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Exercise 2. Study the use of the Present Continuous (Progressive) tense to talk



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Exercise 2. Study the use of the Present Continuous (Progressive) tense to talk 
about the actual
present moment, the short-time present, the long-time present and f o r the events in the future.
Translate the sentences.
1. Tell me what is happening! 2. We are having a presentation o f our new project before the 
academic council next month. 3. I am collecting materials for my thesis. 4. The government is 
developing a new economic strategy for the coming year. 5. Some environmental groups are 
lobbying for the extent o f hedgerows (зеленые насаждения) across the country as an indicator for 
the health o f Britain’s wildlife. 6. The researchers are now considering application o f a new method.
7. The researchers are having their meeting tomorrow. 8. I am taking my first interview tomorrow. 
Wish me good luck. 9. We are taking postgraduate level courses in September. 10. I’m not free 
now. I am arranging an international conference at the present moment.
Exercise 3. Study the use of the Present Continuous (Progressive) tense to talk about a
repeated event occurring in the immediate present and likely to continue in the immediate
future used with frequency adverbs: 
always, constantly, continuously
 often showing complaints,
irritation, irony.
1. You are always asking me this silly question. 2. She is constantly complaining of her 
frequent headaches. 3. You are constantly thinking about your problems. 4. He is constantly taking 
decisions without consulting me. 5. The staff members are continuously using the office telephone 
for personal calls. 6. My neighbors are always quarrelling over trifles. 7. You are always using my 
computer without asking me. 8. You are always coming to the lesson 5 minutes late. 9. He is 
continuously leaving the door o f his car open. 10. They are constantly having problems with 
calculations.


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