grammar_Present continuous

El Present continuous s'utilitza per descriure accions que es desenvolupen en el present.

Esta compost pel verb "to be" i un verb especial anomenat gerundi (gerund). El gerundi es forma generalment afegint -ing al final del verb.

I am walking

You are walking

She/He/It is walking

We are walking

You are walking

They are walking

I am walking.........Jo estic caminant.
They are laughing.......Ells estan rient.

Per a fer la negació, és fa fent la negació del verb "to be" a més del verb en gerundi (acabat en -ing).

He isn't eating.............Ell no esta menjant

We aren't playing..........Nosaltres no estem jugant

Totes aquestes oracions es poden convertir en interrogatives portant el verb "to be" al començament de l'oració:

Are you laughing?.........Esteu vosaltres rient?
Is he swiming?............Està ell nedant?

El present continuous sol anar acompanyat d'adverbis com: Now, at the moment, this week, this month, this year.

I am studing English this year.

You are playing football at the moment.

Hi ha verbs que mai poden anar en present continu, i aquest ho faran sempre en present simple, alguns d'aquets verb són:

- see...................veure

- hear.................sentir/escoltar

- love..................estimar

- hate.................odiar

- prefer..............preferir

- like...................agradar

- dislike..............disgustar

- want................voler

I see a bird.........Jo veig un ocell.
He hears a sound......Ell sent un soroll.
We want oranges.

.....Nosaltres volem taronges.