PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS

To be + verb + ing Ex: I am learning/you are learning

Adverbe specifice: now, right now, presently, nowadays, at the moment, at present, today,
tonight
1. O aciune coninu! "n plin! desf!#urare "n presen
Ex: $o% I am sudying so I can& come %i' you.
()'a are you doing 'ere*+ ,no%-
( I&m loo.ing for my glasses+
/. O aciune emporar! ,pe o dura! de imp defini!-0 sau care ese diferi! de ceea ce
facem de obicei ,presen ense simple-
Ex: I ,usually- sleep in 'e gues room0 bu 'is %ee. my cousins are visiing us0 so I am
sleeping in 'e bedroom.
Ex: I finis' %or. a 1 p.m. everyday0 bu 'is %ee. I am %or.ing ill 2.
3. 4ou! aciuni coninue "n plin! desf!#urare "n presen legae prin )5I6E
Ex: I am sudying %'ile my siser is %as'ing 'e dis'es.
)e are playing fooball %'ile mum is ba.ing a ca.e.
1. Aciune obi#nui! care prin repeabiliaea ei iri! pe vorbior7 cu adverbele A6)A890
:O$9TA$T680 :O$TI$;A668 ,exprima enervare sau criic!-
Ex: I am al%ays forgeing my 'ings<
Ex: 5e is al%ays al.ing oo loud<
=. 9iuaii "n sc'imbare sau "n progress
Ex: 9'e is geing more and more impaien
Verbe care nu au aspect continuu:
a- >erbele care exprim! simurile:
9EE0 5EA?0 9@E660 TA9TE.
Ex: T'e soup is asing saly A I$:O??E:T BO?@ <<<

Acese verbe po "ns! fi folosie la aspec coninuu dac! exprim! o siuaie ie#i! din comun
sau dac! aciunea ese voi!0 ineniona!:
Ex: I am seeing / 'earing 'ings C Am vedenii /Aud voci.
Ex: I am asing 'e soup o see if i&s saly.
;nele din acese verbe mai po fi folosie la aspec coninuu cu o sc'imbare de sens:
Ex: 9'e is seeing a docor C 9e vede/Iese cu un docor/ 9e duce la docor
b- >erbe care exprim! preferina:
6IDE0 4I96IDE0 E?EBE?0 4ETE9T0 :A?E0 A4O?E0 6O>E0 5ATE0 BO?FI>E0
E$GO8
c- Ale verbe:
)A$T0 $EE40 D$O)0 T5I$D , A :?E4E-0 ;$4E?9TA$40 ?E@E@HE?0 ?E@I$40
9EE@0 HE6IE>E0 HE6O$F TO0 O)$0 @ATTE?0 @EA$0 )EIF50 DEEE
,C:O$TI$;E-0 9EE@
>erbul 5A>E C a avea nu are aspec coninuu cInd exprim! posesia:
Ex: JI am 'aving a 'ouse
Eoae avea aspec coninuu dac! "i sc'imb!m sensul
Ex: I am 'aving a ba'/s'o%er
Ex: I am 'aving brea.fas/lunc'/dinner
Ex: )e are 'aving a pary/ grea ime
Ex: I am 'aving problems
>erbul HE nu are aspec coninuu0 decI dac!:
7 ara! o sare/siuaie ie#i! din comun, ordinar- de dura! scur!
Ex: 5e is a very polie person0 bu no% 'e is being rude.
Ex: I don& .no% %'a&s %rong %i' my dog< 5e is being nice o 'e posman.
7 la diaeKa pasiv!
Ex: Ei spal! geamurile C T'ey are %as'ing 'e %indo%s
Ex: Feamurile sun sp!lae de ei C T'e %indo%s are being %as'ed by 'em.
2. O aciune viioare0 planifica! "n viiorul apropia :
Ex: )e are leaving omorro%
Ex: T'ey are coming bac. nex %ee..