table, but there are... copybooks. 4. Did you say... about it? No, I said....5. I can do this job alone. I dont need... to help me. 6. Can... tell me how to get to the library? Yes, take... bus that goes towards the centre of the town.
7.... serious can come out of this. 8. Sally, there is... downstairs who wants to speak to you.
Choose the right pronoun.
