Grammar in use Intermidiate Flashcards
- explain the Present continuous meaning with the bellow example:
She is driving to work.
it means: (She is driving at the moment of speaking) She has started driving, she is in the middle of driving and the action is not finished.
سارا در ماشینش است.
او در مسیر محل کارش است.
او در حال رانندگی به سمت محل کار است.
Sara is in her car.
She is on her way to work.
She is driving to work.
present continues:
am
is
are + verb + ing
لطفا اینقدر سر و صدا نکنید. دارم تلاش می کنم کار کنم.
please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying to work.
مایک کجاست؟ او در حال دوش گرفتن است.
Where is Mike? He is taking a shower.
It means he has started to take a shower, he is in the middle of it and he has not finished it.
بزن بریم بیرون الان. دیگر باران نمی بارد
(دیگه باران در حال باریدن نیست)
Let’s go out now. It’s not raining any more.
(در یک مهمانی) سلام، جین. آیا شما از مهمانی لذت می برید؟
مثال میزبان میاد از مهمان می پرسه
خوش می گذره و همه چی روبراهه؟
(at a party) Hello, Jane. Are you enjoying the party?
این همه سر و صدا چیست؟ چه خبر است؟ چه اتفاقی داره می افتد؟
What’s all that noise? What’s going on? = What’s happening?
- Should the action in the present continuous necessarily happen at the time of speaking?
به عنوان مثال: استیو با یک دوست تلفنی صحبت می کند.
استیو: من در حال خواندن یک کتاب واقعا خوب هستم.
منظورش اینه که شروع کرده ولی هنوز تمومش نکرده. او در وسط خواندن آن است.
In the present continuous, the action is not necessarily happening at the time of speaking.
e.g.: Steve is talking to a friend on the phone.
Steve: I’m reading a really good book at the moment.
he means that he has started it but has not finished it yet. He is in the middle of reading it.
In the present continuous, the action is not necessarily happening at the time of speaking.
کیت می خواد در ایتالیا کار کنه، بنابراین
او در حال یادگیری زبان ایتالیایی است.
Kate wants to work in Italy, so she’s studying Italian.
In the present continuous, the action is not necessarily happening at the time of speaking.
یک سری از دوستام در حال ساختن خونه خودشون هستند. اونا امیدوارند تابستان آینده آن را تمام کنند.
Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer.
قید زمان برای Present Continuous چیا هستند؟
You can use the Present Continuous with periods around now like: (now, today, this week, this year, etc)
You can use the Present Continuous with periods around now like:
A: شما امروز سخت کار می کنید.
B: بله، من کارهای زیادی دارم که انجام دهم.
A: You are working hard today.
B: Yes, I have a lot to do.
You can use the Present Continuous with periods around now like:
شرکتی که من در آن کار می کنم امسال خیلی خوب کار انجام نمی ده.
The company I work for is not doing so well this year.
We use Present Continuous when we talk about … , especially with what verbs?
when we talk about changes happening around now.
verbs:
grow, improve, increase, rise,
start, begin
become, change, fall, get
We use Present Continuous when we talk about changes happening around now.
به عنوان مثال: آیا زبان انگلیسی شما بهتر شده است؟
e.g: Is your English getting better?
اگر مانند جمله زیر سوال بپرسی از نظر گرامری اشتباه است.
Does your English get better?
We use Present Continuous when we talk about changes happening around now.
به عنوان مثال: جمعیت جهان به سرعت در حال افزایش است.
e.g:The population of the world is increasing fast.
We use Present Continuous when we talk about changes happening around now.
در ابتدا کارم را دوست نداشتم، اما الان شروع به لذت بردن از آن کرده ام.
At first I did not like my job, but I am beginning to enjoy it now.
There is basically no difference between the words ‘start’ and ‘begin’, and both these terms can be used interchangeably and synonymously. But unlike the word ‘begin’, which can be used as a verb, ‘start’ can be used as a verb and as well as a noun depending on the context of the situation
من دارم به دنبال کریستین می گردم. تو میدونی اون کجاست؟
I’m looking for Christine. Do you know where she is?
دارد تاریک میشود. آیا باید چراغ را روشن کنم؟ چراغ را روشن کنم؟
It is getting dark. Should I turn on the light? Shall I turn on the light?
آنها در حال حاضر جایی برای زندگی ندارند. آنها دارن با دوستان می مانند تا جایی را پیدا کنند.
They don’t have anywhere to live at the moment. They are staying with friends until they find a place.
اوضاع در کار چندان خوب نیست. شرکت در حال ضرر دادن است.
Things are not so good at work. The company is losing money.
چتر داری؟ بارون داره شروع میشه.
Do you have an umbrella? It’s starting to rain.
خیلی سر و صدا میکنی میشه ساکت تر باشی؟ دارم سعی میکنم تمرکز کنم
You’re making a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I’m trying to concentrate.
“Much noise” means a lot of “noise”
A lot of (or lots of) can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns. There are lots of apples on the trees. There is a lot of snow on the road.
