1.18.A. The PRESENT CONTINUOUS is formed with the present tense of the verb BE and the -ING form (the present participle) of the main verb. Write the -ING form of the following verbs:
1. read 2. cut 3. lie 4. write 5. study 6. omit 7. begin 8. take 9. fulfill 10. live 11.worry 12. travel 13. do 14. play 15. have 16. die 17. enjoy 18. be 19. prefer 20. offer
1.18.B.* Rewrite these sentences in the present continuous.
1. My cat (lie) on my bed
My cat is lying on my bed.
2. Mary (plan) a party for Saturday night.
3. He (nod) his head.
4. They (move) the cupboard.
5. Father (carry) a box.
6. Daniel (pat) the dog.
7. We (begin) a course in typing.
8. Our friends (travel) to the country.
9. They (play) tennis now.
10. She (put) some flowers in the basket.
11. Aunt Emily (make) a cake.
12. Alice and Peter (buy) a new radio.
13. I (try) to answer your questions.
14. The old man (die).
1.19.A. Ask two questions for each sentence below.
1. Paul is eating in the snack bar.
a. Who is eating in the snack bar? (Paul is.)
b. Where is Paul eating? (In the snack bar.)
2. Paul is waiting for a friend.
a. Who is waiting for a friend? (Paul is.)
b. Who is Paul waiting for? (He is waiting for a friend.)
3. Some people are standing by the counter.
4. They are waiting for their lunch.
5. Dan is choosing his food.
6.
7. A thin lady is picking out a salad.
8. The cashier is taking the money from the customers.
9. Alec is waiting for Betty to finish her dessert.
10. He is listening to the radio.
11. A man is looking at the dishes on the counter.
12. He is reading their prices.
1.19.B.* Fill in the blanks with the right preposition.
1. What are you thinking..., Jane? The summer holidays?
What are you thinking about (of) Jane? The summer holidays?
2. Whose bed are you going to sleep... tonight? Yours or your brother's?
3. Who is your desk mate always dreaming
4. Who are you staring little boy? Don't you know it's rude to stare somebody in the face?
5. What on earth is he talking...? I don't understand anything.
6. Excuse me, Mr. Brad, who are you speaking... on the phone?
7. What pot are you boiling the fish...? It's very big, you know.
8. Who is Helen expecting a letter...?
9. Who are you voting.in the next class elections?
10. Which drawer are you putting the shirts the top or the bottom one?
11. Who is
1.20. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs in the present continuous negative.
1. Listen, Alec, you... your brains; think before you speak.
Listen, Alec, you are not (you aren't, you're not) using your brains; think before you speak.
2. My sister to school now, she's going to the cinema.
3. You your uniform today, are you, Lily?
4. We can turn on the radio now because my baby brother... any longer.
5. We in our house for the time being; it is being painted.
6. Class, you... your dictionaries when you write your compositions, and you're making a lot of spelling mistakes.
7. We are using this equipment only for the time being; ours... right.
8. My neighbours are being foolish in this matter; they... their heads.
1.21. The PRESENT CONTINUOS TENSE is used to express:
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1. an action happening at the moment of speaking (the action has duration and is not complete): 2. an action that extends over a (slightly) longer period of time, including the time of speaking: 3. a temporary, limited action / behaviour (+ an adverbial indicating present time): 4. one's immediate plans for the near future (the time of the action must be mentioned): 5. a frequently repeated action which annoys the speaker (+ always, forever, continually, all the time): 6. in subordinate clauses (temporal/ conditional clauses): |
The wind is blowing (now). I am not wearing a coat as it isn't cold. I am reading a novel by John Fowles. Mother is knitting a pullover. I live in Victor usually walks to school but today he is going by bus. You are being naughty. Why are you being rude? We're going to the cinema tonight. (I've already bought the tickets) Ann is always doing her homework. (She spends too much time on it). They are complaining about their neighbours all the time. We'll go for a walk while the baby is sleeping. |
1.22. The PRESENT CONTINUOUS is used to express an action happening at the moment of speaking. (The action has duration and is not complete).
Situation: It is 9 o'clock in the evening. The Martins are at home.
Say what they are doing.
1. Mr. Martin / read the evening paper
Mr. Martin is reading the evening paper.
