Gramatičku strukturu am/is/are + glagol + ing koristimo kada želimo da
opišemo šta se dešava u trenutku govora. ! Podsetimo se glagola To Be (Biti) ! I am We are You are You are He, She, It is They are
Glagol To Be ćemo sada koristiti kao pomoćni glagol u kombinaciji sa drugim,
glavnim glagolom, da bismo opisali šta se to događa u trenutku govora. Pogledajmo primere: It is flying. (is + fly + ing)
What are you doing? (Šta ti radiš?)
I am eating ice cream. • Pitanje postavljamo tako što zamenimo mesta subjektu i pomoćnom glagolu To Be. U odričnom obliku negiramo glagol To Be tako što dodamo “not”.
Primeri:
- Is he driving a train? -Yes, he is. / No, he is not. (No, he isn’t).
-Are you travelling to Greece? -Yes, I am. /No, I am not. (No, I’m not). -Are they going to school by bus? – Yes, they are. / No, they are not. (No, they’re not).