Present Continuous Tense

 التكوين:

Am/ is / are + v. +ing

الكلمات الدالة عليه :

now / at the moment / look! / Listen! / at present

She is playing the piano now. I am writing a report at the moment.

 لاحظ عدم استخدام هذه الأفعال في الأزمنة المستمرة:

love	يحب	like	يحب	hate	يكره	prefer	يفضل
want	يريد	need	يحتاج	deserve	يستحق	suppose	يفترض
mean	يعنى	understand	يفهم	believe	يصدق	remember	يتذكر
contain	يحوى	consist	يتكون	know	يعرف	belong	يخص
see	يرى	hear	يسمع	smell	يشم	taste	يكون لها مذاق
recognize	يتعرف على	realize	يدرك	surprise	يفاجئ	astonish	يدهش
seem	يبدو	possess	يمتلك	own	يمتلك	depend	يعتمد
concern	يهم/يتعلق بـ	matter	يهم	lack	ينقص	owe	يدين
weigh	يزن	measure	يقيس	agree	يوافق	be
think	يعتقد	Notice	يلاحظ	forgive	يسامح

 بعض الأفعال الواردة في الجدول السابق لها معني آخر مختلف واذا جاءت في الجملة بهذا المعني ، يمكن استخدامها في المضارع المستمر:

I'm thinking of going out tonight. She is seeing her doctor this afternoon.

They are having lunch at the moment. She is tasting the soup to see if it is ready.

 في حالة السؤال عن المضارع المستمر:

Is she doing the homework now?

Are they painting the house at the moment?

 معني الجملة أحيانا يدل علي المضارع المستمر

► Hurry up! We are all waiting for you.

► Be quiet. I am studying my lessons.

5- الفعلان feel / hurt يمكن أن يُستخدما في المضارع المستمر أو المضارع البسيط:

►How do you feel? / How are you feeling?

►My head hurts. / My head is hurting.

am / is / are + being + PP. المضارع المستمر في صيغة المبنى للمجهول

Somebody is cleaning the room. =The room is being cleaned.

 لاحظ حذف حرف e قبل إضافة ing إلا إذا انتهي الفعل بـ ee :

invite inviting write writing

 ويشذ عن ذلك فعل dye بمعني يصبغ :

She is dyeing her hair.

 الأفعال ذات المقطع الواحد وتنتهي بحرف ساكن يسبقه متحرك نُضاعف فيها الحرف الأخير قبل إضافة ing :

hit hitting sit sitting dig digging run running

They are digging a well at the moment.

 ولاحظ أيضا مضاعفة الحرف الأخير في الأفعال الآتية قبل إضافة ing: :

prefer preferring refer referring begin beginning

Exercises on Grammar:

Choose the correct answer:

1. In many countries, the wind (use – uses – is using – is used) to generate electricity.

2. Scientists (want – wants – are wanting – are being wanted) to find more forms of renewable energy.

3. Huge amounts of electricity (is produced – produce – are produced – are producing) in nuclear power stations.

4. Holes (drill – is drilled – will drill – are drilled) into the earth to find hot water.

5. In some cities, rubbish (burn – burns – is burnt – is burring) to produce electricity.

6. Water (heat – is heated – are heated – is heating) to turn it into steam.

7. The steam (is piped – pipes – is piping – are piped) to a power station.

8. Electricity (produces – is producing – is produced – produce) from the water in the power station.

9. Electricity is sometimes (to make – making – makes – made) from wind turbines.

10. In many parts of the world, wood (burns – is burnt – is burning – to burn) to heat people's homes.

11. Plants and trees (are used – are using – will be using – use) for different purpose.

12. She often (is working – works – was working – work) at the weekend.

13. We (use – are used – will be used – is used) palm trees to produce vegetable oil.

14. Sugar cane is (grow – growing – to grow – grown) and used to make fuel for cars and other vehicles.

15. We (are used – use – using – to use) different types of energy in Egypt today.

16. He (talks – is talked – is talking – was talking) to the boss right now.

17. As soon as he (finish – finished – finishes – to finish) doing the job, he will see a movie.

18. She (won't leave – didn't leave – wouldn't have left – not leaves) until she receives a phone call.

19. Be quiet! I (listen – have listened – was listened – am listening) to the news.

20. He (is seeming – seem – seems – was seeming) very happy now.

Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write them correctly:

1. I'm thinking he is English.

2. Water is boiling at 100 °C.

3. He can't speak to you just now. He has a shower.

4. Is this watch belonging to Ahmed?

5. Oil finds far beneath the earth.

6. Are you wanting to speak to him now?

7. How often is she going to the club?

8. What is your father doing? –He's an engineer.

9. Wood uses to make paper.

10. My office cleans every day.

11. Where is he coming from? – England.

12. I am owing him 50 pounds. I'll pay it back next week.

13. This place rarely visits by anyone.

14. Things aren't always what they are appeared to be.

15. When she is meeting him, she will tell him the truth.

Language Functions:

Asking for information السؤال عن معلومات	Giving information إعطاء معلومات
Excuse me, could I ask you some questions about..?	Yes, of course.
Can / Could you tell me .........?	Yes, that's fine..
Do you know anything about.......?	Yes, certainly.
Does that mean ..........?	I'd rather not answer that question. في حالة عدم الرغبة في الإجابة عن سؤال
Thank you for your time.	(You're welcome في حالة الرد)
How do you usually (go to school)?	I usually …
What does "…" mean?	It means.. / You can look it up in the dictionary.