Prezentul (Simplu) Continuu

Cum se formeaza

(Present Tense Continuous)

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 1. Verbele de perceptie

Exista verbe care nu au forma continua.

to feel, to hear, to notice, to see, to smell, to taste

ex: 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 dorinta to 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.

Exercitii
Traduceti 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 version

Present 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: You are playing I am playing football. football. You're playing I'm playing football. football. Negative sentences: I am not playing You are not playing football. football. I'm not playing You're not playing

football.

football. You aren't playing football.

Questions: Am I playing football?

Are you playing football?

1) Use
Simple Present repeated actions fixed arrangements, scheduled events (e.g. timetable) Present Progressive/Continuous actions happening at the moment of speaking or around the moment of speaking fixed plan in the near future

sequence of actions in the present (first temporary actions - then, after that) instructions things in general after special verbs trends repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)

2) Signal words
Simple Present always, often, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, every day, every week, every year, on Mondays Present Progressive/Continuous now, at the moment, Look!, Listen!

3) Form
Simple Present infinitive 3rd person singular (he, she, it) infinitive + -s Present Progressive/Continuous to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing

4) Examples
Simple Present Present Progressive/Continuous

4-1 Affirmative sentences I play football. You play football. He plays football. I am playing football. You are playing football. He is playing football.

Simple Present

Present Progressive/Continuous

4-2 Negative sentences I do not play football. You do not play football. I am not playing 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? Do you play football? Does he play football? Am I playing football? Are you playing football? Is he playing football?

5) Spelling
Simple Present watches (-es after sibilant) goes (-es after -o) hurries (-y to -ie after consonant) Present Progressive/Continuous sitting (double consonant after short vowel) writing (leave out one -e at the end) 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) muffins. (to make) a letter. (to write) pictures. (to swap) with Bob. (to dance) home. (to run) a shower. (to take) money for a new computer. (to save) the grass. (to cut) his bike. (to ride)

2) Andrew and Colin 3) Simon 4) They 5) Kathy 6) You 7) I 8) We 9) She 10) The teacher

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 2) We 3) The dog 4) Peter

a film. (to watch) a computer game. (to play) at the cat. (to bark) his rabbits. (to feed) a song. (to sing)

5) Philipp and Johnny 6) Mary 7) I 8) Peggy

her hair. (to wash) to Doris. (to talk) a picture. (to draw) their mother. (to help)

9) Henry and his sister 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 2) We

a film. (to watch) a computer game. (to play) at the cat. (to bark)

3) Look at that dog. It 4) He 5) They 6) She 7) I 8) She 9) They 10) You

his rabbits. (to feed) a song. (to sing) her hair. (to wash) to Doris. (to talk) a picture. (to draw) their mother. (to help) 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 2) Nick 3) I 4) He 5) The baby 6) We 7) They 8) Gerry, Joe and Boris 9) My teacher 10) The rabbit

questions. (not/to ask) to the gym. (not/to go) the door. (not/to open) jokes. (not/to tell) now. (not/to cry) a farm. (not/to visit) the phone. (not/to answer) hamburgers. (not/to eat) at the bus stop. (not/to wait) 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 2) Olivia 3) They 4) The girls 5) He 6) I 7) We 8) Look! Christine 9) She 10) You

in a helicopter. (not/to fly) her eyes. (not/to close) through the park. (not/to jog) fun at Tom's party. (not/to have) in the sea. (not/to swim) to the cinema. (not/to run) a bird house. (not/to make) . (not/to smile) the books to the library. (not/to take) 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 2) Nick 3) I 4) He 5) The baby 6) We 7) They 8) She 9) He

questions. (not/to ask) to the gym. (not/to go) the door. (not/to open) jokes. (not/to tell) now. (not/to cry) a farm. (not/to visit) the phone. (not/to answer) hamburgers. (not/to eat) at the bus stop. (not/to wait) over the fence. (not/to climb)

10) Look at the rabbit. It

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 2) Olivia

in a helicopter. (not/to fly) her eyes. (not/to close)

3) They 4) She 5) They 6) He 7) I 8) We 9) Look! She 10) You

through the park. (not/to jog) the books to the library. (not/to take) fun at Tom's party. (not/to have) in the sea. (not/to swim) to the cinema. (not/to run) a bird house. (not/to make) . (not/to smile) in front of the computer. (not/to sit)

Put in the verbs in Present Progressive into the gaps.

