現在進行式Present continuous (I am doing)


形式:Am/is/are+ -ing is the present continuous
意義:現在進行式表示說話這一課刻正在進行的活動。這項活動始於過去,目前正在繼續進行,並可能在未來某一刻結束
A. Study this example situation: (閱讀例句)


Sarah is in her car. She is on her way to work.
→Sarah在車子裡. 她在要往工作的路上
◎描述一個事實,她在做的事

She is driving to work.
→她正在開車要去工作
This means: she is driving now, at the time of speaking.
The action is not finished.
◎這裡的意思是:她現在正在開車,在說話的這個時間點裡,這個動作還沒結束,且正在進行。


Be動詞Am/is/are+ -ing is the present continuous就是現在進行式
I am (= I’m) driving
He/she/it is (=he’s etc.) working
We/you/they are (we’re etc.) doing etc.


B. I am doing something = I’m in the middle of doing it; I’ve started doing it and I haven’t finished yet:
→我正在做某事=我正在做件事當中;我已經開始做且尚未完成


Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying to work. (not I try)
請不要製造那麼多噪音。我要做工作。(已經在工作,而且要繼續做下去。並不是I try,我才開始要做)

Where’s Mark?’ ‘He’s having a shower. (not He has a shower)
〝Mark在哪?〞‘他正在洗澡’(他正在洗澡當中,並不是he has a shower,他已經洗澡)


Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining any more. (not It doesn’t rain)
我們現在出去吧。沒有在下雨了。(現在已經沒有在下雨了,等下也可能不會下雨,並不是It doesn’t rain,只表示這個時間點沒下雨)

(at a party) Hello, Jane. Are you enjoying the party? (not Do you enjoy)
(在派對中) 哈囉,Jane. 你喜歡這的派對嗎?(正在派對中,正在詢
問Jane,而不是Do you enjoy,可能是在派對後,詢問對方喜歡嗎,只
表示一種習慣、常態)

What’s all that noise? What’s going on? (= What’s happening?)
那些噪音是怎樣?發生了什麼事?

The action is not necessarily happening at the time of speaking. For example:
◎這個動作並不一定是發生在這個正在說話的時間點。譬如:


Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says:
“I’m reading a really good book at the moment. It’s about a man who…”

→Steve正在和朋友在講電話。他說:
“我現在正在讀一本很棒的書。是關於一個男人他……”


Steve is not reading the book at the time of speaking.
He means that he has started it, but has not finished it yet.
He is in the middle of reading it.

◎Steve在這個說話點中並沒有在看那本書,他的意思是他已經在開始閱讀了,但還沒結束,他正在讀當中

Some more examples:
Kate wants to work in Italy, so she’s learning Italian. (but perhaps she isn’t learning Italian at the time of speaking)
Kate想要在義大利工作,所以她正在學義大利文(但她並不一定是在說話的這個時間點中正在學的;這裡也是指她已經開始且正在做當中,還沒完成)

Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer
我的一些朋友自己蓋房子,他們希望下個夏天完成 (building也是指他們已經開始在蓋且正在蓋當中,還沒完成)

C. You can use the present continuous with today / this week / this year etc. (periods around now):你可以使用現在進行式與today/this week/this year …等共用

◎這種通常具有泛指的特性,及某些事籠統的在這個星期、這個月、今年舉行

A: You’re working hard today. (not You work hard today)
B: Yes, I have a lot to do

A:你今天工作的很辛苦喔
B:是呀,我有很多事要做

The company I work for isn’t doing so well this year.
我工作的這家公司今年不是營運的很好

D. We use the present continuous when we talk about changes happening around now, especially with these verbs:
◎我們使用現在進行式當我們談論關於現在的一些改變,特別是再使用這些動詞時:
get change become increase rise fall grow improve begin start

Is your English getting better? (not Does your English get better)
你的英文有比較好了嗎? (意指你的英文現在有做了些改變了嗎?)

The population of the world is increasing very fast. (not increases)
世界上的人口增加的非常快 (increasing,意指現在增加當中)

At first I didn’t like my job, but I’m beginning to enjoy it now. (not I begin)
當初我不喜歡我的工作,但現在我開始享受它了(意指我以前不喜歡,可是現在在開始enjoy了)


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