THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Czasu tego używamy, aby wyrazić czynność, która odbywa się w chwili mówienia o niej; czynność
która trwa pewien określony czas; czynność, która została zaplanowana i odbędzie się w niedalekiej przyszłości.
I am reading a book now.
I am living at my aunt.
I am
going for a
walk tonight.
Budowa zdania: Podmiot + am, is, are + czasownik + ing
Określenia: now, at the moment, at present, today, tonight, this evening – określenia te stawiamy na początku lub na końcu zdania.
Operatory: am, is, are
Zdania pytające tworzymy przez dodanie do operatora słówka „not”.
I am not reading a book now.
Zdania pytające tworzymy przez inwersję, tzn. przez przestawienie operatora przed podmiot.
Am I reading a book now?
Przykłady.
I am going for a walk now. – I’m going for a walk now.
Am I going for a walk now?
I am not going for a walk now. – I’m not going for a walk now.
You are going for a walk now. – You’re going for a walk now.
Are you going for a walk now?
You are not going for a walk now. – You’re not going for a walk now. – You aren’t going for a walk now.
He is going for a walk now. – He’s going for a walk now.
Is he going for a walk now?
He is not going for a walk now. – He’s not going for a walk now. – He isn’t going for a walk now.
She is going for a walk now. – She’s going for a walk now.
Is she going for a walk now?
She is not going for a walk now. – She’s not going for a walk now. – She isn’t going for a walk now.
We are going for a walk now. – We’re going for a walk now.
Are we going for a walk now?
We are not going for a walk now. – We’re not going for a walk now. – We aren’t going for a walk now.
They are goling for a walk now. – They’re going for a walk now.
Are they going for a walk now?
They are not going for a walk now. – They’re not going for a walk now. – They aren’t going for a walk now.