1 Bob’s parents were at work last Saturday. 2 Last year I was in Paris. 3 Last week he was in London, but his friends were in Cardiff. 4 Your cake was delicious! 5 There were no apples in the fridge, there was apple juice only. 6 They were sad, because their mother was ill. 7 Two years ago Tom and Meg were students. 8 You were in the library yesterday. I was there too. 9 When my grandfather was young, he was a pilot. 10 I wasn't at the cinema yesterday 11 He wasn't a rich man. 12 Last lesson the pupils weren't ready. 13 Mary was at school yesterday.
Форма: глагол to be в личной форме (am, is, are) и причастие настоящего времени от смыслового глагола.
Использование:
1. Действие в данный момент времени. Кроме глаголов не действия: чувств - like, love, prefer, hate; восприятий - feel, understand, agree, know, seem, sound, taste; состояния души - want, wish, need, состояния вещей - belong, contain, include, possess, owe, own.
2. Действие в текущем отрезке времени. He is learning French this year.
3. Будущие запланированные действия. I am buying a computer tomorrow.
4. При уверенности, что действие должно произойти в будущем. The ship is sailing at 5 o’clock tomorrow.
5. Процесс в придаточных предложениях. If I am sleeping when he comes, wake me up.
6. Критически воспринимаемые постоянные действия. He is always getting into trouble.
7. Выражение be going to.
a) Собираться, намереваться. I am going to buy a new car.
b) Похоже, что. It is going to rain.
c) Может произойти. You are going to be fined.
d) Предстоит. He is going to receive a Nobel prize.
2 Last year I was in Paris.
3 Last week he was in London, but his friends were in Cardiff.
4 Your cake was delicious!
5 There were no apples in the fridge, there was apple juice only.
6 They were sad, because their mother was ill.
7 Two years ago Tom and Meg were students.
8 You were in the library yesterday. I was there too.
9 When my grandfather was young, he was a pilot.
10 I wasn't at the cinema yesterday
11 He wasn't a rich man.
12 Last lesson the pupils weren't ready.
13 Mary was at school yesterday.
The present continuous tense
Форма: глагол to be в личной форме (am, is, are) и причастие настоящего времени от смыслового глагола.
Использование:
1. Действие в данный момент времени. Кроме глаголов не действия: чувств - like, love, prefer, hate; восприятий - feel, understand, agree, know, seem, sound, taste; состояния души - want, wish, need, состояния вещей - belong, contain, include, possess, owe, own.
2. Действие в текущем отрезке времени. He is learning French this year.
3. Будущие запланированные действия. I am buying a computer tomorrow.
4. При уверенности, что действие должно произойти в будущем. The ship is sailing at 5 o’clock tomorrow.
5. Процесс в придаточных предложениях. If I am sleeping when he comes, wake me up.
6. Критически воспринимаемые постоянные действия. He is always getting into trouble.
7. Выражение be going to.
a) Собираться, намереваться. I am going to buy a new car.
b) Похоже, что. It is going to rain.
c) Может произойти. You are going to be fined.
d) Предстоит. He is going to receive a Nobel prize.