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 perception – to see, to hear;

• Verbs denoting mental activity – to 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 objects – to 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 “сүйсіну, қайран қалу”- cannot be used in the Continuous Form.

To admire

• meaning “қызықтау, сүйсіну”- 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ex.7. Translate into English.

1. Қазір сіз кімге қарап отырсыз? – Мен мына қарт әйелге қарап отырмын. 2. Сіздің досыңыз кіммен сөйлесіп тұр? – Ол біздің оқытушымызбен сөйлесіп тұр. 3. Сіз достарыңызға не туралы айтып жатырсыз? – Мен достарыма өзімнің демалысым жайлы айтып жатырмын. 4. Сіздер қазір диктант жазып жатырсыздар ма? – Жоқ, біз жаттығу жасап жатырмыз. 5. Кешке қайда барасыздар? – Біз циркке барамыз. 6. Мына студенттер кімді күтіп алады? – Олар шетелдік студенттерді күтіп алады. 7. Сіз қайда барасыз? – Мен фотокөрмеге бара жатырмын.

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Ex.8. Choose the crrect verb form from the dropdown menu and form sentence in the Simple Present or the Present Progressive.

1) John ……football at the moment.

2) We often ……..tests at our school.

3) I …..to my teacher now.

4) Look! Mandy and Susan …..a film on TV.

5) Olivia …..her uncle every weekend.

6) Now the sun …...

7) They sometimes …….poems in the lessons.

8) Listen! The band …….the new guitar.

9) First I …….. then I dress.

10) Every morning my mother …….up at 6 o'clock.

Ex.9. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Present Progressive/Present Continuous. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

Beispiel: ____ they the girl? (to bully). Lцsung: Are they bullying the girl?

1) He ……her name. (not/to shout)

2) We ……..nice photos. (to take)

3) ……..Phil …….the exercise? (to explain)

4) What …….you …….here? (to do)

5) I ……..on the sofa. (not/to sit)

6) The cat ……..on the carpet. (not/to lie)

7) ……..they ……..to radio now? (to listen)

8) The eagle ……the mouse. (to catch)

9) Why …….Ruth ……..for money? (to ask)

10) The boys ……..into the pool. (not/to dive)

Ex.10. Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Present Progressive.

Example: ___________ the newspaper? (he/to read). Answer: Is he reading the newspaper?

1) ………in the lake? (Lisa/to swim)

2) ………your brother? (you/to help)

3) ……..a museum? (he/to visit)

4) ……..her T-shirt? (Doris/to wash)

5) ……..home? (they/to run)

6) ………to the radio? (Henry/to listen)

7) ……..the buckets? (the boys/to carry)

8) …….the string of the kite? (she/to hold)

9) ……..breakfast? (we/to make)

10) ……the computer? (Ron and Fred/to check)

UNIT 9

HEALTH

Text: A Man with a Bad Heart.

GRAMMAR: The Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense.

A Man with a Bad Heart

Dan noticed afterward that Max coughed a great deal and was short of breath. After about a week Max said, "/ tore something loose, I think. It rattles when I breathe. Do you know a good heart doctor from a hospital? I don't want to go to my regular doctor. He's Sharon's doctor too and he'll tell her."

Dan remembered Dr. Flinch, the physician who had helped him so greatly with the patient with the lung cancer.

After his visit Max came directly to the drugstore. He looked somber.

"Is he a good doctor?"

"The best I've found so far".

"He said it was all right for you to call him. I was so nervous I don't remember anything he said". Dan called the physician. The moment he hung up the receiver Max said, "What did he say?"

"You have a double lesion —".

"Don't talk to me in medical terms. Tell me so I can understand. What kind of operation do I have to do?" "It's open heart surgery. They cut the heart open. They put a pump in its place so that you get oxygen while it's being worked on."

"Is the heart beating all the time?" "They stop it. It's a dangerous operation but you have no choice." "I'm not getting any operation until Sharon has the baby."

Max opened a jar of pills and took one.