Lesson 11
Present Continuous Tense
The present continuous tense expresses an action that is being done n
ow, as in "I am writing Lesson 11". It can also be used for an action that
is intended to be done sometime in the future, as in "I am going to
Asmara next week".
Example 11.1
an fiKwa 11 ketebekun enkuKwn I am writing Lesson 11.
an sansA Qakun enkuKwn I am eating bread
enti genjrekw enkuruKw You are sleeping
gaim mihrotl ferekw enkuKw Gaim is going to school
yn blin kntnil Awtitnekun enkunKwn We are succeeding in Blin studies
The simple Rule is: Present continuous = simple present + subject
suffix
1st Person Singular simple present + enkuKwn
2nd Person Singular simple present + enkuruKw
3rd Person Singular (masc.) simple present + enkuKw
3rd Person Singular (Fem.) simple present + enkuti
1st Person Plural simple present + enkunKwn
2nd Person Plural simple present + enkudnuKw
3rd Person Plural simple present + enkunuKw
Example 11.2
The present continuous tense of the verb ferna (to go) i
s
1st Person Singular: an Asmara ferekun enkuKwn
I am going to Asmara
2nd Person Singular: enti Asmara ferdekw enkuruKw
You are going to Asmara
3rd Person Singular (masc.): ni Asmara ferekw enkuKw
He is going to Asmara
3rd Person Singular (Fem.): nri Asmara fereti enkuti
She is going to Asmara
1st Person Plural: yn Asmara fernekwn enkunKwn
We are going to Asmara
2nd Person Plural: entn Asmara ferdenekw enkudnuKw
You are going to Asmara enkudnuKw
3rd Person Plural: naw Asmara ferenekw enkunuKw
They are going to Asmara
This material is for dehai use only;
thus, it can not be distributed in any form.
© Kifle Hamde. All Rights Reserved.
Write Your Comments to Kifle Hamde
|