Present continuous
የአሁን ቀጣይ ጊዜ (present continuous)
I am working። አሁን ለሚሆኑ ነገሮች፣ ለጊዜያዊ ሁኔታዎች፣ ለለውጦችና ለተስማማንባቸው የወደፊት ዕቅዶች።
ቅርጹ
am / is / are + ግሥ-ing። ከአማርኛው "እየ… ነው" ጋር በጣም ይቀራረባል፦ እየሠራሁ ነው = I'm working። be ግሡ መኖር አለበት፤ I working ስሕተት ነው። ለአሉታዊ not ከ be በኋላ፤ ለጥያቄ be ከባለቤቱ በፊት ይገባል።
| I | he / she / it | you / we / they | |
|---|---|---|---|
| + | I'm working. | She's working. | They're working. |
| − | I'm not working. | She isn't working. | They aren't working. |
| ? | Am I working? | Is she working? | Are they working? |
| short answers | Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. | Yes, she is. / No, she isn't. | Yes, they are. / No, they aren't. |
- የ -ing አጻጻፍ፦ መጨረሻ ላይ ያለ -e ይወድቃል (make → making)፤ ከአንድ አጭር የተጫነ አናባቢ በኋላ ያለ መጨረሻ ተነባቢ ይደገማል (sit → sitting, run → running)፤ -ie → -ying (lie → lying)።
- የ Wh- ጥያቄዎች፦ What are you doing? Where is he going?
- I'm waiting for the bus. It's late again.
- The kids are doing their homework.
- She isn't answering her phone.
- Are you watching the game? — No, I'm not.
መቼ ይሠራበታል
በጊዜ መስመር ላይ የአሁን ቀጣይ በአሁኑ ዙሪያ ያለ አጭር ክፍል ነው፦ ትንሽ ቀደም ብሎ ጀመረ፣ በቅርቡ ያበቃል። ይጠቀሙበት፦ (1) በዚህ ቅጽበት ለሚሆን ድርጊት፦ She's cooking። (2) ለጊዜያዊ ሁኔታ፣ በዚህ ሰከንድ ባይሆንም፦ I'm staying with my cousin until I find an apartment። (3) ለሚለወጥ ሁኔታ፦ Rents are going up። (4) ለተስማማንበት የወደፊት ዕቅድ፣ ከጊዜ ቃል ጋር፦ I'm meeting the landlord on Friday።
- ጠቋሚ ቃላት፦ now, right now, at the moment, today, this week, these days, currently, Look! Listen!
- የሁኔታ ግሦች (know, like, want, need, own) በዚህ ጊዜ በአብዛኛው አይገቡም፦ I need help now (I'm needing አይደለም)።
- Listen! Someone is knocking on the door.
- I'm taking an English class this semester.
- Gas prices are getting higher every month.
- We're flying to Addis on December 20th.
የአሁን ቀጣይ ወይስ የአሁን ቀላል?
ይጠይቁ፦ ልማድ ወይም እውነታ ነው (ቀላል)፣ ወይስ አሁን / ለተወሰነ ጊዜ የሚሆን (ቀጣይ)? ያወዳድሩ፦ He drives a truck (ሥራው ነው) / He's driving, so he can't answer (በዚህ ቅጽበት)። I live in Las Vegas (ቋሚ) / I'm living with my aunt for now (ጊዜያዊ)።
| Habit / fact (simple) | Now / temporary (continuous) |
|---|---|
| I usually cook on Sundays. | I'm cooking right now. Can I call you back? |
| She teaches math. | She's teaching a summer class this year. |
| They don't watch TV. | They aren't watching TV; they're sleeping. |
- always + ቀጣይ የሚያበሳጭ ልማድን ሊያሳይ ይችላል፦ He's always losing his keys!
- I work in a kitchen, but this week I'm working at the front desk.
- My son normally walks to school. Today it's raining, so I'm driving him.
- Why are you wearing a suit? — I have a job interview.
የተለመዱ ስህተቶች
| ስህተት | ትክክል | ለምን |
|---|---|---|
| I'm working now. | The present continuous needs am/is/are. | |
| She is working today. | After be, use verb-ing. | |
| I know him. | know is a state verb: no continuous. | |
| What are you doing? | In questions, be comes before the subject. | |
| He's writing an email. | Drop the final -e before -ing. | |
| I'm going to the dentist tomorrow at 3. | Arranged plans: present continuous. |
ልምምድ
እያንዳንዱ መልስ ወዲያው ከምክንያቱ ጋር ይታረማል። እዚህ ምንም አይቀመጥም።
Be quiet! The baby ___.
They ___ (wait) for the bus. (two words, or short form)
run → ___ing (write the whole word)
___ she working today?
I ___ my aunt until I find a place of my own.
Which is correct?
He ___ (not / listen). He's on his phone. (short form)
We ___ the landlord at 4 tomorrow. It's arranged.
She ___ at a bakery. It's her job.
make → ___ (the -ing form)