4. Give short answers to the following questions:

1. Are you doing the test? – . 2. Is she going to the University? – . 3. Is your friend playing computer games now? – . 4. Are the students working at the moment? – . 5. Is Anara speaking to the tutor? – . 6. Are you studying French? - 7. Are the girls translating a text? – 8. Is your father working now? – 9. Are your friends having dinner at the moment? – 10. Is your secretary typing a letter? –

5. Write special questions:

1. They are writing a test now. (What). 2. She is working in the laboratory at the moment. (When). 3. We are studying English now. (Who). 4. I am having lunch in the café. (Where). 5. My sister is taking an exam now. (Whose). 6. He is translating an English article (What kind of?) 7. He is having dinner in the canteen now. (Where?) 8. She is looking for her glasses. (What … for?) 9. I’m learning new words from the text. (Who?). 10. They are building a new office in our street. (What?)

6. Open the brackets using Present Continuous:

1. What you (to do) now? 2. She (to wait for) us at the students’ hostel at the moment. 3. I (to prepare) for my examination now. 4. Where they (have lunch) now? 5. My friend (to go) to the library. 6. They (to have dinner) together now. 7. She (not to stand) at the window. 8. Jonn (not to play) computer games. 9. He (to have) a break? 10. Children (to dance) now?

7. Translate the following sentences:

1. Мен ағылшын тілін оқып отырмын, ал олар теледидар көріп отыр. 2.Барлық білімгерлер қазір мәтін аударып отыр. 3.Сендер қайдасындар? – Біз үйде, үй тапсырмасын орындап отырмыз. 4.Менің досым дәл қазір университетте емтихан тапсырып жүр 5.Қара! Ол кіммен сөйлесіп тұр? 6. Қазір жаңбыр жауып жатыр. 7. Сенің достарың әуен тыңдап жатыр ма? 8. Менің әпкем ұйықтап жатқан жоқ, ол ойнап отыр. 9. Том әуежайда достарын қарсы алып жатқан жоқ. 10. Мына инженерлер қазір жұмыс істеп жатыр ма?

The Past Continuous Tense

іс әрекеттің белгілі бір өткен уақытта болып жатқанын бірақ,

аяқталмағанын білдіреді. (at 4 o’clock yesterday, from 5 till 7 yesterday,

the whole day,when mother came) және былай жасалынады:

Table 2

Affirmative (+)	Negative (–)	Interrogative (?)
I was reading. He was writing. We were studying.	I was not reading. He wasn’t writing. We weren’t studying.	Was I reading? -Yes, I was/ No, I wasn’t. Was he writing? -Yes, he was/ No, he wasn’t Were we studying? -Yes, we were/ No, we weren’t

For example:

I was watching television at 8 o’clock yesterday.

She was writing an article when I came.

They were studying English the whole evening.

8. Make positive sentences negative & make negative sentences positive:

1. He was working in the laboratory at 4 yesterday. 2. The students weren’t taking an exam at that moment yesterday. 3. It was raining the whole evening. 4. My friends were listening to music & I was speaking on the phone. 5. When I reached the house at 7, Max was playing the guitar& Jane was sitting at the table. 6. When I entered the room they were writing the test. 7. I was working in the laboratory from 6 till 9 yesterday.

8. It was snowing when I left the house. 9. Don’t turn the radio off! I was listening to it. 10. He was driving to the office when the accident happened.11. My mobile rang while I was going to the office.