Present Continuous Tense (Timpul prezent

continuu)
Se folosește in limba engleză atunci cand actiunea se petrece în
momentul vorbirii (now - acum, at the moment - in acest moment,
acum.)

“Listen! He is singing!” – Ascultă! El cantă!

“Look! The cat is playing.” – Privește! Pisica se joacă.

I am reading a book now. – Eu citesc o carte acum.

They are sleeping at the moment. Ei dorm acum.

Se formează cu ajutorul verbului “to be” la prezent (am/is/are) si verbul

principal la care adăugăm terminația –ing, astfel:

Forma afirmativă
Subiect+am/is/are+Verb+ing
Forma negativă
Subiect+am not/is not/are not+Verb+ing
Forma interogativă
Am/is/are+Subiect+Verb+ing?
 Conjugarea verbului “eat – a manca” la prezent continuu

Forma afirmativă (Subiect+am/is/are+Verb+ing)

I am eating now. – Eu mănanc acum

You are eating now. – Tu mănanci acum.
She is eating now. – Ea mănanca acum.
He is eating now. – El mănanca acum.
It is eating now. – El/ea mănanca acum.
We are eating now. – Noi măncam acum.
You are eating now. – Voi mancati acum.
They are eating now. – Ei/ele mănanca acum.

Forma negativă (Subiect+am not/is not/are not+Verb+ing)

I am not eating now. – Eu nu mănanc acum.

You are not eating now. – Tu nu mănanci acum.
She is not eating now. – Ea nu mănanca acum.
He is not eating now. – El nu mănanca acum.
It is not eating now. – El/ea nu mănanca acum.
We are not eating now. – Noi nu mancam acum.
You are not eating now. – Voi nu mancati acum.
They are not eating now. – Ei/ele nu mănanca acum.

Forme scurte
Is not=isn’t is not=isn’t
 Forma interogativă și răspunsuri scurte
(Am/is/are+Subiect+Verb+ing?)
Am I eating now? – Mănanc eu acum? Yes, I am No, I’m not.
Are you eating now? – Mănanci tu acum? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Is she eating now? – Mănanca ea acum? Yes, she is. No, she is
not.
Is he eating now? – Mănanca el acum? Yes, he is. No, he is not.
Is it eating now? – Mănanca el/ea acum? Yes, it is. No, it is not
Are we eating now? – Mancam noi acum? Yes, we are No, we are
not.
Are you eating now? – Mancati voi acum? Yes, you are. No, you are
not.
Are they eating now? – Mănanca ei/ele Yes, they are. No, they are
not.
acum?

Răspunsurile scurte sunt formate din afirmație (Yes)+

subiect + am/is/are sau negatie (No)+subiect+am not/is
not/are not, (conform tabelului de mai sus.)

Reguli de ortografie la adăugarea terminatiei –ing (formarea timpului

Prezent continuu)
 La majoritatea verbelor se adaugă terminația "-ing" făra nici
o modificare:

play – playing (play – a (se) juca, a canta la un instrument)

try – trying (try – a incerca)
drink – drinking (drink – a bea)
sing – singing (sing – a canta)
go – going (go – a merge)
read – reading (read – a citi)
draw – drawing (draw – a desena)
cook – cooking (cook – a gati)
learn – learning (learn – a învata)
send – sending (send – a trimite)
wash – washing (wash – a (se) spăla)
do – doing (do – a face)

 La verbele care se termină in litera –e, precedată de o

consoană, se renuntă la litera -e si se adaugă terminația "-ing"

make – making (make – a face)

write – writing (write – a scrie)
come – coming (come – a veni)
leave – leaving (leave – a pleca)
live – living (live – a trăi)

 La verbele formate dintr-o singura silabă (monosilabice) care

se termină intr-o consoană precedată de o vocala, se dublează
consoana si apoi se adauga terminația "-ing"

get – getting (get – a obține, a ajunge)


sit – sitting (sit – a sta jos)
hit – hitting (hit – a lovi)
swim – swimming (swim – a înota)
shop – shopping (shop – a cumpăra)
stop – stopping (stop – a se opri)
run – running (run – a alerga)