Present Continuous Tense (Active Voice)

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I am asking He is asking We are asking	Am I asking? Is he asking? Are we asking?	I am not asking He is not asking We are not asking

 

Запомните!

1. а) При образовании вопросительной формы вспомогательный глагол to be ставится перед подлежащим;

б) при образовании отрицательной формы отрицание not ставится после вспомогательного глагола to be.

Present Continuous Tense употребляется для выражения действия, происходящего в момент речи или в отрезок времени, к которому момент речи относится.

The students are busy now, they are writing their test papers. - Студенты сейчас заняты, они пишут контрольную работу.

Scientists all over the world are looking for new scientific methods. - Ученые всего мира ищут новые научные методы.

2. Глаголы в Present Continuous Tense переводятся на русский язык глаголами настоящего времени несовершенного вида.

Past Continuous Tense (Active Voice)

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I was asking We were asking	Was I asking? Were we asking?	I was not asking We were not asking

 

Past Continuous Tense употребляется для выражения длительногонезаконченного действия, имевшего место в определенный момент или период времени в прошлом. Этот момент или период времени может быть выражен:

а) обстоятельствами типа:

at 7 o’clock yesterday - вчера в 7 часов;

from 2 to 5 o’clock last Sunday - в прошлое воскресенье с 2-х до 5-и часов;

all day long - весь день;

all the time - все время;

the whole day - целый день.

I was working in the library the whole day yesterday. - Вчера я целый день работал в библиотеке.

б) другим действием в прошлом, выраженным глаголом в Past Indefinite Tense.

We were discussing a very important problem when he came in. - Мы обсуждали очень важную проблему, когда он вошел.

 

Запомните!

Глаголы в Past Continuous Tense переводятся на русский язык глаголами прошедшего времени несовершенного вида.

 

Future Continuous Tense (Active Voice)

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I will be asking He will be asking	Will I be asking? Will he be asking?	I will not be asking He will not be asking

Обратите внимание!

а) При образовании вопросительной формы первый вспомогательный глагол ставится перед подлежащим;

б) при образовании отрицательной формы отрицание not ставится после первого вспомогательного глагола.

Future Continuous Tense употребляется для выражения действия, которое будет происходить в определенный момент или период времени в будущем. Этот момент или период времени может быть выражен:

а) обстоятельствами типа:

at 5 o’clock tomorrow - завтра в 5 часов;

from 5 till 7 next Saturday -

с 5-ти до 7-и в следующую субботу;

и т. п.

Tomorrow they will be translating the article from 5 till 6.- Они будут переводить статью с 5-и до 6-и завтра.

б) другим действием в будущем, выраженным глаголом в Present Indefinite Tense.

I will be writing the report when he comes back. - Я буду писать доклад, когда он вернется.

 

Обратите внимание!

Глаголы в Future Continuous Tense переводятся на русский язык глаголами будущего времени несовершенного вида.

Exercises

I. Form Participle I from the verbs given below:

to do, to take, to become, to carry, to go, to change, to turn, to flow, to look for, to perform, to talk, to work, to observe, to examine, to grow, to boil, to get, to set.

II. Use the correct form of the verb to be.

1. I... taking five courses this semester. 2. Bill... trying to improve his English. 3. John and Mary... talking on the phone. 4. I need an umbrella because it... raining. 5. We... walking down the street when it began to rain. 6. I couldn’t get you on the phone last night, who... you talking to so long? 7. What... you doing now? 8. She... listening to her favourite music at 8 o’clock tomorrow. 9. What... you... doing when I come

 

II. Use the correct tense forms of the verbs given in brackets.

1. The engineer (to explain) the operation of this device now. 2. Each scientist usually (to run) his test under different conditions. 3. The talk (to bring about) a discussion at the last conference. 4. If the atom (to have) a shortage of electrons, it will have a positive charge. 5. Our laboratory (to develop) a new semiconductor device this month. 6. Last night he (to speak) in favour of our suggestion. 7. The test (to come) to an end by the time they came. 8. The authors (to observe) the phenomenon in studies of a different kind all the year round. 9. At present my research group (to conduct) a series of experiments. 10. After the authors (to observe) the phenomenon in studies of a different kind they (to take up) the problem. 11. I currently (to collect) data for my scientific work.

 

Работа с текстом

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Folk music

Folk music is the people's music. Its sound is that of the human voice telling a story, often of work, love, death, or protest. Over time, authorship is forgotten. Every group that came to America brought its own songs, which were shared, reworked, and passed along. English, Scottish, and Irish ballads became Appalachian or cowboy songs. French, African, and Hispanic music evolved into blues, rock, and Tex-Mex music.

With the advent of recording in the 1920s, the Carter family began to document traditional Appalachian songs. A wealth of black folk songs was recorded by the itinerant 12-string guitarist Leadbelly for the Library of Congress, which made them widely accessible for the first time. Woody Guthrie crisscrossed the country during the Depression with his guitar and harmonica, learning local songs and writing new ones in support of the downtrodden.

Actor and singer Burl Ives was the first folksinger to win a mass audience by performing on radio and television in the 1940s and 1950s. Pete Seeger's quartet, The Weavers, sang a hit version of «Good Night. Irene» that helped spur the urban folk revival of the 1950s. Although most of their hits were apolitical, they were nevertheless blacklisted from many nightclubs for their leftist leanings. No one, however, objected to the clean-cut image of the Kingston Trio, a smoothly energetic group whose 1958 hit «Тот Dooley» further spread the folk craze among high school and college students.

In the early 1960s Joan Baez sang mournful ballads with a haunting, lyrical dimension. Grave-mannered Joan Baez sang in a crystalline voice. For many she embodied opposition to the Vietnam War. Folk music began to underscore the civil rights and antiwar movements. In 1963, on the day of the March on Washington, Baez led a crowd of 200,000 in Pete Seeger's song «We Shall Overcome». The version of Bob Dylan's «Blowin' in the Wind» also became a civil rights anthem. In the '80s and'90s a few singers carried the folk torch while folk-rock groups took the tradition in yet another direction.

 

Vocabulary

authorship – авторство

to evolve – развиваться

advent – наступление, пришествие

itinerant – странствующий, бродячий

crisscross – перекрещивать, объездить вдоль и поперек

downtrodden – забитый, загнанный

to spur - побуждать, подстрекать

revival – возрождение, оживление

to blacklist – вносит в черный список

anthem – гимн

torch – факел

 

Дополните предложения:

1. Folk music is....

2. Every group that came to America brought its own songs which....

3. The Carter family began to document....

4. A wealth of black folk songs was recorded by the itinerant....

5. Woody Guthrie crisscrossed the country....

6. Pete Seeger's quartet, the Weavers, sang a hit version of «Goocl Night, lrene» that....

7. In the early 1960s Joan Baez sang mournful ballads....

8. The version of Bob Dylan's «Blowin' in the Wind» also became...

 

2. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. What are the main characteristics of folk music?

2. Whose music became cowboy songs?

3. Which music evolved into blues, rock and Tex-Mex music?

4. How were folk songs documented and made accessible for the public?

5. Who began to write new songs in support of the downtrodden?

6. What was the history of performing folk songs on radio and television?

7. Why were they blacklisted from many nightclubs?

8. Which song spread the folk craze among high school and college students?

9. In which way did Joan Baez sing her songs?

10. What did folk music begin to underscore?

Unit 8

Grammar: 1. Passive Voice Text: Dancing

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