| Випадки вживання | Приклади |
| a) Тривала дія, яка відбувається в деякий момент часу в минулому (at 5 o’clock yesterday – о п’ятій годині вчора; at this time yesterday – в цей час вчора). | At this time yesterday I was watching TV. – В цей час вчора я дивився телевізор. |
| b) Тривала дія, яка відбувається одночасно з деякою дією в минулому (when I came – коли я прийшов). | When I came home my family was having dinner. – Коли я прийшов додому, моя сім’я снідала. |
| с) Тривала дія, яка відбувається протягом деякого періоду часу в минулому (from 6 till 7 yesterday – вчора з шостої до сьомої; the whole day yesterday – цілий день вчора). | We were preparing for the test the whole last week. – Весь минулий тиждень ми готувались до тесту. |
The Future Continuous Tense (Майбутній тривалий час)
| Випадки вживання | Приклади |
| a) Тривала дія, яка відбувається в деякий момент часу в майбутньому (at 5 o’clock tomorrow – о п’ятій годині завтра; at this time tomorrow – в цей час завтра). | At this time tomorrow we will be walking in the park. – В цей час завтра ми будемо гуляти в парку. |
| b) Тривала дія, яка буде відбуватися одночасно з деякою дією в майбутньому (when you come – коли ви прийдете). | When you come tomorrow we will be still working. – Коли ви прийдете, ми все ще будемо працювати. |
| с) Тривала дія, яка буде відбуватися протягом деякого періоду часу в майбутньому (from 6 till 7 tomorrow – завтра з шостої до сьомої; the whole evening tomorrow – цілий вечір завтра). | I think we will be discussing this problem for a long time. – Я гадаю, ми будемо обговорювати цю проблему довгий час. |
G Запам’ятайте!
Дієслова, які виражають почуття: (to love – любити), сприймання (to see – бачити, to feel – почувати), розумові процеси (to know – знати, to understand – розуміти), не вживаються в Continuous Tenses.
☺ Smile !
A man travelling at 130 miles per hour on the motorway was stopped by the police. “Sorry, officer,” said the driver, “was I driving too fast?” – “No, Sir. You were flying too low.”
Вправа 3. Перепишіть речення у минулому та у майбутньому часі.
1. I am learning grammar rules. 2. Your friends are writing a letter to the President. 3. What are you doing now? 4. He is not sleeping. 5. Who are you waiting for? I am waiting for my friend. 6. She is not listening to the news now. 7. We are looking for our grandma’s glasses.
Вправа 4. Поставте дієслово у дужках у необхідну часову форму.
1. When he met me I (to walk) to the Institute and had little time to talk to him. 2. What your sister (to do) now? She (to play) tennis. 3. The whole next week we (to prepare) for the test in physics. 4. Look! Nick (to swim) across the river. 5. Our grandmother (to cook) dinner from two till three yesterday. 6. He (to discuss) the problem with his group-mates when the teacher came. 7. They (to discuss) the plans for the next year at this moment. 8. Do you know who (to sing) in the yard the whole evening yesterday? 9. I don’t know which book he (to read). 10. Can you tell me who (to sit) next to you at the last concert? 11. My telephone (to charge) from 5 till 6 yesterday.
9.5. Домашнє завдання
Вправа 5. Розкрийте дужки, використовуючи дієслова у Present Indefinite або Present Continuous.
1. It (to take) me forty minutes to get to school. 2. Hello, Pete, where you (to go)? – I (to hurry) to school. 3. When your lessons (to begin) on Monday? – They (to begin) at nine o’clock. 4. Where your sister (to be)? – She (to do) her homework in the next room. 5. It usually (to take) me an hour to do my written exercises. 6. Where Boris (to be)? I (to look) for him. – He (to have) lunch at the canteen. 7. In the evening I often (to go) to see my friends. 8. On Sunday we sometimes (to go) to the cinema or to a disco club. 9. Andrew (to get) up very early as he (to live) far from school. He (to be) never late. 10. It (to be) six o’clock in the evening now. Victor (to do) his homework. His sister (to read) a book. His mother and grandmother (to talk).
Вправа 6. Розкрийте дужки, використовуючи дієслова у Past Indefinite або Past Continuous.
1. They (to have) tea when I (to come) home. 2. He (to walk) along the river when a boat (to pass). 3. We (to listen) to an interesting lecture on UFOs yesterday. 4. When I (to enter) the classroom, the teacher (to write) words on the blackboard and the pupils (to copy) them into their exercise-books. 5. They (to get) ready to go out when it (to begin) raining. 6. Yesterday at one o’clock I (to have) lunch. 7. When he (to come) in, I (to do) my exercises. 8. What you (to do) at eight o’clock yesterday? 9. At this time yesterday I (to ride) home by my bicycle. 10. You (to sleep) when I (to go) out. 11. I (to walk) along the street with my friend when a tram (to pass). 12. We (to discuss) our plans for the weekend when Nick (to rush) into the room. 13. I (to copy) files from my flesh-card when suddenly the computer (to hang). 14. Yesterday my sister (to celebrate) her birthday. The telephone (to ring) the whole day. 15. The doctor (to examine) the patient the whole week but (not to find) the cause of his pains.
Вправа 7. Вивчіть напам’ять один з діалогів розділу 9.1.
Lesson 10. Speaking Over the Telephone
10.1. Розмовна тема. Телефонна розмова