Present Continuous

FORM

• Positive form: Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing (-ing form of the verb)
• Negative form: Subject + am/is/are + not + verb-ing
• Question form: Am/Is/Are + subject + verb-ing?

USAGE

Present Continuous is used to show/talk about:


a. Things that are happening now or happening at the time of speaking

For examples,

• She is playing piano at the moment.
• We are sitting in the class now.
• They are playing football.

ករណីទី ១-- យើងប្រើ present continuous ដើម្បីបង្ហាញ ឬ និយាយពី សកម្មភាព មួយដែល កំពុង កើតឡើងនា ពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ន ឬ ពេលដែលយើង កំពុងនិយាយ។
 
b. a situation in which you are in the middle/process of doing something, or an unfinished actions (although the time you speak, you are not doing the action) 

For examples,

• I am reading Romeo & Juliet this month.
• We are working on a project at the moment.
• She is writing a new novel.

ករណីទី ២-- យើងប្រើ present continuous ដើម្បីបង្ហាញ ឬ និយាយអំពី សកម្មភាព មួយ ដែល មិនទាន់ បានបញ្ចប់ ឬក៏យើងកំពុង តែស្ថិតក្នុងដំណើរការ នៃការធ្វើ សកម្មភាពនោះ។​
 
c. Temporary situations (that is a situation that is happening for just a short period of time)

For examples,

• He is sitting in the front row this morning.
• She is driving to school this week.
• They live in Mondulkiri, but now they are living in Phnom Penh.

ករណីទី ៣-- យើងប្រើ present continuous ដើម្បីបង្ហាញ ឬ និយាយ អំពីសកម្មភាព ដែល កើត ឡើងជាបណ្តោះ អាសន្ន ពោលគឺកើតឡើងតែក្នុងមួយ រយៈពេលខ្លី។


d. A situation or something that keeps changing or is changing gradually.

For examples,

• It is getting more and more difficult to find the job now.
• The prices of all products are increasing at a remarkable rate.

ករណីទី ៤-- យើងប្រើ present continuous ដើម្បីបង្ហាញ ឬ និយាយ អំពីនិន្នាការ ប្រែប្រួល សកម្មភាព ដែលកំពុង ផ្លាស់ប្តូរ ឬ វិវត្តន៍ទៅមុខយឺតៗ

e. a future arrangements (i.e. to show future meaning)

For examples,

• What are you doing this afternoon?
• I am seeing the doctor on Monday next week.
• We are going to the cinema tonight.

ករណីទី ៥-- យើងប្រើ present continuous ដើម្បីបង្ហាញ ឬ និយាយអំពី សកម្មភាព ដែល យើងបានរៀបចំ​ ឬគ្រោង ទុកនៅពេលអនាគត។​
 
f. To express annoyance or complaints on someone’s behavior or a situation: Used with "always" or "constantly"

For examples,

• Vannak’s always coming to class late.
• He’s always leaving his dirty socks on the living room floor!
• My son is always getting parking tickets! He needs to learn to pay more attention when he parks his car.

ករណីទី ៦-- យើងប្រើ present continuous ជាមួយ always / constantly ដើម្បី បង្ហាញ ពីការមិន ចូលចិត្ត ការរិះគន់ ឬការខឹងសម្បារ ចំពោះស្ថានភាព ឬទម្លាប់របស់នរណាម្នាក់។