A . FORMARE 1.

La forma afirmativa auxiliarul apare de cele mai multe ori in forma sa contrasa: I'm running You're runnning He's running We're running They're running 2. La forma interogativa se inverseaza ordinea dintre subiect si auxiliar: Am I running? Are you running? Is he running? Is she running? Are we running? Are you running? Are they running? 3. La forma negativa cuvantul not precedat de auxiliar apare de cele mai multe ori in forma sa contrasa (dar niciodata dupa am) : I' m not running You aren't running He isn't running She isn't running We aren't running You aren't running They aren't running 4. Forma interogativ-negativa Am I not running ? Aren't you running ? Isn't herunning ? Isn't she running ? Aren't we running ? Aren't you running ? Aren't they running ?

B. INTREBUINTARE (cand folosim acest aspect al Prezentului in vorbire) 1. Pentru a descrie o actiune in curs de desfasurare in momentul vorbirii. In acest caz, este insotit adesea de o indicatie temporala, cum ar finow, at the moment Look! He's wasing his car. Priveste! El isi spala masina. What are you doing there? Ce faci acolo? 2. Pentru a descrie pozitiile corpului: She's standing. Ea sta in picioare He's leaning against a wall. El sta sprijinit de un perete. 3. Cand e vorba de o actiune viitoare, prevazuta sau programata: They're buying a new house in May. Ei isi cumpara o casa noua in luna mai. What are you doing next Monday? Ce faci lunea viitoare? 4. Cand e vorba de ceva care s-ar putea produce in orice moment: He looks funny when he's playing his trumpet. Arata comic atunci cand canta la trompeta. 5. Impreuna cu always, pentru a exprima iritarea sau dezaprobarea: She's always coming in when we talk something important. Intotdeauna trebuie sa intre in camera fix cand vorbim noi lucruri importante.