Grammar in use Intermidiate

Question 1

1. explain the Present continuous meaning with the bellow example:
   She is driving to work.

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

سارا در ماشینش است.
او در مسیر محل کارش است.
او در حال رانندگی به سمت محل کار است.

Answer 2

Sara is in her car.
She is on her way to work.
She is driving to work.

Question 3

present continues:

Answer 3

am
is
are + verb + ing

Question 4

لطفا اینقدر سر و صدا نکنید. دارم تلاش می کنم کار کنم.

Answer 4

please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying to work.

Question 5

مایک کجاست؟ او در حال دوش گرفتن است.

Answer 5

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.

Question 6

بزن بریم بیرون الان. دیگر باران نمی بارد
(دیگه باران در حال باریدن نیست)

Answer 6

Let’s go out now. It’s not raining any more.

Question 7

(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؟

Answer 7

(at a party) Hello, Jane. Are you enjoying the party?

Question 8

این همه سر و صدا چیست؟ چه خبر است؟ چه اتفاقی داره می افتد؟

Answer 8

What’s all that noise? What’s going on? = What’s happening?

Question 9

2. 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.

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

Kate wants to work in Italy, so she’s studying Italian.

Question 11

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.

Answer 11

Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer.

Question 12

قید زمان برای Present Continuous چیا هستند؟

Answer 12

You can use the Present Continuous with periods around now like: (now, today, this week, this year, etc)

Question 13

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.

Answer 13

A: You are working hard today.
B: Yes, I have a lot to do.

Question 14

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.

Answer 14

The company I work for is not doing so well this year.

Question 15

We use Present Continuous when we talk about … , especially with what verbs?

Answer 15

when we talk about changes happening around now.
verbs:
grow, improve, increase, rise,
start, begin
become, change, fall, get

Question 16

We use Present Continuous when we talk about changes happening around now.
به عنوان مثال: آیا زبان انگلیسی شما بهتر شده است؟

Answer 16

e.g: Is your English getting better?
اگر مانند جمله زیر سوال بپرسی از نظر گرامری اشتباه است.
Does your English get better?

Question 17

We use Present Continuous when we talk about changes happening around now.
به عنوان مثال: جمعیت جهان به سرعت در حال افزایش است.

Answer 17

e.g:The population of the world is increasing fast.

Question 18

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.

Answer 18

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

Question 19

من دارم به دنبال کریستین می گردم. تو میدونی اون کجاست؟

Answer 19

I’m looking for Christine. Do you know where she is?

Question 20

دارد تاریک میشود. آیا باید چراغ را روشن کنم؟ چراغ را روشن کنم؟

Answer 20

It is getting dark. Should I turn on the light? Shall I turn on the light?

Question 21

آنها در حال حاضر جایی برای زندگی ندارند. آنها دارن با دوستان می مانند تا جایی را پیدا کنند.

Answer 21

They don’t have anywhere to live at the moment. They are staying with friends until they find a place.

Question 22

اوضاع در کار چندان خوب نیست. شرکت در حال ضرر دادن است.

Answer 22

Things are not so good at work. The company is losing money.

Question 23

چتر داری؟ بارون داره شروع میشه.

Answer 23

Do you have an umbrella? It’s starting to rain.

Question 24

خیلی سر و صدا میکنی میشه ساکت تر باشی؟ دارم سعی میکنم تمرکز کنم

Answer 24

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.

Question 25

چرا این همه آدم اینجا هستند؟ چه اتفاقی داره می افتد؟

Answer 25

Why are all these people here? What’s happening?

Question 26

می توانی خاموش کنی رادیو را . من گوش نمی دهم به آن .

Answer 26

You can turn off the radio. I’m not listening to it.

Question 27

کیت تماس گرفت با من دیشب .
او است در تعطیلات در کبک .
او دارد اوقات خوبی را و نمی خواهد بیاید به خانه .

Answer 27

Kate called me last night.
She is on vacation in Quebec.
She is having a great time and does not want to come home.

Question 28

من می خواهم وزن کم کنم، بنابراین این هفته نمی خورم ناهار .

Answer 28

I want to lose weight, so this week I am not eating lunch.

Question 29

اندرو به تازگی شروع کرده است کلاس های عصر را .
او می خواند آلمانی .

Answer 29

Andrew has just started evening classes.
He is studying German.

Question 30

پل و سالی با هم بحث کردند.
آنها با یکدیگر صحبت نمی کنند.

Answer 30

Paul and Sally had an argument.
They are not speaking to each other.

Question 31

من دارم خسته می شم. من نیاز به استراحت دارم.

Answer 31

I am getting tired. I need a break.

Question 32

تیم این هفته کار نمی کند.
او یک هفته مرخصی دارد.

Answer 32

Tim is not working this week.
He has a week off.

Question 33

الف. چند روز پیش برایان را دیدم.
ب. اوه، شما؟ او این روزها چه می کند؟
الف. او اکنون در دانشگاه است.
ب- چی می خونه؟
الف. روانشناسی.
ب- آیا او از آن لذت می برد؟
الف. بله، او می گه خیلی چیزا داره یاد می گیره.

Answer 33

A. I saw Brian** a few days** ago.
B. Oh, did you? What is he doing these days?
A. He is in college now.
B. What is he studying?
A. Psychology.
B. Is he enjoying it?
A. Yes, he says he is learning a lot.

Question 34

الف. سلام لیز. کار جدیدت چطور پیش میره؟
ب. بد نیست. اولش خیلی خوب نبود ولی الان داره بهتر میشه.
الف. در مورد جاناتان چطور؟ ایا او حالش خوب است؟
ب- بله، اما او در حال حاضر از کار خود لذت نمی برد. او مدت زیادی است که همین شغل را دارد و شروع کرده حوصله اش سر رفتن ازش.

Answer 34

A. Hi Liz. How is your new job going?
B. Not bad. It was not so good at first, but it is getting better now.
A. What about Jonathan? Is he OK?
B. Yes, but he is not enjoying his work at the moment. He has been in the same job for a long time, and he is beginning to get board with it.