Prezentul (Simplu) Continuu(Present Tense Continuous)

Cum se formeaza am/is/are + present participle

Cand se foloseste & Exemple 1. pentru o actiune ce are loc in prezent si e in progres (are loc chiar acum)I am just writing my exercise.  (Tocmai imi scriu exercitiul.)I am writing my exercise now.  (Imi scriu exercitiul acum.) In acest caz, de regula, in propozitie intalnim cuvinte (care sa intareasca aceasta idee)

precum: just, now. 2. pentru o actiune ce are loc in prezent si e in progres (dar care se va termina in

viitorul mai departat)I am studying French.  (Studiez franceza.) Cand fac afirmatia poate ca nu studiez franceza (la acea ora), insa aceasta actiune/

activitate e inceputa in trecut si va continua si in viitor. In acest caz nu se folosesc cuvinte de subliniere a prezentului precum just, now.

3. pentru a exprima planuri in viitorul apropiat (are nuanta subiectiva; Prezentul Simplu in acest caz nu are nuanta subiectiva)What are you doing tomorrow ? (Ce faci maine?) In acest caz frecvent se folosesc verbe de miscare precum to come, to arrive, to go,

to leave: My friend is leaving tomorrow. (Prietenul meu pleaca maine.) 4. pentru o actiune care se repeta regulat, frecvent I am constantly thanking God for the opportunities that He has given

me in my life.   (nu exprima iritarea)(Ii multumesc lui Dumnezeu in permanenta, pentru oportunitatile pe care mi le-a dat in

viata.) De regula exprima iritarea vis-a-vis de actiune:He is continually making noise. (El face galagie in permanenta.) Repetarea se exprima folosind adverbe precum: always, constantly, continually,

often. 

Comentarii    Exista verbe care nu au forma continua.1. Verbele de perceptie 

 

to feel, to hear, to notice, to see, to smell, to tasteex: I see a red car. TOTUSI, daca actiunea e una voluntara, una constienta se

poate folosi aspectul continuu:What are you seeing ?  (se presupune ca persoana care vede ceva realizeaza o

actiune voluntara; de exemplu: se uita cu binoclu, s-a urcat pe ceva sa vada mai departe, etc)

 DEASEMENEA, daca sensul verbului nu mai este cel de baza,

iar se poate folosi forma continua:I am seeing my dentist on Wednesday.  (sensul nu mai e de a vedea ci de a fi

consultat, de a se duce la)

2. Verbele care exprima activitati mentale to agree, to believe, to distrust, to imagine, to doubt, to

remember, to understand, to suppose, to recognize, to forget, to think, to mean

 NOTA: Daca se foloseste forma continua apare o modificare de sens:I am thinking. (nu se spune si ce gandesc.)

3. Verbe care exprima dorintato wish, to want, to intend, to desire ex: I wish to go there. 

  4. Verbe care exprima sentimente, atitudini, trairi emotionale

 to love, to like, to dislike, to detest, to prefer, to abhor, to adore,

to hate ex.: I like it. 

    5. verbele modale     

can, may, must, ought to ex.: I can do it. 

    6. Verbe care exprima posesia    

to posses, to owe, to belong to, to own, to keep, to hold ex.: I keep it for me.

 

     7. Alte verbe care nu pot avea forma continua   

to expect, to suffice, to differ, to appear, to contain, to deserve ex.: This movie appears to be interesting.

ExercitiiTraduceti in engleza urmatoarele propozitii:  Dormi ?(e considerata actiune continua)

     O sa ma intalnesc cu niste prieteni maine.(e un plan in viitorul apropiat)

  John mereu ajunge/ vine tarziu.(situatie neplacuta, suparatoare care se repeta)

     Mary studiaza pentru TOEFL acum.(actiune prezenta in curs de desfasurare)

  

 

Present Progressive/Continuous - Brief versionPresent Progressive - Use

1) actions happening at the moment of speaking

Peter is reading a book now.

2) fixed plan in the near future

She is going to Basel on Saturday.

3) temporary actions

His father is working in Rome this month.

4) actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions)

My friend is preparing for his exams.

5) trends

More and more people are using their computers to listen to music.

6) repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)

Andrew is always coming late.

Signal words

now, at the moment, Look! Listen!

Form

to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing

Examples

Affirmative sentences:I am playing football.I'm playing football.

You are playing football.You're playing football.

Negative sentences:

I am not playing football.I'm not playing football.

You are not playing football.You're not playing football.You aren't playing football.

Questions:Am I playing football? Are you playing football?

