Present Continuous Tense - Sadašnje trajno vreme

Formiranje:
Potvdni oblik gradimo od prezenta glagola to be (am, are, is)  i sadašnjeg partiipa  (glagol + ing)

I am working	We are working
You are working	You are working
She/he is working	They are working

Upitni oblik dobijemo zamenom mesta subjekta i pomoćnog glagola.

am I working	are we working
are you working	are you working
is she/he working	are they working

U odričnom obliku dodajemo rečcu not  na prezent glagola to be (am, are, is)  i oni se obično skraćuju.

I am not working	We aren’t working
You aren’t working	You aren’t working
She/he isn’t working	They aren’t working

 Pravopisna pravila:

1. Ukoliko se glagol završava na -y, on se ne menja  kada se doda nastavak –ing

play – playing  study - studying

2. Ukoliko se glagol završava na -e, ono se gubi kada se doda nastavak –ing

have – having  make - making

3. Glagoli kao što su lie and die menjaju -ie u - y

Die – dying  lie - lying

4. Jednosložni glagoli  sa kratkim smoglasnikom i jednim suglasnikom na kraju, udvajaju taj suglasnik pre dodavnj nastavka –ing

  Swim – swimming    sit- sitting

Sadašnje trajno vreme koristimo:

•Kada govorimo o radnji koja se dešava  u trenutku govora ili  oko trenutka govora.

“Where is John?”

“He is having a bath.”

He is buiding his own house.

 •Kada govorimo o promeni stanja

The population of the world is rising very fast.

Is your English getting better?

•Za privremene situacije

I’m living with some friends until I can find a flat.

I’m reading an interesting book.

•Za neformalne planove za budućnost

My cousin is coming to dinner on Saturday.

We are playing tennis tomorrow morning.