Unit 5.2
Present Continuous Interrogative
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Introduction
Trajno sadašnje vrijeme [present continuous ili progressive] je glagolsko vrijeme koje opisuje radnju koja se odvija u trenutku govorenja (prije, tijekom i nakon).
Kada se koristi u upitnom obliku, glagol postavlja pitanje o radnji koja se odvija sada.
Form
Present continuous u upitnom obliku ima ovu strukturu:
To be + subject + [verb + -ing] + …?
| To be | Subject | Verb + -ing | Question Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am | I | working | …? |
| Are | you | working | …? |
| Is | he | working | …? |
| Is | she | working | …? |
| Is | it | working | …? |
| Are | we | working | …? |
| Are | you | working | …? |
| Are | they | working | …? |
{Za iznimke vidi : Present Continous – affirmative}.
Example
- Radnja koja se odvija u trenutku govorenja
- Am I eating an apple?
- Is she watching TV at the moment?
- Are we speaking?
- Privremene aktivnosti
- Am I looking for a new shirt?
- Is Paul working hard to buy new shoes?
- Are we staying in this apartment for 3 weeks?
- Planirani događaji
- Am I leaving early tonight?
- Is he going to the cinema on Friday evening?
- Are we going on holiday at the end of this month?
- Promjene i sklonosti
- Am I getting happier and happier?
- Is the world getting warmer?
- Are we becoming better at volleyball?
- Radnja koja se ponavlja
- Am I always watching the news?
- Is he talking consistently?
- Are they always having lunch at 14:00?
Use
Present simple u potvrdnom obliku, koristimo za potvrđivanje:
- Radnji koje se odvijaju u trenutku govorenja;
- Privremenih aktivnosti;
- Planiranih događaja;
- Promjena i sklonosti;
- Radnje koja se ponavlja.
Summary
Trajno sadašnje vrijeme [present continuous], u upitnom obliku, koristimo za postavljanje pitanja o radnjama koje se odvijaju u trenutku govorenja.
Struktura:
To be + subject + [verb + -ing] + …?
Naprimjer:
— “Is he working on an important project today?” = Koristimo present continuous za postavljanje pitanja o radnji koja se događa u trenutku govorenja.
♦ “Does he work on important projects?” = Koristimo present simple za postavljanje pitanja o radnji koja se redovito ponavlja u prezentu.
Pregledajte sadržaj u odjeljku [Form] te bacite pogled na odjeljak [Example] koji pokazuje njegovu upotrebu unutar konteksta.
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