How to Use the Present Continuous - English Verb Tenses Grammar Lesson

Hello, I’m Jack.

Pozdravljeni, jaz sem Jack.

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Dobrodošli na spletnem mestu Oxford English!

In this lesson, you can learn about the present continuous verb tense in English.

V tej lekciji lahko spoznate sedanjost neprekinjeni glagolski čas v angleščini.

We'll talk about all the possible meanings of the present continuous; whether you’re

Govorili bomo o vseh možnih pomenih sedanjega kontinuiranega; ali si

a beginner or an advanced learner, you’re sure to find something new.

začetnik ali napreden učenec, ti si zagotovo najti nekaj novega.

So, let's get into it!

Torej, pojdimo v to!

First, how can you form the present continuous?

Prvič, kako lahko oblikujete sedanjo neprekinjeno?

To form the present continuous, you use:

Če želite oblikovati sedanjo neprekinjeno, uporabite:

'be + verb + -ing'

'biti + glagol + -ing'

For example:

Na primer:

He’s washing his car.

Umiva avto.

They’re watching a film.

Gledajo film.

What about negatives and questions?

Kaj pa negativnosti in vprašanja?

To make negatives, add 'not' after 'be'.

Če želite ustvariti negativne predloge, dodajte "ne" za "bodi".

She isn’t doing anything.

Ne počne ničesar.

I’m not working on that right now.

Trenutno ne delam na tem.

Now, to make questions, move the verb 'be' before the subject.

Zdaj, če želite postaviti vprašanja, premaknite glagol 'biti' pred temo.

Is he doing anything?

Ali kaj počne?

Are you talking to me?

Ali govoriš meni?

The same rule works if you ask a question with a question word like 'what', 'why', or

Enako pravilo deluje, če postavite vprašanje z vprašljivo besedo, kot je "kaj", "zakaj" ali

'how'.

'kako'.

Move the verb 'be' before the subject.

Pred subjekt premaknite glagol "biti".

What are you watching?

Kaj gledaš?

Where are they going?

Kam grejo?

Now, you can see that to make questions in the present continuous, you don’t add anything.

Zdaj si lahko to ogledate, če želite postaviti vprašanja trenutno neprekinjeno, ničesar ne dodaš.

So don’t add words like 'do' or 'did'.

Zato ne dodajajte besed, kot sta "naredi" ali "naredil".

Just change the order of the words!

Samo spremenite vrstni red besed!

So now you know how to form sentences and questions with the present continuous.

Torej, zdaj veste, kako oblikovati stavke in vprašanja s sedanjostjo kontinuirano.

But how do you use it?

Toda kako ga uporabljate?

One use is for something happening right now.

Ena uporaba je za nekaj, kar se trenutno dogaja.

This is the most basic use of the present continuous.

To je najosnovnejša uporaba sedanjosti neprekinjeno.

He’s washing his car.

Umiva avto.

They’re watching a film.

Gledajo film.

These sentences are talking about something which is happening at this moment.

Ti stavki govorijo o nečem kar se dogaja v tem trenutku.

Now, we can also use the present continuous to talk about something which has started

Zdaj lahko uporabljamo tudi sedanjo neprekinjeno govoriti o nečem, kar se je začelo

but not finished.

vendar ni končano.

This sounds similar to the last point.

To se sliši podobno kot zadnja točka.

If we say:

Če rečemo:

He’s washing his car.

Umiva avto.

This means he’s started washing his car, but he hasn’t finished yet.

To pomeni, da je začel umivati ​​svoj avto, vendar še ni končal.

So what’s the difference?

Kakšna je torej razlika?

Why is this separate to the last point?

Zakaj je to ločeno do zadnje točke?

It’s different because we can also use the present continuous in this way to talk about

Drugače je, ker lahko uporabimo tudi na ta način neprekinjeno govoriti

things which are not happening right now.

stvari, ki se trenutno ne dogajajo.

For example:

Na primer:

I’m reading a good book at the moment.

Trenutno berem dobro knjigo.

She’s looking for a new apartment.

Išče novo stanovanje.

If I say, "I’m reading a good book at the moment," I don’t mean that I’m reading

Če rečem, "berem dobro knjigo na trenutek, "Ne mislim, da berem

right now, at this minute.

prav zdaj, v tej minuti.

