Prezentul continuu ( Present Tense Continuous)

Se formeaza din din verbul auxiliary TO BE, conjugat la present + paticipiul trecut al
verbelor principale( = infinitivul din dictionar fara particular ,,to).
Forme
Positiva
Negativa

INTEROGATIVA
Forma

I am
speaking.
You are
speaking.
We are
speaking.
They are
speaking.
He is
speaking.
She is
speaking.
It is speaking.

negativa - se
adauga not
dupa forma
de prezent
simplu a
auxiliarului to
be.

Functii:
1) Se foloseste cu verbele dinamice.

I am not
speaking.
You are not
speaking.
We are not
speaking.
They are not
speaking.
He is not
speaking.
She is not
speaking.
It is not
speaking.

Forma

interogativa se
obtine prin
inversiunea
auxiliarului to
be cu subiectul.

Am I speaking?
Are you
speaking?
Are we
speaking?
Are they
speaking?
Is he speaking?
Is she speaking?
Is it speaking?

- Verbele dinamice sunt verbele care exprima:

o activitate - ask, beg, call, drink, eat, help, learn, listen, etc.
I am begging you. - Te rog. (Te implor.)
procese - change, deteriorate, growmature, slow down, widen.
The corn is growing rapidly. - Porumbul este n cretere rapid.
perceptii senzoriale - ache, feel, hurt, itch
I am feeling well. - Ma simt bine
actiuni tranzitive - arrive, die, fall, land, leave, lose
She is leaving tomorrow. - Ea pleaca maine.
actiuni momentane - hit, jump, kick, knock, nod, tap
He is jumping around the house - El sare (acum) in jurul caasei.
2) Cand o actiune se petrece in exact momentul vorbirii
Ex: She is eating an apple(at this very moment).
3) O activitate desfasurata pe o durata de timp determinata. Se folosesc adverbe precum
si expresii precum: today, this week-end/year/morning/afternoon/ evening etc. ( cu
,,this).
4) In cazul planificarilor personale( cu sens de viitor)
Ex: We are meeting mother at five. ( Ne intalnim cu mama la 5)
5) Un present continuous emotional( exprima iritarea, bucuria etc vorbitorului)
Ex: You are always bringing me flowers!
He is always saying the wrong thing! ( Spune mereu ce nu trebuie!)
6) Folosit in loc de trecut in cadrul naratiunii( povestirii in general)
EX: As I was walking down the street, the roof fell.( In timp ce mergeam pe strada, a
cazut tavanul)
While he is talking to me, I door-bell rings..( In timp ce vorbeste cu mine, se aude
soneria la usa)
E vorba de acele povestiri in care se subintelege ca acele intamplari s-au petrecut la
trecut.
Tema: Exercitiile de la pg 11 din pdf (pg 3 din carte) din cartea pe care ti-am trimis-o
( Engleza pentru intermediari).
Cateva traduceri:
1. De ce ma trezesti in puterea noptii sa-mi spui ca nu stii unde-ti sunt ochelarii?
2. Primavara satenii sapa santuri de-a lungul ulitelor, de frica san u li se inunde curtile.
3. De obicei vorbeste cu voce tare, dar de data aceasta vorbeste atat de incet ca de abia il
aud pentru ca se simte vinovat.

4. Conduci masina cu viteza prea mare. Nu stii ca oricine conduce cu viteza mai mare de
60km/ora este amendat?