В этом видео мы рассматриваем основные функции настоящего продолжительного времени английского глагола (Present Continuous): действие, происходящее в момент разговора, временное действие в настоящем, запланированное действие в будущем, тренд или тенденция, выражение раздраженности, описание картины / фотографии.
Форма глагола
| Утверждение | Отрицание | Вопрос |
|---|---|---|
| I am working | I am not working | Am I working? |
| You are working | You aren't working. | Are you working? |
| He, she, it is working | He, she, it isn't working | Is he, she, it working? |
| We are working | We aren't working | Are we working? |
| You are working | You aren't working | Are you working? |
| They are working | They aren't working | Are they working? |
Когда мы используем настоящее продолжительное время, то предполагаем незаконченное или незавершенное действие.
Present continuous is used:
1. to describe an action that is going on at the moment of speaking:
- You are watching this video.
- You are studying English grammar.
2. to describe an action that is going “around now”:
- Are you still working for the same project?
3. to describe an action that is a trend:
- More and more people are learning English.
4. to describe an action in the future, which has already been planned:
- I'm meeting my friends tonight.
5. to describe a temporary event/situation:
- She usually plays the piano, but today she's practicing the violin.
6. to describe annoying repeated actions (with "always, forever, constantly"):
- Vasya and Klava are always arguing in public.
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