Упражнения и задания по грамматике

5. Present Continuous


Use

1. 
   temporary situations
   

They're staying at the Park Hotel at present.

2. 
   actions happening at or around the moment of speaking
   

She is looking for a better job.

3. 
   fixed arrangements in the near future
   

The Browns are visiting us tonight. (It's all arranged.)

4. 
   changing or developing situations
   

His English is getting better.


Time expressions: now, at the moment, at present, nowadays, today, tonight, always, still etc.


5.1 Rewrite each sentence according to the instructions (Present Continuous):

1. She is watching TV now. (question) – Is she watching TV now?

2. He isn’t staying at his hotel. (positive) – He’s staying at his hotel.
3. She’s reading. (negative) – She isn’t reading.
4. They’re working. (question)
5. He's writing a letter. (question)
6. He's eating. (negative)
7. I'm not working. (positive)
8. She's studying at the moment. (question)
9. I'm sleeping. (negative)
10. You're reading my newspaper. (question)
11. She's writing a letter. (question)
12. He's talking to Mary. (question)
13. They're not playing football. (positive)
14. He's listening to the radio. (question)
15. You're playing with my football. (question)


5.2 Complete the sentence with the affirmative form of the verb in brackets:

1. Look, all the people (leave) are leaving.

2. The Earth's temperature (rise) _______ because people (use) _____ too much energy.
3. She (study) _______ economics and he (study) _______ philosophy.
4. You (stand) _______ too close to the road.
5. We (stay) _______ in a lovely hotel by the beach.
6. I (go) _______ to the supermarket now, do you need anything?
7. The cat (chase) _______ the dog.
8. Technology (become) _______ cheaper all the time.
9. Pawel and Marek (train) _______ for the football game next week.
10. Manuela (listen) _______ to music in her room.


5.3* Complete the text with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets:

Good afternoon, everybody. I 1) (speak) am speaking to you from Mount Surprising, the giant volcano. A team of scientists 2) (visit) _______ the volcano, and I’m here for Big TV, just in case anything exciting happens. I 3) (stand) _______ here near the top of the crater, and 4) (look) _______ down into the volcano. At the moment the four scientists 5) (climb) _______ down into the crater. It doesn't look very dangerous, I must say, but they 6) (wear) _______ special clothes and a rescue team 7) (stand by) _______ just in case! A little bit of smoke 8) (rise) _______ from the volcano, but that is normal. Now the scientists 9) (set) _______ up their equipment. They 10) (try) _______ to collect some gas, which will help them understand what exactly 11) (go on) _______ under the volcano. Wait a minute! Something 12) (happen) _______! The ground 13) (shake) _______! The four scientists 14) (climb) _______ out of the volcano as quickly as they can. They 15) (shout) _______ something as well. I think it's time to leave!