2. His wife / wash the dishes
3. Tom and Alice / watch TV
4. They / enjoy the programme very much
5. I / write a letter
6. grandmother / knit a pullover
7. grandfather /smoke a pipe
8. They / sit near the fire
1.23. Answer these questions using the present continuous to express a TEMPORARY ACTION. Add adverbial such as: today, this morning, this week, this month, this year
1. Mr. Scot: What do you teach? Literature?
Mr. West: Well, I (usually) teach literature, but I'm teaching grammar this year
2. Where do you work? At the university?
3. Where do you live? In
4. When do you study? In the afternoon?
5. How do you get to work? By bus?
6. What do you have for breakfast? Coffee and rolls?
7. What television programmes do you watch? News programmes?
8. Where do you spend your holidays? In the mountains?
1.24. Make dialogues with the adjectives below. Use BE In the present tense continuous to indicate TEMPORARY BEHAVIOUR.
1. sentimental
Ann: Don't be so sentimental!
Jenny: But I'm not being sentimental
2. careless
3. lazy
4. stupid
5. jealous
6. pessimistic
7. clumsy
8. unrealistic
9. rude
1.25. Fill in the blanks with the present continuous form of GET or GROW to show the transition from one state to another.
1. he... better? Is he still in hospital?
Is he getting better? Is he still in hospital?
2. How quickly you...! How tall you are!
3. It... dark. Let's go inside.
4. The children... tired. Put them to bed, please.
5. Our company... larger and more complex.
6. He... out of the bad habits of his school days.
7. "Are you cold? No, I'm not. I... used to the climate here.
8. None of us... any younger; we... all.., older.
1.26. Answer the following questions. Use the present continuous tense to express your plans for the near future
1. Tom: Where are you going after school?
Ann: I'm going to the library after school.
2. What are you doing then?
3. What are you doing at 7 o'clock this evening?
4. When are you going to the opera?
5. When are you writing to your grandparents?
6. What are you doing after dinner?
7. Who are you studying with?
8. Which subject are you working on tonight?
1.27. Situation: Ann and Kate are talking about their friends. Put in Kate's replies. Use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS + ALWAYS to express disapproval of an action which, in the speaker's opinion, happens too often
1. Ann: Does
Kate: Well, she's always talking on the phone when I come to see her
2. Does Tom work hard?
3. Do the Martins play cards a lot?
4. Does Henry smoke much?
5. Do the Bartons quarrel a lot?
6. Does Susan often play the piano?
7. Does Margaret write a lot?
8. Does Emily drink much coffee?
9. Do Peter and Robert often have fights?
Make complex sentences as shown below. Use the present continuous in the temporal clause for an action in progress.
1. My friend listen to the radio / eat
My friend usually listens to the radio while he is eating.
2. Father / read the newspaper / eat
3. I / listen to the radio / do my morning exercises
4. My brother / sing / wash
5. I / read / travel
6. Mother / wash the dishes / cook
7. Grandmother / knit / watch TV
8. Aunt Martha / make phone calls / look after the children
1.29. Explain the use of the present continuous in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Romanian.
1. The show is just beginning.
2. Tom is always giving me bad advice.
3. Cinema audiences are declining in the
4. I am dining with Susan tonight. Would you join us?
5. Frank, don't talk to me like that, please. You are being rude.
6. Mr. Brown always reads the morning paper while he is travelling to work.
7. Laura is suffering from an unusual form of kidney disease.
8. "Sh...Sh!" she warned. "You are becoming conspicuous."
9. We are using this equipment only for the time being; ours isn't working right.
1.30. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs in the present continuous affirmative, interrogative or negative.
1. Tom, stop that noisy game you...
Tom stop that noisy game you're playing.
2. The anaesthetic...I'm in pain.
The anaesthetic isn't working. I'm in pain.
3. ...you...Paul at six o'clock?
4. They've moved to a new flat. They...new furniture now.
5. He paused and looked at her. "Why...you...? Are you hurt?"
6. You needn't take your umbrella; it...
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8. He went into the house ahead of us shouting, "Alice, what...you...? Your guests have come"
9. "I'm sorry," I said, "I...clumsy."
10. Grandfather...in the vegetable garden now, he is watching television.
11. By the way, I...some people over for dinner tonight.
12. "...you...the show?" I asked Mary.
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