Gramatica limbii engleze

Verbele de actiune formeaza Prezentul Continuu cu ajutorul auxiliarului to be” si a terminatiei “-ing” adaugata verbului de actiune.

E.g. I am going to school now.

You are going to school now.

Prezentul Continuu al verbelor de actiune –forma interogativa

-verbele de actiune aflate la prezentul continuu formeaza interogativul prin inversiune

Exemple

AFIRMATIV INTEROGATIV

I am going to school now. Am I going to school now?

You are going to school now Are you going to school now?

He is going to school now Is he going to school now?

She is going to school now Is she going to school now?

It is going to school now Is it going to school now?

We are going to school now Are we going to school now?

You are going to school now Are you going to school now?

They are going to school now Are they going to school now?

Prezentul Continuu al verbelor de actiune-forma negativa

-verbele de actiune aflate la prezentul continuu formeaza negativul prin adaugarea lui “not”

Exemple

AFIRMATIV NEGATIV

I am going to school now I am not going to school now

You are going to school now You are not going to school now

He is going to school now He is not going to school now

She is going to school now She is not going to school now

It is going to school now It is not going to school now

We are going to school now We are not going to school now

You are going to school now You are not going to school now

They are going to school now They are not going to school now

Cu ajutorul Prezentului Continuu exprimam urmatoarele tipuri de actiuni:

1. Actiuni care se desfasoara in momentul vorbirii.

E.g. I am reading a story now.

2. Actiuni aflate in continuitate, desfasurare, progres intr-un interval de timp care include momentul vorbirii.

E.g. I am studying French this year.

Mary is reading “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” this month.

4. Doua, sau mai multe, actiuni care se desfasoara simultan.

E.g. The boys were playing tennis and the girls were watching.

5. O actiune, sau o stare de fapt, temporara care intervine si intrerupe o actiune, sau o stare de fapt, normala, obisnuita.

E.g. I live in Brasov, but I’m living in Bucharest this year

I usually drink tea, but I’m drinking coffee this morning.

6. O actiune care prin repetarea ei il irita pe vorbitor; in acest caz poate fi insott de adverbe ca: always, continually, forever

E.g. That child is forever crying!

Tom is always pulling my hair!

7. O actiune viitoare, cu conditia sa mentionam cand se va petrece aceasta

E.g. I am visiting my grandparents on Saturday.

I am going to the cinema this evening.

Observatii privind adaugarea terminatiei “-ing”:

Write – writing

Come – coming

Travel – travelling

Cut – cutting

Die – dying