AFFIRMATIVE
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NEGATIVE
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INTERREGATIVE
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I am reading
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I am not reading
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Am I reading?
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He is reading
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He is not reading
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Is he reading?
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She is reading
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She is not reading
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Is she reading?
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It is reading
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It is not reading
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Is it reading?
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We are reading
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We are not reading
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Are we reading?
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You are reading
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You are not reading
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Are you reading?
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They are reading
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They are not reading
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Are they reading?
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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 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 “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) 7.. 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.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.
Unit 9. HEALTH. Text: A Man with a Bad Heart.
Grammar: The Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense.
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