Лекция: Поставьте глагол в скобках в форму будущего времени, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. They (return) in the evening. 2. Clara (write) to us next Monday. 3. She (take) the children to the park tomorrow. 4. In 10 minutes he (be) able to speak to us. 5. I (leave) a message on the table for them. 6. The lesson (finish) at 12 o’clock. 7. Soon we (see) a new play of our drama society. 8. The shops (close) at 5 p.m. today.

В сложноподчиненных предложениях с условными придаточными после слов: если if, когда when, как только as soon as, до тех пор пока till (until), после after, прежде before в английском языке вместо простого будущего времени используется простое настоящее.

If you run fast, you will win the race. I’ll phone you when I come home. Linda won’t go to the party if Connie doesn’t come with her.

12 The Past Continuous Tense

Прошедшее продолженное время.

Употребление:

1.Для обозначения времени, которое происходило в определенный момент в прошлом.

At 9 o’ clock last night we were watching TV.

2.Для обозначения действия, которое находилось в процессе и было прервано другим действием.

Действие в процессе – Past Continuous, а менее продолжительное действие – Past Simple

She was cooking when the doorbell rang.

3.Для обозначения двух и более действий, которые происходили одновременно.

David was reading a newspaper while Mary was playing on the computer.

Was/were + Ving

Характерные наречия и словосочетания: When, while, as, all day, night, morning.

+ The sun was shining. + The birds were singing.

— The sun wasn’t shining — The birds weren’t singing

? Was the sun shining?? Were the birds singing?

Переведите предложения на русский язык, поставьте их в вопросительную и отрицательную формы.

1. It was raining when I left home.

2. When Mary was walking in the park she came across her old friend.

3. As George was going home yesterday it was snowing heavily

4. The accident happened while they were raveling in the South.

5. I was having a bath when you phoned me.

6. Nick was doing his homework while his brother was drawing a poster.