I mean that I’ve started a book and I haven’t finished it yet.

Mislim, da sem začel knjigo in je še nisem končal še.

In the same way, "She’s looking for a new apartment" doesn’t mean that she’s out

Na enak način "išče novo stanovanje "še ne pomeni, da je zunaj

looking for an apartment this minute.

ta trenutek išče stanovanje.

It means she’s started looking for an apartment, but she hasn’t found one yet.

To pomeni, da je začela iskati stanovanje, vendar je še ni našla.

In these examples, we use the present continuous to talk about things happening around this

V teh primerih uporabljamo sedanjo neprekinjeno govoriti o stvareh, ki se dogajajo okoli tega

moment, not necessarily at this specific moment.

trenutek, ne nujno v tem konkretnem trenutku.

Next, describing a picture.

Nato opisuje sliko.

If you have a picture or a photo, and you want to describe it to someone, you use the

Če imaš sliko ali fotografijo in ti ga želite opisati nekomu, ki ga uporabljate

present continuous.

sedanjik.

A picture or a photo is like a moment in time.

Slika ali fotografija sta kot trenutek v trenutku.

That’s why we use the continuous form to talk about it.

Zato uporabljamo neprekinjeno obliko za govori o tem.

For example, here, we can use the present continuous to talk about what we see:

Na primer, tukaj lahko uporabimo sedanjost neprestano govoriti o tem, kar vidimo:

They are sitting on a beam, high above the city.

Sedijo na snopu, visoko nad mesto.

The two men on the left are smoking.

Dva moška na levi kadijo.

Some of them are eating sandwiches.

Nekateri jedo sendviče.

It doesn't matter that the picture was taken a long time ago.

Ni pomembno, da je bila slika posneta dolgo časa nazaj.

We can still use the present continuous to describe it.

Sedanjost lahko še vedno uporabljamo za Opiši.

Next, talking about something temporary or different from usual.

Nato govorimo o nečem začasnem oz drugačna od običajne.

So, another use of the present continuous is to show that something is temporary.

Torej, še ena uporaba sedanjosti neprekinjeno je pokazati, da je nekaj začasno.

Look at these two sentences:

Poglejte ta dva stavka:

He lives with his parents.

Živi s starši.

He’s living with his parents.

Živi s starši.

What’s the difference?

Kaj je razlika?

Why would you use the present continuous here?

Zakaj bi tukaj uporabljali sedanjo neprekinjeno?

In these sentences, the present continuous shows that the situation is temporary.

V teh stavkih sedanjost neprekinjeno kaže, da so razmere začasne.

If you say "He lives with his parents," you mean that this is permanent.

Če rečeš "Živi s starši", ti pomenijo, da je to trajno.

If you say, "He’s living with his parents," you mean that this is a temporary situation.

Če rečete: "Živi s starši," mislite, da gre za začasno situacijo.

Maybe he’s living with his parents while he saves enough money to get his own place.

Mogoče živi s starši prihrani dovolj denarja, da si pridobi svoje mesto.

Let’s look at one more example here:

Poglejmo še en primer tukaj:

She works in the marketing department.

Dela v marketinškem oddelku.

She’s working in the marketing department.

Dela v marketinškem oddelku.

Is the difference clear now?

Je razlika zdaj jasna?

If you say, "She works in the marketing department," you mean that this is her permanent job.

Če rečete: "Dela v marketinškem oddelku," mislite, da je to njeno stalno delo.

If you say, "She’s working in the marketing department," you mean that she normally works

Če rečete: "Dela v marketingu oddelka, "mislite, da ona normalno dela

somewhere else.

nekje drugje.

She’s just working in the marketing department temporarily.

Pravkar dela v marketinškem oddelku začasno.

Next, talking about a changing situation.

Nato govorimo o spreminjajoči se situaciji.

I understand there are a lot of ways to use the present continuous!

Razumem, da obstaja veliko načinov uporabe sedanjost neprekinjeno!

Remember that you don’t have to learn all of this at once.

Ne pozabite, da se vam ni treba vsega naučiti tega naenkrat.

This video will still be here; take a break and review what we’ve done so far if you

Ta video bo še vedno tu; vzeti pavzo in preglejte, kaj smo doslej storili, če ste vi

need to.

moram.

