Present continuous

Unit2  Present continuous

  Definition (នយមនយ)
The Present continuous Tense is used for an action happing now (at the moment of speaking) or
around now.
គគគររបចរបនាលកពងបនសរាបសកមាពដដលកពងគកតគឡងគៅគពលដដលកពង
នាយឬកពងដតគកតគឡងកងគពលបចរបនាល។
Formula(របមន)
A.  Positive (ររគាគសសប)
Subject +am/is /are +verb +ing
ររាន+am/is /are +ករាសព+ing
Example
1.  I am cooking dinner.ខកពងចអនោារគពលោច
2.  You are playing football.អកឯងកពងគលងាល 
3.  He is speaking English.ាតកពងដតនាយាាអងគគស
4.  We are watching T.V.ពកគយងកពងដតគមលទរទសសន
5.  It is raining now.ឥលវគនះគមឃកពងដតគភៀង
How to add  ing
1.  First case  :
Verb ending with a sigle 
Example
  Dance   (ា)  =>  Dancing
  Drive    (គបកបររថយន)=>Driving
  Ride   (ជះកង មត គសះ)=>Riding
  Write (សរគសរ នពន)=>writing
  Refuse (បដគសធ)  =>refusing
  Accuse(គោទររាន)=> accusing
  Release (គោះគលង) =>releasing
  Come (មកដល គទះ=> Coming
  Arrive (មកដល  គៅដល)=> Arriving
  Take (យក ាយក)  => taking  .

  Phone (នាយទរសព)  => phoning
  Describe (នាយគរៀបាប) => Describing
  Change (លសររ) => Changing
  Move (រកល លសទ) Moving
  Give  (គោយ)  Giving
Example:
  Botha is dancing in her room.
  បាកពងដតាគៅកងបនបរបសាង។
  I’m driving to school.
  ខកពងគបកបររថយនគៅាោគរៀន។
  We are riding horses.
  ពកគយងកពងជះគសះ។
  They are coming now.
  ឥឡវគនះកពងដតមកគហយ។
  My father is phoning his friend.
  ឪពករបសខកពងដតនាយទរសពគៅានមតភករបសាត។
2/   Second Cass: (ករណទ២)
Verb ending with double e we add ing 
ករាសពទងាយាប្បគោយអកសរ e ពរគគយងបដនម ing ដតមង។
Example
  Agree   => agreeing (យលរពម)
  Flee    => Fleeing (គភៀសខនរតគគច)
  See     => seeing    (រកគមល យល)
  ៣/   Third Cass : (ករណទ៣)
  Verb end with ie, we change i.e.  to y  before  adding  ing
  គៅគពលករាសពទងាយាប្បគោយអកសរ ie  គៅាងចងគយងរតវររ    ie  គោយ
គៅាអកសរ y គទបគយងបដនម ing ាគរាយ។
Example
  Lie  lying (កហក  គដក សនង)
  Tie  tying (ចង)
  Die  dying   (ាប)
Ex1:  My father is lying on the beach. 

ឪពករបសខកពងគដកសនងគៅគលគឆរសមរទ។
Ex2:  You are lying to me.
  អកកពងនាយកហកខ។
Ex3:  You are lying to yourself.
  អកកពងដតកហកខនឯងគហយ។
Ex4:  Cambodia is tying relationship with Vietnam.
  ររគទសកមាកពងចងមតាពាមយររគទសគវៀតាម។
Ex5:  My friend is tying his dog.
  មតរបសខកពងដតចងដឆរបសាត។
  ៤/ Fourth Cass :  (ករណទ៤)
   Verb of one syllable have one  vowed end in a single consonant, the consonant is doubled before
adding ing.
  ករាទងាយាានមយពាងានសសះមយគហយប្បគោយគោយអកសរពយ្នៈដត
មយគតគៅាងចងគយងរតវសរគសរពយ្នៈគនះ គោយានពរសនគទបបដនមing។ 

