Present Continuous Tense (Sadašnje trajno vreme) se gradi od glagola TO BE u Present Simple Tense-u (Prostom sadašnjem vremenu), tj. is/am /are + present participle (sadašnji particip) glavnog glagola. Sadašnji particip se gradi kada se na infinitiv doda nastavak –ing:
Ako se glagol završava na jedan suglasnik ispred kojeg stoji kratak, naglašen samoglasnik, krajnji se suglasnik ispred –ing udvostručava.
Na primer:
Krajnje –l se uvek udvostručava.
Na primer:
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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I am working – Ja radim | We are working – Mi radimo |
You are working – Ti radiš | You are working – Vi radite |
He is working – On radi She is working – Ona radi It is working – Ono radi |
They are working – Oni rade |
Upitni oblik - Yes/No questions
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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Am I working? – Da li ja radim? | Are we working? – Da li mi radimo? |
Are you working? – Da li ti radiš? | Are you working? – Da li vi radite? |
Is he working? – Da li on radi? Is she working? – Da li ona radi? Is it working? – Da li ono radi? |
Are they working? – Da li oni rade? |
Na Yes/No pitanja se odgovara kratkim odgovorima (Short answers) na sledeći način:
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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Am I working? – Yes, I am / No, I'm not | Are we working? - Yes, we are / No, we aren't |
Are you working? – Yes, you are / No, you aren't | Are you working? – Yes you are / No, you aren't |
Is he working? – Yes, he is / No, he isn't Is she working? – Yes, she is / No, she isn't Is it working? – Yes, it is / No, it isn't |
Are they working? –Yes, they are / No, they aren't |
Upitni oblik – Wh- questions
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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Where am I working? – Gde ja radim? | Where are we working? – Gde mi radimo? |
Where are you working? – Gde ti radiš? | Where are you working? – Gde vi radite? |
Where is he working? – Gde on radi? Where is she working? – Gde ona radi? Where is it working? – Gde ono radi? |
Where are they working? – Gde oni rade? |
Odrični oblik Present Continuous Tense-a (sadašnjeg trajnog vremena) se gradi od odričnog oblika pomoćnog glagola TO BE u sadašnjem vremenu i Present Participle-a (sadašnjeg participa) glavnog glagola.
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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I am not (I'm not) working – Ja ne radim | We are not (aren't) working – Mi ne radimo |
You are not (aren't) working – Ti ne radiš | You are not (aren't) working – Vi ne radite |
He is not (isn't) working – On ne radi She is not (isn't) working – Ona ne radi It is not (isn't) working – Ono ne radi |
They are not (aren't) working – Oni ne rade |
Present Continuous Tense (Sadašnje trajno vreme) se koristi za:
1. Radnju koja se dešava u trenutku govora, te se stoga uz njega često nalaze vremenske odrednice now (sada) i at the moment (u ovom trenutku).
She is reading a book at the moment. - Ona trenutno čita knjigu.
2. Privremenu radnju
3. Planove vezane za budućnost
Jedan broj glagola najčešće ne može da bude upotrebljen u trajnim vremenima. Najvažniji od njih su:
hear – čuti,
see – videti,
taste – okusiti,
smell – mirisati,
remember – setiti se,
understand – razumeti,
wish – želeti,
want – hteti,
know – znati itd.