Present and Continuous Tenses

Tenses Времена

Времена группы Simple

Когда употребляем времена группы Simple?

• Перечисление последовательных действий
• Выражают регулярные действия

Tense

Words-indicators

Present Simple

Examples

Every day, often, seldom, in the evening/morning/afternoon, day by day, rarely, always, usually

Past Simple

He watches drama every day

They often cook soup

Yesterday, last month, last year, last season, a week ago, in 2009

Future Simple

He wrote a poem in 2009

They watched a soap-opera yesterday

Next year(month), tomorrow, in 2 minutes/years,soon

He will run tomorrow

I will read a newspaper on next week

Когда употребляются времена группы Continuous?

• Времена группы Continuous выражают действия, которые протекали в определённый момент в прошлом, настоящем или будущем
• Во временах Continuous не употребляются глаголы, выражающие чувства, восприятие и интеллектуальные процессы: to understand, to wish, to notice, to remember, to recognize, to hear, to want, to be, to forget, to seem, to know, to feel, to like.

Tense

Words-indicators

Present Continuous

Examples

Now, still, at present, at the moment, while

Past Continuous

He is still reading

They are checking hometask at the moment

Still, while, during, for 3 hours/weeks, all day long yesterday

Future Continuous

They weren’t playing

He wasn’t sleeping for 4 hours

Still, from…to, during, for 3 hours/days/weeks

He will be riding for 3 times

They will be reading from 4-th December

Remember!!

• Предлог «через» на английском языке будет in. К примеру, через 3 месяца- in three months, через 5 дней- in five days