Example1    My mother is swimming in the river.
      ាយខកពងដហលទកកងទគន។
Example2    The dog is running in the garden.
      ដឆកពងដតរតគលងគៅកងសនចារ។
Example3    The robbers are robbing the bank.
      ពកគោររនកពងដតរនធាារ។
Example4    we are digging the well.
      ពកគយងកពងដតជកអណង។
Example5    I am cutting banana tree.
      ខកពងដតាបគដមគចក។
Fifth Cass:  ករណទ៥
  A verb of two or more syllables whose last syllable contains only one vowel . End s in the consonant
is doubled if the stress falls on the last syllable. 
  ាលាករាសពាមយានពរពាងឬគលសពពរពាង  គហយពាងចងគរាយរបសា
ានសសះមយប្បគោយពយ្នៈដតមយគតគៅាងចង  គយងរតវសរគសរពយ្នៈគាះគោយាន
ពរសនមនបដនមingររសនគបសញសងតសគលងរបសាសងតគៅគលពាងចងគរាយគាះ។
Example 

B/. Question ( )
Formula ( )
Am +subject +verb +ing……?
Is+subject +verb + ing……?
Are+subject +verb +ing……?
Example
Example1  Am I drinking beer?
    គតខកពងផកសាគបៀរដមនគទ?
Example2  Is she swimming in the pool?
    គតាតកពងដតដហលទកគៅកងោងដហលទក?
Example3  Is your mother cooking?
    គតាយអកកពងដតចអនោារដមនគទ?
Example4  Is your dog sleeping?
    គតខឆកពងដតគដករ?  
Example5  Are we plating music?
    គតពកគយងកពងដតររគតននខមនគទ?
Example6  Are they dancing in the room?
    គតពកគគកពងាកងបនបរ?
Example7  Are your brothers watching T.V?
    គតបងរនររសរបសអកកពងដតគមលទរទសសនឬ?
C/.  Negative
  Formula
  Subject + am/is/are + not + verb + ing
Example
Example1  I am not watching T.V.
    ខមនដមនកពងគមលទរទសសនគទ។
Example2  He is not speaking English.
    ាតមនដមនកពងនាយអងគគសគទ។
Example3  She is not phoning to her friend.
    ាងមនដមនកពងនាយទរសពគៅមតរបសាងគទ។
Example4  We are not having breakfast.
    ពកគយងមនដមនកពងហបោារគពលរពកគទ។
Example5  It is not raining now.
    ឥឡវគនះគមឃមនកពងគភៀងគទ។
Example6  They are not drinking wine. 

    ពកគគមនកពងផកសាគទ។

Special use of present Continuous Tense
(ារគររាលកណៈពគសសរបសបចរបនាលកពងបន)
  The present Continuous Tense can be used to express an action which will happen in the future.  
  បចរបនាលកពងបនោចគររសរាបបញកពសកមាពមយដដលានងគកតយគឡងកង
គពលាងមខ។
Example1    I am going London next year.
      ្គរាយខនងគៅទរកងឡនដនគហយ។
Example2    He is marrying me next month.
      ាតនងគរៀបារាមយខគៅដខគរាយគនះគហយ។
Example3    We are travelling to Angkor Wat this weekend.
      ពកគយងនងគធដគណរគៅគលងអងរវតគៅ្ថចងសតហគនះគហយ។
The present Continuous Passive Voice
  Formula
  Subject + am/is /are + being + Past Participle (ករាសពជរទ៣)
Example
Example1  I am being cheated.
    ខកពងដតរតវានគគគាករតសគហយ។
Example2  We are being criticized.
    ពកគយងកពងដតរតវានគគរះគនគហយ។
Example3  He is being trained.
    ាតកពងដតរតវានគគបហតបគរងៀន។
Example4  My house is being decorated.
    ផះខកពងរតវានគគជសជល។
Example5  The mouse is being caught by a cat.
    កណររតវានសត្កពងដតគដញោប។