a) to be (am, is, are, was, were, shall be, will be) + Participle I
| Present | Past | Future | |
| Affirmative | I am speaking We You are speaking They He She is speaking It | I was speaking We You were speaking They He She was speaking It | I We shall be speaking You They He will be speaking She It |
| Negative | I am not speaking We are not You aren’t They speaking He is not She isn’t It speaking | I was not (wasn’t) speaking We were not You (weren’t) They speaking He was not She (wasn’t) It speaking | I shall not (shan’t) We be speaking You They will not He won’t She be speaking It |
| Interrogative | Am I speaking? we Are you speaking? they he Is she speaking? it | Was I speaking? we Were you speaking? they he Was she speaking? it | Shall I be speaking? we you they Willhe be speaking? she it |
Времена группы Continuous обозначают действие в процессе его развития в определенный момент в настоящем, прошедшем или будущем.
Некоторые глаголы не могут выражать действие или состояние как процесс, совершающийся в определенный момент времени, и, следовательно, употребляться во всех временах группы Continuous. К ним относятся: to love – любить, to want – хотеть, to like – нравиться, to hate – ненавидеть, to wish,
to desire – желать, to see – видеть, to hear – слышать, to feel – чувствовать,
to notice – замечать, to know – знать, to understand – понимать, to consist – состоять, to belong – принадлежать, to recognize – узнавать, to be – быть и др.
С временами группы Continuous обычно употребляются следующие указатели времени:
now, right now, just now, at the moment, today, this week (month, season), these days, tonight (this evening);
at that time, all day (night) long, at 6 o’clock, the whole evening (morning, afternoon), from seven to nine;
at this time tomorrow(next week, next month), at 10 o’clock on Friday.
b) Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I’m not doing etc.).
Model: I’m tired. I (go) to bed now. Goodnight!
I’m tired. I’m going to bed now. Goodnight!
1. We can go out now. It…………(rain) any more.
2. “How is your new job?” “Not so good at the moment. I………(enjoy) it very much.”
3. Kate phoned me last night. She’s on holiday in France. She ……….(have) a great time and doesn’t want to come back.
4. I want to lose weight, so this week I………. (eat) lunch.
5. Angela has just started evening classes. She……………. (learn) German.
6. I think Paul and Ann had an argument. They…………… (speak) to each other.
c) Here is a list of some things that Ann did yesterday (and the times at which she did them):
1. 8.45-9.15 - had breakfast 4. 12.45-1.30 –had lunch
2. 9.15-10.00-read the newspaper 5. 2.30 – 3.30 –washed some clothes
3. 10.00-12.00-cleaned her flat 6. 4.00 -6.00 –watched television
Write sentences saying what she was doing at these times:
1. At 9 o’clock she was having breakfast.
2. At 9.30 she _____________________
3. At 11 o’clock ___________________
4. At 1 o’clock ____________________
5. At 3 o’clock____________________
6. At 5 o’clock ____________________
Ex. 23 Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use the past continuous.
Model: Tom burnt his hand while he …………………
Tom burnt his hand while he was cooking the dinner.
1. The doorbell rang while I……………………………
2. We saw an accident while we……………………….
3. Mary fell asleep while she…………………………..
4. The television was on but nobody…………………..
Ex. 24 Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
Model: Jane ………… (wait) for me when I ……….(arrive).
Jane was waiting for me when I arrived.
1. “ What ……………….(you/do) this time yesterday?” “I was asleep.”
2. “……………… (you/go) out last night?” “No, I was too tired.”
3. “Was Carol at the party last night?” “Yes, she ………………(wear) a really nice dress.”
4. How fast ………… (you/drive) when the accident…………(happen)?
5. John………….. (take) a photograph of me while I ………….(not/look).
6. We were in a very difficult position. We……….. (not/know) what to do.
7. I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last…….. (see) him, he………(try) to find a job in London.
8. I………….. (walk) along the street when suddenly I………..(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody………….. (follow) me. I was frightened and I………… (start) to run.
9. When I was young, I………………… (want) to be a bus driver.
Ex. 25 Put the verb in brackets into the Future Continuous.
Model: Don’t ring her up at 12 o’clock. She (write) her composition then.
Don’t ring her up at 12 o`clock. She will be writing her composition then.
1. At this time tomorrow the boys of our group (play) football.
2. When we arrive in St. Petersburg, it probably (rain).
3. It is nearly autumn, soon the leaves (change) color.
4. If you want to see us, come to Tom’s house on Sunday. We (wait) for you there at midday.
Ex. 26 Speaking. Answer the questions using the Future Continuous Tense and the given suggestions. Begin your sentences with I think, I am sure …
1. What will she be doing on Sunday? (make a dress)
2. What will you be doing at this time next week? (swim in the Black Sea)
3. What will he be doing at the University for five years? (study law)
4. What will they be doing at this time tomorrow? (fly to Kiev)
5. What will grandfather be doing when we arrive? (work in the garden)
UNIT 3
