Unit 8 Present Continuous

Positive ទំរខ់ប្សប Negative ទំរខ់បែង្ិ សធ

Subject to be V-ing Object Subject to be not V-ing Object
I am eating rice. I am not eating cake.
You are eating rice. You are not eating cake.
We are eating rice. We are not eating cake.
They are eating rice. They are not eating cake.
He is eating rice. He is not eating cake.
She is eating rice. She is not eating cake.
It is eating rice. It is not eating cake.

Yes / No Question ទំរខ់សំៃរួ Yes/No Wh-questions ទំរខ់សំៃួរង្ផ្តម

ើ ង្ោយ Wh
Wh
To be subject V-ing? to be subject V-ing?
Questions
Am I eating? What am I eating?
Are you eating? What are you eating?
Are we eating? What are we eating?
Are they eating? What are they eating?
Is he eating? What is he eating?
Is she eating? What is she eating?
Is it eating? What is it eating?
The Use of Present Continuous ការង្ប្បប្ើ រស់របស់ Present Continuous
១.សកមមភាពន្ែ ង្កើ ង្ ខ
ើ ង្ៅង្ព កំពុខន្ ៃយា
ិ យ ៃខ
ិ មុៃង្ព ៃយា
ិ យបៃតច
ិ
1. Actions are happening at the moment of speaking & happening around now.
- They are playing soccer now. (at the moment of speaking)
- She is eating pizza right now. (at the moment of speaking)
- She is working at the moment. (around now)
2. Temporary (សកមមភាពបង្្ ត ោះអាសៃន)
- I am living in Takeo province for a few weeks.
- John is staying with her friend for a week.
- She is working in a restaurant until she finds a good job in his field.
3. Short Term Habit/new habits (ទំលាប់បង្្ត ោះអាសៃន ឬទំលាប់ថ្ៗ
ីម )
- My father is smoking too much.
- My mother is working late every night.
- My wife is eating a lot these days.
*** 4. Personal Future Arrangement (សកមមភាពបង្្ ត ោះអាសៃន)
- John is meeting the doctor tomorrow.
- We’re going to the Angkor Wat temple at the weekend.
- I’m leaving at three.
4. Another present continuous use is for annoying habits (ទំលាប់ន្ែ លួរង្អាយធុៃប្ទៃ់
ឬរ ំខាៃ), when we want to show that something happens too often and we don't like it. In this
case we need to use an adverb like ‘always’ / ‘forever’ / ‘constantly'.
- You’re always losing your keys!
- She’s constantly missing the train.
- He’s always sleeping in.
- They’re forever being late.
Note: We can't use this tense (or any other continuous tense) with State Verbs.

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++ Time Expression of Simple Present (ង្ព ង្វលាន្ែ ប្ វូ ង្ប្បង្ើ ៅកនុខកា Simple Present)
- right now - next year - next Monday night - at 3 o’clock
- now - next month - tonight - these days
- at the moment - next week - at the weekend - later

Practice 08: Make the present continuous (positive, negative, question):

1. (she / go home now)
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2. (I / read a great book)
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3. (she / not / wash her hair)
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4. (the cat / chase mice?)
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5. (she / cry?)
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6. (he / not / study Latin)
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7. (we / drive to London?)
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8. (they / watch TV? )
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9. (where / she / go now? )
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10. (I / not / leave now)
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11. (you / not / run)
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12. (why / he / leave? )
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13. (how / I / travel? )
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14. (it / not / rain)
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15. (when / we / arrive? )
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