PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

�u anda yap�lmakta olan i�lerden bahsedilirken kullan�l�r.

Now / At the moment / At present: �imdi, �u anda

I�m studying English now. I�m not playing a computer game.
She�s having breakfast now. She isn�t sleeping.
They�re listening to the news at the moment. They aren�t talking.


Subject + be (am, is, are) + verb-ing

     
  I                      am       (not)          eating.
He / She / It                is        (not)         coming.  
We/ You / They          are      (not)         running.

Please be quiet. I�m doing my homework.
Look at Norman. He�s wearing a suit today.
Where are the children? They�re playing in the park.
The weather is nice at the moment. It�s not raining. The sun is shining. The birds are singing.
We aren�t having dinner now.                   
Turn off the television. I�m not watching it.  

(It�s not = It isn�t...) (We�re not = We aren�t...) (I�m not = X )


Spelling:

Sondaki �e�nin d��mesi:  come � coming    write � writing  have � having
Sondaki sessizin tekrarlanmas�: run � running   swim � swimming    sit � sitting
Sondaki �ie�nin �y harfine d�n��mesi: lie � lying    tie � tying     die � dying

Jim is sitting at the table and having dinner.
Larry is lying on the bed and reading a book.  


Question form: Am / Is / Are + subject + verb-ing?

Are you making a cake?
Is it snowing?
Are they going to the cinema?

Short answers: Yes, I am         /    No, I�m not.
                             Yes, it is.         /    No, it isn�t.
                             Yes, they are    /    No, they aren�t.


Questions words: What / Who / Where / When / How / Why

�Are you doing your homework?�              �No, I�m not.�
�What are you doing?�                                �I�m writing a letter to my father.�

�Is George going to school?                        �No, it�s holiday today.�
�Where is he going?�                                 �He�s going to the concert.�


�imdiki zamanl� c�mle yap�s�nda kullan�lmayan filler:

like / love / hate / need / know / understand / believe / remember / forget / see / hear / prefer

Bu fiiller hareket ve olu� bildirmez. Zihinsel, duyu�sal ya da duygusal bir i� bildirir. �see� ve �look� fillerini ele alal�m. �G�rmek� fiili bir s�re� i�ermez ��nk� anl�k bir eylemdir. Ama �bakmak� fiili bir zaman dilimi s�resince olur.

I�m looking out of the window. I see a stranger in the garden.
Pencereden d��ar� bak�yorum. Bah�ede bir yabanc� g�r�yorum.

No, he is not a stranger. I know him. But I don�t remember his name.
Hay�r, bir yabanc� de�il. Onu tan�yorum. Ama ad�n� hat�rlam�yorum.  


Present Continuous with a future meaning
(Gelecekten bahsederken �imdiki zaman)


Gelecekte yapmay� �nceden planlay�p kararla�t�rd���m�z eylemlerden bahsederken �imdiki zaman� kullanabiliriz.

- What are you doing this evening?        Bu ak�am ne yap�yorsun?
- I�m going to the theatre.                       Tiyatroya gidiyorum.

We are flying to London on Thurday.   Per�embe g�n� Londra�ya u�uyoruz.

The students are having an exam tomorrow.  ��renciler yar�n s�nav oluyorlar.
Sonraki sayfa
He is studying English now.
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