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LESSON NO. 3

Present Tense Continuous

a. Definitie : Folosim Present Tense Continuous pentru actiuni aflate în desfasurare în momentul vorbiriiacum!.

b. Formare :

Afrimativ: Subiect " TO #E P$ESENT TENSE " %b " & in'

Interogativ : TO #E P$ESENT TENSE " Subiect " %b " & in'

Negativ Subiect " TO #E P$ESENT TENSE " NOT " %b " & in'

c. Conjugare:

d. Folosiri:

(. Present Tense Continuous se foloseste pentru actiuni pe care le facem acum, în acest moment .

Adverbe de timp specifice :a. no) acum!* ri'+t no) c+iar acum!* at t+is moment în acestmoment! etc.e.'. , am going to sc+ool no). - er' la /coal0 acum.

1. Present Tense Continuous se foloseste pentru actiuni tem orare 2 actiuni care ies din caracterul deobisnuinta.

e.'.: e usual,4 go !Present Tense due to t"e resence of usuall#$ to sc+ool in t+e mornin'2 but toda4 %eare going to sc+ool in t+e afternoon. 5e obicei mer'em la scoala dimineata2 dar asta6i mer'em la scoaladupa& amia6a.!

3. Present Tense Continuous se foloseste pentru actiuni viitoare 2 actiuni care fac parte dintr&un lanersonal de viitor .e.'.: , am giving a part4 ne7t Saturda4. S8mbata viitoare2 voi da o petrecere.!

9dverbe de timp specifice:9dverbe de viitor: tomorro) m8ine!* ne7t )ee saptam8na viitoare!

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Afrimativ

I am %or&ing'ou are %or&ing

(e)*"e)It is %or&ing+e are %or&ing'ou are %or&ingT"e# are %or&ing

Interogativ

Am I %or&ingAre #ou %or&ing

Is "e- s"e - it %or&ingAre %e %or&ingAre #ou %or&ingAre t"e# %or&ing

Negativ

I am not %or&ing'ou are not %or&ing

(e - *"e - It is not %or&ing+e are not %or&ing'ou are not %or&ingT"e# are not %or&ing

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T+e Present Pro'ressive is used )+en )e tal about somet+in' )+ic+ is +appenin' no). ,t is also calledPresent Continuous. <ave a loo at t+e follo)in' e7amples:

/$ actions "a ening at t"e moment of s ea&ing !no%, at t"e moment$

Peter is read ing a boo no).S+e=s listen ing to t+e radio.

0$ fi1ed lan in t"e near future

S+e is go ing to #asel on Saturda4.

2$ tem orar# actions

<is fat+er is %or& ing in $ome t+is mont+.

Note:+e do use verbs %"ic" e1 ress states !st3ri de s irit, verbe de erce 4ie$ and are normall4 not used )it+t+e Present Pro'ressive. atc+ t+e difference in meanin'.

T+e4 love bein' to'et+er. T+e4 are not to'et+er no).!T+e4 are lovin' bein' to'et+er. T+e4 are to'et+er no).!

T+e4 +ear t+ose sounds. - Ei aud acele sunete.,=m +earin' all sorts of sounds. - i se pare c0 aud tot felul de sunete.

5$ actions "a ening around t"e moment of s ea&ing !longer actions$

4 friend is re ar ing for +is e7ams.

6$ trends

ore and more people are us ing t+eir computers to listen to music.

7$ re eated actions %"ic" are irritating to t"e s ea&er !%it" al%a#s, constantl#, forever$

9ndre) is always com ing in late. , don>t li e it.!

Simple Present:9ndre) al)a4s comes late. <ere , don>t 'ive a comment.!

* elling#e careful )it+ some )ords )+en addin' &in' to t+e infinitive.

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/$ consonant after a s"ort, stressed vo%el at t"e end of t"e %ord

5ouble t+e consonant.

sit - +e is sittin' put & +e is puttin'

,f t+e consonant is not stressed2 )e do not double it:

benefit 8 benefiting <ere )e stress t+e first >e>2 not t+e >i>.!

,n #ritis+ En'lis+ )e double one &l at t+e end of t+e )ord:travel & travellin'

0$ one 8e at t"e end of t"e %ord

Leave out t+e &e.)rite - +e is )ritin'ta e - +e is ta in'

#?T:double -e: add &in'see - +e is seein'

2$ verbs ending in 9ie ; 8#

C+an'e >ie> to >4>. sa4 - +e is sa4in'lie & +e is l4in'

5$ verbs ending in 8c

C+an'e >c> to >c >. picnic & +e is picnic in'

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