The teacher is giving us an English lesson. 老师正在给我们上英语课。
The farmers are getting in their crops. 农民们正在收割庄稼。
We are making preparations for the conference. 我们一直在为会议作准备。
三、现在进行时的构成
现在进行时由“am / is / are + 现在分词”构成。如:
I’m studying at Yu Cai Senior Middle school. 我在育才中学读书。
He is writing on the desk. 他再课桌上写字。
They are talking about their visiting the Great Wall. 他们在谈论游长城的事情。
Don’t take that ladder away. Your father’s using it. 别把梯子拿起,你父亲在用哩。
The professor is typing his own letters while his secretary is ill. 秘书生病时,教授自己打他的信。
2. 表示短期内在进行
表示在短期内正在进行的动作或存在的情况,这种情况通常不会长期如此。如:
Her car has broken down. She’s going to work by bike. 她的汽车坏了,骑自行车上班。
The professor is typing his own letters while his secretary is ill. 秘书生病时,教授自己打他的信。
这种情况在说话时不一定在发生。如:
Don’t take that ladder away. Your father’s using it. 别把梯子拿走,你父亲在用哩。(说话时不一定正在用)
2. 表示计划或安排
即表示按计划或安排要发生的将来动作,这类用法在没有明确上下文的情况下,通常会连用一个表示将来时间的状语。如:
Are you working next week? 你下星期工作吗?
We are having a few guests tonight. 今晚我们有几个客人来。
She is buying a new bike soon. 她不久将买一辆新自行车。
We’re spending next winter in Australia. 我们将要在澳大利亚度过明年冬天。
用arrive, come, go, leave, take off等动词的现在进行时描写行程安排,也通常有含有将来意义。如:
He is arriving tomorrow morning on the 16:40 train. 他乘下午4:40的火车明天上午到。
He is always losing his keys. 他老是丢钥匙。
He is always thinking of his work.他老是想到他的工作。
She’s constantly changing her mind. 她老是改变主意。
Some students in my class are forever talking. 我班上有些学生老是在说话。