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Grammar: The Present Continuous Tense.

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERREGATIVE

I am reading

I am not reading

Am I reading?

He is reading

He is not reading

Is he reading?

She is reading

She is not reading

Is she reading?

It is reading

It is not reading

Is it reading?

We are reading

We are not reading

Are we reading?

You are reading

You are not reading

Are you reading?

They are reading

They are not reading

Are they reading?

The Present Continuous may denote:

  • an action going on at the present moment:

Why are you wearing that funny hat?

What’s that smell? – Something is burning.

  • a future action when it is planned:

I am leaving tonight.

They are getting married in June.

  • a continuous process (with the adverbs always, constantly):

The Earth is always moving.

  • an action thought of as continuous process (with the adverbs always, constantly):

He is always grumbling.

She is constantly laughing.

Verbs not used in the Continuous Form.

The following groups of verbs do not express a process, that is why they are not used in the Continuous Form:

  • Verbs denoting sense perceptionto see, to hear;

  • Verbs denoting mental activityto know, to believe, to think (= have an opinion), to doubt, to feel (= have an opinion), to guess, to imagine, to mean, to realize, to recognize, to remember, to suppose, to understand;

  • Verbs denoting wish- to want, to wish;

  • Verbs denoting feeling- to love, to like, to dislike, to hate, to prefer;

  • Verbs denoting abstract relations- to be, to have, to contain, to depend, to belong, to concern, to consist of, to deserve, to fit, to include, to involve, to lack, to matter, to need, to owe, to own, to possess, to appear, to resemble, to seem;

  • Verbs denoting physical properties of objectsto measure (= have length, etc.), to taste (= have a flavor), to smell (= give out a smell), to sound, to weigh (= have weight);

  • Verbs denoting affect or influence- to astonish, to impress, to please, to satisfy, to surprise.

NOTE: Such expressions as:

    • to see the sights of;

    • to see somebody home / off;

    • to have dinner (lunch, supper)

can be used in the Continuous Form.

They were seeing the sights of London when I met them.

He is having lunch.

  • denoting an opinion –cannot be used in the Continuous Form.

To think

  • denoting a process of thought- can be used in the Continuous Form.

1. I think you are right.

2. I am thinking of what you have just said.

  • meaning восхищаться- cannot be used in the Continuous Form.

To admire

  • meaning любоваться- can be used in the Continuous Form.

1. I admire this man very much.

2. What are you doing here? Admiring the moon?

Ex. 5. Continue in the negative.

1. John is standing.(lie down)

2. Father is shaving.(wash)

3. The boys are playing.(fight)

4. We are dancing.(jump)

5. They are speaking.(shout)

6. Mary is running.(walk)

8. I am eating.(drink)

Ex. 6. Answer the questions using the words in brackets.

Example: Is mother very busy now?(type a report)

Yes, she is. She is typing a report.

1. Is Jerry very busy just now? (study)

  1. Are the students very busy just now?(read)

  2. Is Susan very busy just now?(have breakfast)

4. Are the Greens very busy just now?(shop)

  1. Is Miss Black very busy just now?(sew)

  2. Is Jane very busy just now?(wash up)

  3. Is Henry very busy just now?(skate)

Ex. 7. Translate into English.

1.На кого вы сейчас смотрите? – Я смотрю на эту старую даму.

2.С кем разговаривает ваш друг? – Он разговаривает с нашим преподавателем.

3. О чем вы рассказываете своим друзьям? – Я рассказываю им о своем отпуске.

4.Вы сейчас пишете диктант? – Нет, мы делаем упражнение?

5.Куда вы идете вечером? – Мы идем в цирк.

6. Кого встречают эти студенты? – Они встречают иностранных студентов.

7. Куда вы идете? – Я иду на фотовыставку.

Методические указания по изучению данного раздела:

1. Дать необходимую фоновую информацию предложенного текста.

2. Лексические задания направлены на актуализацию словарного запаса по теме, поэтому необходимо формировать умения определять смысловую релевантность английских слов.

3. Извлекать необходимую информацию и структурировать ответ и формулировать свою точку зрения;

уметь рассуждать логически, используя необходимые лексические выражения.

4. Формирование грамматических навыков пройденного материала