1) UseSimple Present Present Progressive/Continuous

repeated actionsactions happening at the moment of speaking or around the moment of speaking

fixed arrangements, scheduled events (e.g. timetable)

fixed plan in the near future

sequence of actions in the present (first - then, after that)

temporary actions

instructions trends

things in generalrepeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)

after special verbs  

2) Signal wordsSimple Present Present Progressive/Continuous

always, often, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, every day, every week, every year, on Mondays

now, at the moment, Look!, Listen!

3) FormSimple Present Present Progressive/Continuous

infinitive3rd person singular (he, she, it) infinitive + -s

         to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing

4) ExamplesSimple Present Present Progressive/Continuous

4-1 Affirmative sentences

I play football. I am playing football.

You play football. You are playing football.

He plays football. He is playing football. 

Simple Present Present Progressive/Continuous

4-2 Negative sentences

I do not play football. I am not playing football.

You do not play football. You are not playing football.

He does not play football. He is not playing football. 

Simple Present Present Progressive/Continuous

4-3 Questions

Do I play football? Am I playing football?

Do you play football? Are you playing football?

Does he play football? Is he playing football?

5) SpellingSimple Present Present Progressive/Continuous

watches (-es after sibilant) sitting (double consonant after short vowel)

goes (-es after -o) writing (leave out one -e at the end)

hurries (-y to -ie after consonant) lying (change -ie to -y)

Put in the verb in brackets into the gaps and form affirmative sentences in Present Progressive.

Use long forms of the auxiliaries only.

1) He in the lake. (to swim)

2) Andrew and Colin muffins. (to make)

3) Simon a letter. (to write)

4) They pictures. (to swap)

5) Kathy with Bob. (to dance)

6) You home. (to run)

7) I a shower. (to take)

8) We money for a new computer. (to save)

9) She the grass. (to cut)

10) The teacher his bike. (to ride)

Put in the verb in brackets into the gaps and form affirmative sentences in Present Progressive.

Use long forms of the auxiliaries only.

1) Alexander a film. (to watch)

2) We a computer game. (to play)

3) The dog at the cat. (to bark)

4) Peter his rabbits. (to feed)

5) Philipp and Johnny a song. (to sing)

6) Mary her hair. (to wash)

7) I to Doris. (to talk)

8) Peggy a picture. (to draw)

9) Henry and his sister their mother. (to help)

10) You the poem by heart. (to learn)

Put in the verb in brackets into the gaps and form affirmative sentences in Present Progressive.

Use short/contracted forms of the auxiliaries only.

1) He a film. (to watch)

2) We a computer game. (to play)

3) Look at that dog. It at the cat. (to bark)

4) He his rabbits. (to feed)

5) They a song. (to sing)

6) She her hair. (to wash)

7) I to Doris. (to talk)

8) She a picture. (to draw)

9) They their mother. (to help)

10) You the poem by heart. (to learn)

Put in the verb in brackets into the gap and form negative sentences in Present Progressive.

Use long forms of the auxiliaries only.

1) The children questions. (not/to ask)

2) Nick to the gym. (not/to go)

3) I the door. (not/to open)

4) He jokes. (not/to tell)

5) The baby now. (not/to cry)

6) We a farm. (not/to visit)

7) They the phone. (not/to answer)

8) Gerry, Joe and Boris hamburgers. (not/to eat)

9) My teacher at the bus stop. (not/to wait)

10) The rabbit over the fence. (not/to climb)

Put in the verb in brackets into the gap and form negative sentences in Present Progressive.

Use long forms of the auxiliaries only.

1) Anne and Ron in a helicopter. (not/to fly)

2) Olivia her eyes. (not/to close)

3) They through the park. (not/to jog)

4) The girls fun at Tom's party. (not/to have)

5) He in the sea. (not/to swim)

6) I to the cinema. (not/to run)

7) We a bird house. (not/to make)

8) Look! Christine . (not/to smile)

9) She the books to the library. (not/to take)

10) You in front of the computer. (not/to sit)

Put in the verb in brackets into the gap and form negative sentences in Present Progressive.

Use short/contracted forms of the auxiliaries only.

1) They questions. (not/to ask)

2) Nick to the gym. (not/to go)

3) I the door. (not/to open)

4) He jokes. (not/to tell)

5) The baby now. (not/to cry)

6) We a farm. (not/to visit)

7) They the phone. (not/to answer)

8) She hamburgers. (not/to eat)

9) He at the bus stop. (not/to wait)

10) Look at the rabbit. It over the fence. (not/to climb)

Put in the verb in brackets into the gap and form negative sentences in Present Progressive.

Use short/contracted forms of the auxiliaries only.

