| like love hate remember want | smell taste hear see have | understand think believe suppose recognize | mean seem need know | belong depend consist depend |
Continuous
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| Affirmative | I am speaking We are speaking You are speaking They are speaking He is speaking She is speaking Itisspeaking | I was speaking We were speaking You were speaking They were speaking He was speaking She was speaking Itwasspeaking | I shall be speaking We shall be speaking You will be speaking They will be speaking He will be speaking She will be speaking It will be speaking |
| Negative | I am not speaking We are not speaking You aren't speaking They aren't speaking He is not speaking She isn't speaking It isn't speaking | I was not (wasn't) speaking We were not speaking You weren't speaking They weren't speaking He was not speaking She wasn't speaking It wasn't speaking | I shall not shan't be speaking We shall not be speaking You won't be speaking They will not be speaking He won't be speaking She will not be speaking It will not be speaking |
| Interrogative | Am I speaking Are we speaking Are you speaking? Are they speaking? Is he speaking? Is she speaking? Is it speaking? | Was I speaking? Were we speaking? Were you speaking? Were they speaking? Was he speaking? Was she speaking? Was it speaking? | Shall I be speaking? Shall we be speaking? Will you be speaking? they be speaking? Will he be speaking? Will she be speaking? Will it be speaking? |
| 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 six 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. |
Practice.
Ex. 1. Make the sentences negative and interrogative.
1. His friends are still speaking over the telephone.
2. Boris is repairing the record-player.
3. He is leaving at the 8 o'clock train.
4. They are crossing the street.
5. We were looking for him the day before yesterday.
6. She was typing a letter at that moment.
7. He was watching TV when I came home.
8. I shall be waiting for you at the usual time.
9. He will be lecturing at that time.
10. It will be raining in a minute.
11. She is talking to her old friend.
12. Boys are playing football.
13. We were having dinner when you rang me up.
14. John was listening to the latest news at 7 o'clock in the evening.
15. She was hurrying to the station at that moment.
16. I shall be posting my letters tomorrow morning.
17. They will be working hard in autumn.
18. She will be coming to see us today.
Ex. 2. Write these sentences in the correct form of the Present Continuous Tense.
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1. We have lectures every day. (now)
2. He watches TV in the evening, (at the moment)
3. We listen to the teacher attentively, (at this time)
4. He sleeps in the daytime every day. (from 2 till 3)
5. She writes letters to her parents every week, (now)
6. Use the Past Continuous Tense. Model: He worked hard, (when I came) He was working hard when I came.
7. He delivered lectures every week, (at 12 o'clock yesterday)
8. He worked in the library yesterday, (from 3 till 5 o'clock)
9. He left the house, (when the bell rang)
10. He crossed the street, (when I saw him)
11. The children played in the yard, (from 10 till 12 o'clock)
12. Use the Future Continuous Tense.
13. Model: We have an English lesson today, (at 10 o'clock tomorrow) We shall be having an English lesson at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
14. He is preparing for the exams, (next month)
15. She is translating the text now. (at 3 o'clock tomorrow)
16. We are celebrating the 80th anniversary of our University, (next
17. He is leaving today, (at 7 o'clock tomorrow)
18. She sings well, (at the concert tonight)
