Speaking: Grammar in Speaking A2 - Lesson 2: Using Present Continuous (Actions Now)

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Right Now!

សកម្មភាពដែលកំពុងកើតឡើង

We use the Present Continuous to talk about actions happening right this second!

យើងប្រើកាលនេះដើម្បីនិយាយពីសកម្មភាពដែល "កំពុង" កើតឡើងនៅពេលនេះតែម្តង។
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រូបមន្ត (Structure)
Subject + am/is/are + Verb-ing
I am studying. ខ្ញុំកំពុងរៀន។
She is eating. នាងកំពុងញ៉ាំ។
They are playing. ពួកគេកំពុងលេង។
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របៀបថែម -ing ទៅលើកិរិយាសព្ទ
1. Normal (ធម្មតា)
play ➔ playing
2. Drop 'e' (លុបអក្សរ e ចោល)
make ➔ making
3. Double Letter (ថែមអក្សរមួយទៀត)
run ➔ running
(សម្រាប់ពាក្យខ្លី ដែលមានស្រៈ១ និងព្យញ្ជនៈចុង១)
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ពាក្យបញ្ជាក់ពេលវេលាដែលតែងតែប្រើជាមួយកាលនេះ
now ឥឡូវនេះ
right now ភ្លាមៗនេះ / ឥឡូវនេះតែម្តង
at the moment នៅពេលនេះ
warning The Stative Trap!

Feelings & Brain Verbs

(កិរិយាសព្ទប្រាប់ពីអារម្មណ៍ ឬការគិត ដូចជា know, want, like មិនអាចថែម -ing ទេ ទោះជានៅពេលនេះក៏ដោយ!)
I am wanting water. close
I want water right now. check
I am liking this movie. close
I like this movie. check
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ការសន្ទនាតាមទូរស័ព្ទ
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Hi! What are you doing? សួស្តី! តើអ្នកកំពុងធ្វើអ្វីហ្នឹង?
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I am cooking dinner. Are you watching TV? ខ្ញុំកំពុងធ្វើម្ហូបល្ងាច។ តើអ្នកកំពុងមើលទូរទស្សន៍មែនទេ?
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No, I am studying right now. អត់ទេ ឥឡូវហ្នឹងខ្ញុំកំពុងរៀន។
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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
Structure
She ___ a book right now.
(នាងកំពុងអានសៀវភៅនៅពេលនេះ។)
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Spelling
What is the continuous form of "swim"?
(តើការប្រកបមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)
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I ___ a new phone.
(ខ្ញុំចង់បានទូរស័ព្ទថ្មី។)
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Meaning
What does "I am eating" mean?
(តើប្រយោគនេះមានន័យយ៉ាងម៉េច?)
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

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Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to use the Present Continuous tense in real conversations. Listen and practice!

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions

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Champa 2 hours ago

Teacher, why can't I say "I am understanding"? I am trying to understand right now!

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Champa! "Understand" is a feeling/brain verb (Stative Verb). Because we cannot *see* the physical action of understanding happening, we don't use -ing. We just use the simple form: "I understand". Keep practicing! psychology

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