Introduction
Present continuous [present continuous] (ali progresivni [progressive]), je čas, ki ga uporabljamo za situacije, ki trenutno potekajo (pred, med ali po trenutku govora).
Ko je v vprašalni obliki, ga uporabljamo za tvorjenje vprašanj o nečem, kar se trenutno dogaja.
Form
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 izjeme glej trdilno obliko pri present continuous}.
Example
- Trenutek govora
- Am I eating an apple?
- Is she watching TV at the moment?
- Are we speaking?
- Začasne 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?
- Načrtovana dejanja
- 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?
- Spremembe in težnje
- Am I getting happier and happier?
- Is the world getting warmer?
- Are we becoming better at volleyball?
- Doslednost dogodkov
- Am I always watching the news?
- Is he talking consistently?
- Are they always having lunch at 14:00?
Use
Present continuous v vprašalni obliki uporabljamo, ko sprašujemo o:
- Dejanjih, ki se dogajajo v času govora;
- Začasnih aktivnostih (ki se bodo v prihodnosti zaključile);
- Dejanjih, planiranih za prihodnost;
- Spremembah in težnjah;
- Doslednosti dogodkov.
Summary
Trajni sedanjik [present continuous] v vprašalni obliki uporabljamo za vprašanja o situacijah, ki potekajo v trenutku govora.
Struktura je:
To be + subject + [verb + -ing] + …?
Na primer:
— “Is he working on an important project today?” = Present continuous uporabljamo, ko sprašujemo o dejanju, ki poteka v času govora (v tistem trenutku).
♦ “Does he work on important projects?” = Present simple uporabljamo, ko sprašujemo o dejanju v sedanjosti, ki se ponavlja ali se vedno izvede.
Ponovi to vsebino v delu {Form} in si poglej del {Example}, ki prikazuje rabo v kontekstu.