Now, you can also use the present continuous to talk about a situation which is changing

Zdaj lahko uporabite tudi sedanjo neprekinjeno govoriti o situaciji, ki se spreminja

over time.

čez čas.

For example:

Na primer:

The population of our city is growing by around 5% a year.

Število prebivalcev našega mesta narašča naokoli 5% na leto.

My English is slowly getting better.

Moja angleščina se počasi izboljšuje.

The river used to be really polluted, but it’s getting cleaner.

Reka je bila včasih zelo onesnažena, toda čistejša je.

In all of these examples, we’re talking about a change which is happening over time,

V vseh teh primerih govorimo o spremembi, ki se dogaja sčasoma,

and which will probably continue into the future.

in ki se bo verjetno nadaljeval v prihodnost.

If I say:

Če rečem:

The population of our city is growing by around 5% a year.

Število prebivalcev našega mesta narašča naokoli 5% na leto.

This means that I expect the population to continue growing, at least for the next few

To pomeni, da pričakujem, da bo prebivalstvo še naprej rasti, vsaj za naslednjih nekaj

years.

let.

OK, so you’ve seen how the present continuous can be used to talk about: things happening

V redu, torej ste videli, kako je sedanjost neprekinjena lahko govorimo o: dogajanju

now; things which have started but not finished; describing pictures; talking about temporary

zdaj; stvari, ki so se začele, vendar se še niso končale; opisovanje slik; govorimo o začasnih

situations; talking about changing situations.

situacije; govorimo o spreminjanju situacij.

All of the meanings we’ve seen so far are similar.

Vsi pomeni, ki smo jih videli do sedaj, so podobno.

They are all about something happening around a moment in time.

Vsi se ukvarjajo s tem, da se okoli dogaja nekaj trenutek v času.

However, there are also some other ways to use the present continuous which are completely

Vendar pa obstaja tudi nekaj drugih načinov za to uporabite sedanjo neprekinjeno, ki so popolnoma

different.

drugačen.

Let’s look at a very important one:

Poglejmo zelo pomembno:

Talking about arrangements in the future.

Ko govorimo o ureditvi v prihodnosti.

Many English learners use 'will' to talk about the future, but 'will' can’t be used for

Mnogi učenci angleščine uporabljajo "voljo" za pogovor prihodnost, vendar je "volje" ne bo mogoče uporabiti

everything.

vse.

Actually, the present continuous is one of the most common ways to talk about the future

Pravzaprav je sedanjo neprekinjeno eno izmed najpogostejši načini za pogovor o prihodnosti

in English.

v angleščini.

If you have a solid plan or arrangement, meaning you know where and/or when something will

Če imate trden načrt ali dogovor, kar pomeni veste, kje in / ali kdaj bo kaj

happen, you can use the present continuous to talk about it.

se zgodi, da lahko uporabljate sedanjo neprekinjeno govoriti o tem.

Here are some examples:

Tu je nekaj primerov:

We’re meeting outside the cinema at 8.00.

Zunaj kina se srečamo ob 8.00.

They’re coming to ours for dinner on Saturday.

V soboto prihajajo k nam na večerjo.

What are you doing next weekend?

Kaj počnete naslednji vikend?

It’s very common to use the present continuous when you talk about plans for the near future,

Zelo pogosto uporabljamo sedanjost neprekinjeno ko govorite o načrtih za bližnjo prihodnost,

social plans, and so on.

socialnih načrtov ipd.

Talking about something strange or annoying.

Govoriti o nečem čudnem ali motečem.

Now we’re getting to more specialised, less common uses of the present continuous.

Zdaj pridemo do bolj specializiranih, manj skupne uporabe sedanjosti neprekinjeno.

Using the present continuous together with adverbs like 'always', 'constantly' or 'continually'

Uporaba sedanjosti kontinuirano skupaj z prislovi, kot so 'vedno', 'stalno' ali 'stalno'

can show that you find a repeated action annoying or strange.

lahko pokaže, da se vam ponavljajoče dejanje moti ali čudno.

For example:

Na primer:

He’s always forgetting to bring the things he needs.

Vedno pozabi prinesti stvari potrebuje.

They’re constantly gossiping about me behind my back.

Nenehno se ogovarjajo za menoj moj hrbet.

