Introducere
Exemple:
go – going
sleep – sleeping
work – working
Exemple:
Exemplu:
Exemple:
come – coming
leave – leaving
have – having
Exemple:
lie – lying
die – dying
Forma afirmativă
Singular Plural
I am working. – Eu lucrez. We are working. – Noi lucrăm.
You are working. – Tu lucrezi. You are working. – Voi lucrați.
He is working. – El lucrează. They are working. – Ei/Ele
lucrează.
She is working. – Ea lucrează.
It is working. – Se lucrează.
Tabelul 4.1.
Forma interogativă
Singular Plural
Am I working? – Eu lucrez? Are we working? – Noi lucrăm?
Are you working? – Tu lucrezi? Are you working? – Voi lucrați?
Is he working? – El lucrează? Are they working? – Ei/Ele
lucrează?
Is she working? – Ea lucrează?
Is it working? – Se lucrează?
Tabelul 4.2.
Singular Plural
Am I working? – Yes, I am/No, Are we working? – Yes, we are/No,
I`m not. we aren’t.
Are you working? – Yes, you Are you working? – Yes, you
are/No, you aren’t. are/No, you aren’t.
Is he working? – Yes, he is/No, Are they working? –Yes, they
he isn’t. are/No, they aren’t.
Tabelul 4.3.
Singular Plural
Where am I working? – Unde Where are we working? – Unde
lucrez eu? lucrăm noi?
Where are you working? – Where are you working? – Unde
Unde lucrezi tu? lucrați voi?
Where is he working? – Unde Where are they working? –
lucrează el? Unde lucrează ei/ele?
Tabelul 4.4.
Forma negativă
Singular Plural
I am not (I'm not) working – Eu We are not (aren't) working –
nu lucrez. Noi nu lucrăm.
You are not (aren't) working – You are not (aren't) working –
Tu nu lucrezi. Voi nu lucrați.
He is not (isn't) working – El nu They are not (aren't) working –
lucrează. Ei/Ele nu lucrează.
Tabelul 4.5.
Utilizare
Exemplu:
O acțiune temporară:
Exemplu:
Exemplu:
Exemplu:
Există anumite verbe care de cele mai multe ori nu se pot folosi la
timpul continuu. Cele mai importante sunt:
Exemple:
hear – a auzi
feel – a simți
see – a vedea
taste – a gusta
smell – a mirosi
envy – a invidia
fear – a se speria
hate – a urî
hope – a spera
love – a iubi
mind – a se îngrijora
prefer – a prefera
regret – a regreta
assume – a presupune
believe – a crede
consider – a considera
doubt – a bănui
suppose – a presupune
contain – a conține
cost – a costa
hold – a ține
weight – a măsura
forget – a uita
imagine – a imagina
notice – a observa
recognise – a recunoaște
understand – a înțelege
Exemple:
Stop! Don't you see the red light? – Stai! Nu vezi culoarea roșie?
Exemple:
This coat feels nice and warm (your perception of the coat's
qualities). – Acest palton este moale și călduros (observația voastră
legată de calitatea paltonului).
She has three dogs and a cat (possession). – Ea are trei câini și o
pisică (posesie).
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I'm seeing Anthony later (We are planning to meet) – O să mă văd
Pentru a înțelege materia cât mai bine, lecția are un test de exersare
care ajută la înțelegerea noțiunilor de gramatică.
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http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/present-continuous-tense/
ENGPRE_Grammar_04 - Pre-intermediate
1. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT SIMPLE
sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS pentru verbele din paranteză
(introduceți forma lungă a verbelor).
The Nile ________
(flow) into the Mediterranean.
I ________
(not, understand) what he ________
(want).
She has given up sugar because she ________
(try) to lose some weight.
2. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT SIMPLE
sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS pentru verbele din paranteză
(introduceți forma lungă a verbelor).
Pera ________
(have) a cafe. At the moment four guests ________
(have) a snack in his cafe.
Why ________
(she, walk) so fast today? She usually ________
(walk) quite slowly.
3. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT SIMPLE
sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS pentru verbele din paranteză
(introduceți forma lungă a verbelor).
A: “Why ________
(he, practice) the drums now?”
B: “Because Dad is not at home. He never practices
(practice) when Dad is around.” ________
(you, listen) to what I`m saying?
What happened? Why ________
(you, cry)?
4. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT SIMPLE
sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS pentru verbele din paranteză.
Dad ________
(fix) something in the garage at present. He always ________
(fix) things on weekends. ________
Kenneth says he will give the money back tomorrow. I
________
We
________ Serbian. Serbian is our native language, but right
now we
________ English.
7. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT SIMPLE
sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Răspunsuri oferite: raining, is raining, rain, don`t raining,
rains
It
________ at present. It often
________ in autumn.
8. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT SIMPLE
sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Răspunsuri oferite: don`t wait, waits, is waiting, wait, waiting
A: What
________ about?
B: I
________ about my hometown.
10. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT
SIMPLE sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Răspunsuri oferite: are you going, not go, don`t go, do you
go, am going
A: Where
________ now?
B: I
________ to the skating rink.
A: How often
________ there?
B: Well, I
________ there very often.
11. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT
SIMPLE sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Răspunsuri oferite: eats, don`t like, is eating, doesn`t like,
isn`t liking
Look at John! He
________ his lunch, but you can see that he
________ it.
12. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT
SIMPLE sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Răspunsuri oferite: I working, I works, I work, I`m working, I`s
working
Please be quiet.
________ .
13. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT
SIMPLE sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Răspunsuri oferite: dislikeing, am remembering, dislike, am
disliking, remember
A: “Look!
________ a man in the garden?”
B: “I
________ but I
________ anybody.”
15. Completați propozițiile folosind PRESENT SIMPLE sau
PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Răspunsuri oferite: attends, aren`t attend, attending, are
attending, attend
We usually
________ our classes in the morning.
16. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT
SIMPLE sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Răspunsuri oferite: watches, is watching, read, don`t know,
is reading
I
________ what has happened to her. She always
________ TV in the evening, but she
________ a book now.
17. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT
SIMPLE sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Răspunsuri oferite: is flying, flies, flis, flys, fly
A pilot
________ a plane.
18. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT
SIMPLE sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Why
________ ? It isn`t funny.
19. Completați propozițiile folosind PRESENT SIMPLE sau
PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Răspunsuri oferite: takes, is sleeping, is taking, is takeing,
sleeps
Shh! Father
________ He always
________ a nap in the afternoon.
20. Completați următoarele propoziții folosind PRESENT
SIMPLE sau PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Răspunsuri oferite: doesn`t slowing, slowing, slows, is
slowing, don`t slow