1) They in a helicopter. (not/to fly)

2) Olivia her eyes. (not/to close)

3) They through the park. (not/to jog)

4) She the books to the library. (not/to take)

5) They fun at Tom's party. (not/to have)

6) He in the sea. (not/to swim)

7) I to the cinema. (not/to run)

8) We a bird house. (not/to make)

9) Look! She . (not/to smile)

10) You in front of the computer. (not/to sit)

Put in the verbs in Present Progressive into the gaps.

1) Richard in the garden? (to work)

2) she a cup of tea? (to have

3) the children their homework? (to do)

4) you the kitchen, Tom? (to clean)

5) the cat in the basket? (to sleep)

6) Cliff and Oliver friends? (to meet)

7) your mother sandwiches? (to make)

8) the birds water? (to drink)

9) Carmen a pullover? (to wear)

10) they a pizza? (to eat)

Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Present Progressive.

1) in the lake? (Lisa/to swim)

2) your brother? (you/to help)

3) a museum? (he/to visit)

4) her T-shirt? (Doris/to wash)

5) home? (they/to run)

6) to the radio? (Henry/to listen)

7) the buckets? (the boys/to carry)

8) the string of the kite? (she/to hold)

9) breakfast? (we/to make)

10) the computer? (Ron and Fred/to check)

Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use Simple Present in the statements.

1) We our dog. (to call)

2) Emma in the lessons. (to dream)

3) They at birds. (to look)

4) John home from school. (to come)

5) I my friends. (to meet)

6) He the laptop. (to repair)

7) Walter and Frank hello. (to say)

8) The cat under the tree. (to sit)

9) You water. (to drink)

10) She the lunchbox. (to forget)

Complete the sentences.

Use long forms of the auxiliaries only.

1) Tom stamps. (not/to collect)

2) You songs in the bathroom. (not/to sing)

3) Julie in the garden. (not/to work)

4) I at home. (not/to sit)

5) Tina and Kate the windows. (not/to open)

6) Adam French. (not/to speak)

7) His sister lemonade. (not/to like)

8) We to music. (not/to listen)

9) My father the car every Saturday. (not/to clean)

10) Johnny and Danny in the lake. (not/to swim)

Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use Simple Present in the statements.

1) I a good mark. (to get)

2) Rita an exercise. (to do)

3) We the table. (to lay)

4) Tim and Pat text messages. (to send)

5) Oliver fun. (to have)

6) Maria their room. (to tidy up)

7) He a new MP3 player. (to buy)

8) The dog out of the house. (to run)

9) You your glasses. (to need)

10) She a snake. (to touch)Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps.

You can use long or short/contracted forms of the auxiliaries.

1) They play volleyball every week. - They volleyball every week.

2) John is nice. - John nice.

3) This car makes a lot of noise. - This car a lot of noise.

4) I like computer games. - I computer games.

5) We are from Greece. - We from Greece.

6) You wear pullovers. - You pullovers.

7) They speak English. - They English.

8) He watches TV. - He TV.

9) I am from Spain. - I from Spain.

10) Steve draws nice pictures. - Steve nice pictures.

Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negations of the verbs into the correct gaps.

You can use long or short/contracted forms of the auxiliaries.

1) The girls are outside. - The girls outside.

2) She knows the answer. - She the answer.

3) We live in a small house. - We in a small house.

4) I have coffee for breakfast. - I coffee for breakfast.

5) Water boils at 90°C. - Water at 90°C.

6) My brothers work in a café. - My brothers in a café.

7) Marie and Helen do judo. - Marie and Helen judo.

8) The dog always barks. - The dog .

9) I remember Bill quite well. - I Bill quite well.

10) Kate can sing alone. - Kate alone.

Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use Simple Present.

1) you mineral water? (to drink)

2) Sarah and Linda their pets? (to feed)

3) your teacher your homework? (to check)

4) they in the old house? (to live)

5) the cat on the wall in the mornings? (to sit)

6) Nina computer games? (to play)

7) your parents TV in the afternoon? (to watch)

8) your grandmother the phone? (to answer)

9) Andy the shopping? (to do)

10) Garry and Ken a cup of tea in the afternoon? (to have)

Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Simple Present.

1) to school? (you/to walk)

2) a banana in the morning? (Ronda/to eat)

3) parrots? (your father/to like)

4) a room with her sister? (Wendy/to share)

5) a lot in England? (it/to rain)

6) sports after school? (the friends/to do)

7) camping in summer? (Susan and Jack/to go)

8) their friends to the party? (they/to invite)

9) at the bus stop? (we/to wait)

10) in the mornings? (he/to smile)

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