Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense

  Present Continuous Tense gradi se od prezenta pomoćnog glagola to be + present participle glavnog glagola (glagol + nastavak -ing).

Primer potvrdnog, odričnog i upitnog oblika Present Continuous-a

Upotreba:

1. Kada govorimo o radnji u trenutku govora:

• I am working at the moment.

2. Radnja koja duže traje 

• He is reading a great book these days.

3. Radnja koja se ponavlja ili kada želimo da kažemo da nam neka radnja smeta:

• You are always losing zour keys!

4. Nove navike:

• He is eating a lot these days.
• You are smoking too much.

5. Kada govorimo o promenama:

• I am getting better at playing the piano.
• The weather is changing for the better.

6. Planovi u bliskoj budućnosti (arrangements in near future):

• They are coming to the party at the weekend.
• We are leaving at four.

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