Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Подготовила: Манерко С.С., учитель английского языка

МБОУ СОШ №20 г. Минеральные Воды

Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Употребляется для выражения длительного действия, которое происходит в настоящий момент (в момент речи).

Слова-подсказки:

now

at this time

at this moment

at present moment

at present

Грамматически the Present Continuous Tense образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в настоящем времени (am, is, are) и добавления окончания -ing к смысловому глаголу.

Утвердительное предложение

I am play ing golf now.

He is read ing at this time.

Kate is go ing home at this moment.

It is snow ing at present moment.

They are ski ing at present.

Правила орфографии:

to swim – swi mm ing

to write – writing

to cry – crying

to ski - skiing

Отрицательное предложение

Частица not ставится после вспомогательного глагола.

I am not playing golf now.

He is not reading at this time.

Kate is not going home at this moment.

It is not snowing at present moment.

They are not skiing at present.

Вопросительное предложение

• General question

Вспомогательный глагол to be (am, is, are) ставится перед подлежащим.

Am I playing golf now?

Is he reading at this time?

Yes, I am.

Yes, he is.

Yes, I’m playing golf now.

Are they skiing at present?

Yes, they are.

Yes, he’s reading at this time.

No, I am not.

No, he is not.

No, I’m not playing golf now.

Yes, they are skiing at present.

No, they are not.

No, he isn’t reading at this time.

No, they are not skiing at present.

2. Special question

Вопросительное слово ставится перед вспомогательным глаголом.

  Who is playing golf now? (“Who” – 3 лицо, ед. число) – вопрос к подлежащему

What am I doing now?

What game am I playing now?

When am I playing?

Who is reading at this time?

What is he doing at this time?

When is he playing?

Who is skiing at present?

What are they doing at present?

When are they skiing?

3. Alternative question

Is he or Kate reading now?

Is it snowing or raining at present moment?

Are they or am I skiing at present?

4. Disjunctive question

Если предложение утвердительное:

I am playing golf now, am not I?

He is reading at this time, isn’t he?

Yes, I am.

No, I’m not.

Kate is going home at this moment, isn’t she?

It is snowing at present moment, isn’t it?

They are skiing at present, aren’t they?

Если предложение отрицательное:

I am not playing golf now, am I?

No, I’m not.

He is not reading at this time, is he?

Yes, I am.

Kate is not going home at this moment, is she?

It is not snowing at present moment, is it?

They are not skiing at present, are they?

Во временах группы “Continuous (Progressive)” , как правило, не употребляются глаголы:

to appear

to believe

to feel

to forget

to consist

to love

to notice

to seem

to hate

to contain

to understand

to desire

to possess

to hear

to know

to enjoy

to recognize

to want

to wish

to like

to remember

to see