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Richard she the children you the cat Cliff and Oliver your mother the birds Carmen they

in the garden? (to work) a cup of tea? (to have their homework? (to do) the kitchen, Tom? (to clean) in the basket? (to sleep) friends? (to meet) sandwiches? (to make) water? (to drink) a pullover? (to wear) a pizza? (to eat)

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

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7)

in the lake? (Lisa/to swim) your brother? (you/to help) a museum? (he/to visit) her T-shirt? (Doris/to wash) home? (they/to run) to the radio? (Henry/to listen) the buckets? (the boys/to carry)

8) 9) 10)

the string of the kite? (she/to hold) breakfast? (we/to make) 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 2) Emma 3) They 4) John 5) I 6) He

our dog. (to call) in the lessons. (to dream) at birds. (to look) home from school. (to come) my friends. (to meet) the laptop. (to repair) hello. (to say)

7) Walter and Frank 8) The cat 9) You 10) She

under the tree. (to sit) water. (to drink) the lunchbox. (to forget)

Complete the sentences. Use long forms of the auxiliaries only.

1) Tom 2) You 3) Julie 4) I 5) Tina and Kate 6) Adam 7) His sister 8) We 9) My father 10) Johnny and Danny

stamps. (not/to collect) songs in the bathroom. (not/to sing) in the garden. (not/to work) at home. (not/to sit) the windows. (not/to open) French. (not/to speak) lemonade. (not/to like) to music. (not/to listen) the car every Saturday. (not/to clean) in the lake. (not/to swim)

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

1) I 2) Rita 3) We

a good mark. (to get) an exercise. (to do) the table. (to lay) text messages. (to send) fun. (to have) their room. (to tidy up) a new MP3 player. (to buy) out of the house. (to run) your glasses. (to need)

4) Tim and Pat 5) Oliver 6) Maria 7) He 8) The dog 9) You

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 2) John is nice. - John nice.

volleyball every week.

3) This car makes a lot of noise. - This car 4) I like computer games. - I 5) We are from Greece. - We 6) You wear pullovers. - You 7) They speak English. - They 8) He watches TV. - He 9) I am from Spain. - I TV. from Spain.

a lot of noise. computer games. from Greece. pullovers. English.

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 2) She knows the answer. - She 3) We live in a small house. - We 4) I have coffee for breakfast. - I 5) Water boils at 90C. - Water 6) My brothers work in a caf. - My brothers 7) Marie and Helen do judo. - Marie and Helen 8) The dog always barks. - The dog 9) I remember Bill quite well. - I 10) Kate can sing alone. - Kate

outside. the answer. in a small house. coffee for breakfast. at 90C. in a caf. judo. . Bill quite well. alone.

Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use Simple Present. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) you mineral water? (to drink) their pets? (to feed) your homework? (to check)

Sarah and Linda your teacher they the cat Nina your parents your grandmother Andy

in the old house? (to live) on the wall in the mornings? (to sit) computer games? (to play) TV in the afternoon? (to watch) the phone? (to answer)

the shopping? (to do) a cup of tea in the afternoon? (to have)

Garry and Ken

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

1)

to school? (you/to walk)

2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

a banana in the morning? (Ronda/to eat) parrots? (your father/to like) a room with her sister? (Wendy/to share) a lot in England? (it/to rain) sports after school? (the friends/to do) camping in summer? (Susan and Jack/to go) their friends to the party? (they/to invite) at the bus stop? (we/to wait) in the mornings? (he/to smile)

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