Comprehensive exercises Present Continuous (настоящее продолженное)
Compose your sentences.
Name
Job
Usually
Now
Sam
a
doctor
work
in a hospital
play
football
Sally
housewife
clean
the house
go
to the park
Linda
student
do
her lessons
ride
a bike
Frank
taxi-driver
drive
all day
swim
in the river
Jane
teacher
read
books
play
tennis
Helen
cooker
cook
food
wash
the dishes
Mary
advocate
agency
play
the piano
Tom
engineer
work
on a factory
work
in the garden
Bill
judge
work
in the court
go
to the museum
Roberto
film
director
make
films
listen
to music.
You
Your
aunt/ uncle
Example: Sam is a doctor. He usually works in a hospital. But now he is playing football.
Обратите внимание на разницу в употреблении
will
(Future
Simple)
to
be going to
to
be doing (Present Continuous)
Для
выражения решения, принятого только
что
(в
момент
речи).
Give
me your bag. I’ll carry it. - Дай
мне
сумку.
Я
понесу её.
Для
выражения предсказаний, обещаний,
просьб, предложений и т.д. (особенно
со словами probably - вероятно, I think/I don’t
think, I’m (not) sure - я (не) уверен etc. Tomorrow
the weather will be warm and sunny. - Завтра
будет
тепло
и
солнечно.
Для
выражения принятого решения на
ближайшее будущее (личные планы),
намерения.
I’m
going to visit my cousin Jerry on Monday. - Я собираюсь
навестить моего кузена в понедельник.
Для
выражения принятого решения на
ближайшее будущее (согласованные
планы) Bill is going to the dentist tomorrow. - Бил идёт
к зубному врачу завтра.
I’m
meeting Bill. = I’m going to meet Bill. - Я собираюсь
встретиться с Биллом.
Exercise One. Read and translate the sentences. Объясните употребление глагола.
Good-bye! I will phone you on Sunday.
What are you going to do tomorrow evening?
They are getting married on July, 17.
The weather is nice today. We will have breakfast in the garden.
What time are you leaving tomorrow?
Dick is not going to the cinema tonight.
The director will be here in ten minutes.
There is no bread at home. I will go and buy some.
I’m not working next week.
What are you going to wear to the party?
Exercise Two. Put the verb into the Present Simple or Present Continuous. Translate the text.