Present Continuous

​Present Continuous - upotreba

Za radnje koje se odvijaju ovog trenutka, u periodu oko ovog trenutka, ili malo u budućnosti. Radi se o privremenoj radnji koja je jedinstvena i koja se neće ponoviti. ​

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​At the moment I am working on an important project. 

I’m sitting in my office now. 

A: What are you doing?  B: I’m watching a film on TV. 

She is reading a very interesting book.

We're going to the cinema tonight.​

​POSITIVE	​NEGATIVE	​INTERROGATIVE
​I am working you are working he is working she is working it is working we are working you are working they are working	​I'm not working you're not working he isn't working she isn't working it isn't working we aren't working you aren't working they aren't working	​am I working? are you working? is he working? is she working? is it working? are we working? are you working? are they working?

​FORM: AM / IS / ARE + GLAGOL + ING

​Posebna pravila pisanja

1) jednosložni glagoli koji završavaju na suglasnik-samoglasnik-suglasnik, udvostručuju zadnji suglasnik:

run - running; swim - swimming; stop - stopping​

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2) glagoli koji završavaju na E gube ga i dodaju ing​

take - taking; arrive - arriving​

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3) glagoli die / lie / tie = dying / lying / tying

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• at the moment

• now

• today

• this week

• this month/ year

• just/ right now

• tonight​

• look! listen!​

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​Signal words

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​Primjeri rečenica

​Practice

Here's a set of exercises to help you learn the Present Continuous tense. Have fun doing them! ​

Izaberi točan oblik​

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​Choose the correct form

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Multiple Choice

What is she doing?

• She playing the piano.

• She is playing the piano.

• She is plaing the piano.

• She plays the piano.

Multiple Choice

What can you see in the picture?

• They are driving bikes.

• They're cycling.

• They are cicling.

• They are biking.

Multiple Choice

What can you see in the picture?

• He's playing the bowling.

• He bouling.

• He's going balling.

• He's bowling.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence

• She is taking pictures.

• She is takeing pictures.

• She taking pictures.

• She are takeing pictures.

Multiple Choice

What can you see in the picture?

• They is drawing.

• The children are drawing.

• They are drowing.

• The children drowing.

Multiple Select

Choose all the words that are spelled incorrectly.

Izaberi sve pogrešno napisane riječi.

• comeing

• trying

• running

• stoping

• diing

​Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

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Fill in the Blanks

My sister

(watch) TV in the bedroom.

Fill in the Blanks

Mrs Robson

(teach) English to her students.

Fill in the Blanks

They

(wait) for a bus.

Fill in the Blanks

They

(play) tennis.

Fill in the Blanks

It

(not/rain) outside, it is sunny!

Fill in the Blanks

Look! The cat

(eat) watermelon!

Fill in the Blanks

Jacob

(have) breakfast.

Fill in the Blanks

The hairdresser

(cut) her hair.

Fill in the Blanks

A shopkeeper

(tie) a parcel.

Fill in the Blanks

I

(not/write) a book, it's homework.

Fill in the Blanks

The dog

(run) fast.

Fill in the Blanks

Cathy and Jenna

(skip) the rope.

Fill in the Blanks

You

(listen) to the radio.

Fill in the Blanks

They

(not/walk).

Poredaj riječi da dobiješ upitnu rečenicu.​

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​Reorder the words

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Reorder

Reorder the following

Poredaj riječi

• Is

• Jack

• sitting

• on

• the bed

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• what

• are

• you

• doing

• at the moment

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• is

• dad

• yelling

• at her

• right now

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• what

• are

• you

• doing

• tonight

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• where

• are

• our parents

• having dinner

• tonight

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• what

• is

• happening

• in the world

• today

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• is

• Mary

• standing

• at the bus stop

• now

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• am

• I

• doing

• this exercise

• correctly

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• are

• you

• listening

• to me

• or sleeping

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Pogledaj sliku i napiši što ljudi na njoj rade. Upotrijebi Present Continuous.

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​Look at the picture and write people are doing. Use the Present Continuous

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Open Ended

For example: Sam is sitting on a couch.