语法
Present Continuous Tense 现在进行时态
The Present Continuous Tense is formed by combining an auxiliary verb (is/are/am) with a present participle (= a verb ending in‘ing’).
现在进行时态的形成方式是把助动词 (is/are/am) 和现在分词(以‘ing’结尾的动词)结合。
Auxiliary Verb (is/are/am) + Present Participle = Present Continuous Tense
助动词 (is/are/am) + 现在分词 = 现在进行时态
Examples:
例子:
is + going = is going
are + standing = are standing
am + walking = am walking
The present continuous tense is used:
现在进行时态用来：
(i) for an action that is going on at the time of speaking. In other words, it is used to talk about an action that is happening now, at this very moment.
表示说话者说话时，正在进行的一个动作。换句话说，它是用来表示一个现在正在进行的动作。
Examples:
例子:
My uncle is drawing now.
我的伯父正在画画。
The students are playing baseball at this moment.
那些学生现在正在打棒球。
I am vacuuming the carpet now.
我正在用真空吸尘器清扫地毯。
Look at Liqing. She is telling the children a story.
看看丽卿吧。她正在为孩子们说故事。
Please have a seat. My mother is bathing.
请坐。我母亲在洗澡。
The scouts are camping overnight by the river.
那些童子军正在河边露营过夜。
I am strolling along the beach now.
我现在正沿着海滩散步。
(ii) show a planned action that will take place in the near future.
显示一个在不久的未来将会进行的计划。
Examples:
例子:
We are visiting our grandparents next week.
我们下个星期将会去拜访我们的祖父及祖母。
Dahong is watching a movie tonight.
大宏今晚将去看一场电影。
I am preparing dinner for everyone this evening.
今天傍晚我将会为大家准备晚餐。
Mrs. Huang's children are participating in a talent contest tomorrow.
黄太的小孩明天将去参加一项才能比赛。
Junhao is seeing a doctor in a while because he is not feeling well.
俊豪过一会儿将去看医生，因为他感觉不舒服。
Exercises 习题
A. Fill in the each blank with ‘is’, ‘are’ or ‘am’.
用‘is’, ‘are’ 或 ‘am’ 来填充空格。
1. You ________ sieving flour now. 2. The monkeys ________ climbing up the trees. 3. Jennifer ________ buying a new pair of shoes tomorrow. 4. I ________ reading a magazine at this moment. 5. The burglar ________ breaking into a bungalow. 6. Teresa ________ knitting by the fireplace now. 7. The students ________ sitting their final examination next week. 8. What ________ your kids doing now? 9. My maid ________ baking cookies in the kitchen. 10. My car is dirty. I ________ washing it this evening.B. Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.
用括号里动词的现在进行时态来填充空格。
1. I ____________________ (look) up a word in a dictionary.
2. Tina ____________________ (strum) on a guitar and singing a song in her bedroom.
3. Mr. Brown ____________________ (paint) his house next Saturday.
4. The farmers ____________________ (harvest) their crops.
5. My mum ____________________ (sew) on a button.
6. My friends and I ____________________ (fish) tomorrow morning.
7. That’s my brother. He ____________________ (weed) in the garden.
8. Can you guess what I ________ (hold) in my hand?
9. Please lower your voice. The children ____________________ (sleep) in the bedroom.
10. I ____________________ (write) an essay tonight.
Answers 答案
A.
1. are
2. are
3. is
4. am
5. is
6. is
7. are
8. are
9. is
10. am
B.
1. am looking
2. is strumming
3. is painting
4. are harvesting
5. is sewing
6. are fishing
7. is weeding
8. am holding
9. are sleeping
10. am writing