My boss is continually interrupting me while I’m trying to work.

Šef me nenehno prekinja Poskušam delati.

So, if you say:

Torej, če rečete:

He’s always forgetting to bring the things he needs.

Vedno pozabi prinesti stvari potrebuje.

You means that he often forgets to bring things, and you find this strange or annoying.

Misliš, da pogosto pozabi prinesti stvari, in to se vam zdi čudno ali nadležno.

This use of the present continuous is unusual, because we’re using the present continuous

Taka uporaba sedanje neprekinjene je nenavadna, ker sedanjost uporabljamo neprekinjeno

to talk about a repeated action or a habit, and we don’t normally do that.

govoriti o ponovljenem dejanju ali navadi, in tega običajno ne počnemo.

So you must use an adverb in these sentences.

Torej morate v teh stavkih uporabiti prislov.

You can’t say:

Ne moreš reči:

He’s forgetting to bring the things he needs.

Pozabi prinesti stvari, ki jih potrebuje.

To give it the meaning of something which you find strange/annoying, you need an adverb.

Da bi mu dali pomen nečesa, kar se vam zdi čudno / nadležno, potrebujete prislov.

So, 'always' is the most common adverb to use in these sentences.

Torej, 'vedno' je najpogostejši prislov k uporaba v teh stavkih.

OK, we’re nearly there!

V redu, že smo skoraj tam!

One more to go:

Še en korak:

The last use is talking about feelings which you are starting to be aware of.

Zadnja uporaba je govor o občutkih, ki se začenjate zavedati.

Now again, this is a very specialised, less common way to use the present continuous.

Zdaj spet to zelo specializirano, manj skupni način uporabe sedanjosti neprekinjeno.

What does it mean?

Kaj to pomeni?

Think about these two sentences:

Pomislite na ta dva stavka:

I realise I made the wrong decision.

Zavedam se, da sem se napačno odločil.

I’m realising I made the wrong decision.

Zavedam se, da sem se napačno odločil.

Now, they’re both possible, but what’s the difference?

Zdaj sta oba možna, a kaj razlika?

In the first sentence:

V prvem stavku:

I realise I made the wrong decision.

Zavedam se, da sem se napačno odločil.

Your realisation is not a new feeling.

Vaša realizacija ni nov občutek.

However, when you say:

Ko pa rečete:

I’m realising I made the wrong decision.

Zavedam se, da sem se napačno odločil.

You mean that you are just starting to think about this.

Misliš, da šele začneš razmišljati o tem.

The feeling -- that you made the wrong decision -- is still growing on you.

Občutek - da ste se napačno odločili - še vedno raste na vas.

Let’s do one more example:

Naredimo še en primer:

I find it difficult to work with him.

Z njim težko delam.

I’m finding it difficult to work with him.

Težko delam z njim.

Can you see the difference?

Ali vidite razliko?

Again, if you say:

Še enkrat, če rečete:

I find it difficult to work with him.

Z njim težko delam.

This isn't something new for you.

To za vas ni nekaj novega.

You generally find him difficult, and you dislike working with him.

Na splošno ga težko imate in vi ne maram delati z njim.

If you say:

Če rečeš:

I’m finding it difficult to work with him.

Težko delam z njim.

This means that you are just starting to realise how difficult he is, and how you dislike working

To pomeni, da se šele začenjate zavedati kako težko mu je in kako ne maraš delati

with him.

z njim.

These feelings are new to you, I guess.

Predvidevam, da so ti občutki novi.

OK, that’s the end of the lesson.

V redu, tako je konec lekcije.

There’s a lot of information in this video, so you might find it useful to review some

V tem videoposnetku je veliko informacij, zato bi vam bilo morda koristno pregledati nekatere

parts of this video again.

deli tega videa.

If you want to practice this some more, check out the full version of the lesson on our

Če želite to še malo izučiti, preverite izveste celotno različico lekcije o naši

website.

Spletna stran.

The full lesson contains notes, the full script, and a quiz to help you practise this topic.

Celotna lekcija vsebuje opombe, celoten scenarij, in kviz, ki vam bo pomagal pri izvajanju te teme.

That’s all for now.

To je vse za zdaj.

Thanks very much for watching, and see you next time!

Najlepša hvala za ogled in se vidimo naslednjič!