Mistakes not to make 1

 1. According to 

• Incorrect: According to me, she should have resigned earlier. 

• Correct: In my opinion, she should have resigned earlier. 

We do not give our own opinions with according to. 

Present Continuous and Simple Present 1 (I am doing and I do)

Unit 3  Present Continuous and Simple Present 1 (I am doing and I do) 

Mësimi 3 E tashmja e vazhduar dhe E tashmja 1 (Unë jam duke bërë dhe Unë bëj) 

 

1. Compare: 

Krahasoni: 

Present continuous (I am doing)   E tashmja e vazhduar (Unë jam duke bërë)    We use the continuous for things happening at or around the time of speaking. The action is not complete.   Përdorim të tashmen e vazhduar për gjëra të cilat ndodhin në kohën apo rreth kohës që flitet. Veprimi nuk është i përfunduar.                               I am doing  past future    The water is boiling. Be careful.  Listen to those people. What language are they speaking?  Let’s go out. It isn’t raining now.  “I’m busy.”  “What are you doing?”  I’m getting hungry. Let’s go and eat.  Kate wants to work in Italy, so she’s learning Italian.  The population of the world is increasing very fast.    We use the continuous for temporary situations (things that continue for a short time):  Përdorim të tashmen e vazhduar për situata të përkohshme (gjëra që vazhdojnë për një kohë të shkurtër):  I’m living with some friends until I find a place of my own.  A: You’re working hard today.  B: Yes, I have a lot to do.

Simple present (I do)   Koha e tashme (Unë bëj)    We use the simple for things in general or things that happen repeatedly.  Përdorim kohën e tashme për gjëra në përgjithësi ose gjëra që përsëriten.        I do  past                      now                 future    Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.  Excuse me, do you speak English?  It doesn’t rain very much in the summer.  What do you usually do on weekends?  I always get hungry in the afternoon.  Most people learn to swim when they are children.  Every day the population of the world increases by about 200,000 people.    We use the simple for permanent situations (things that continue for a long time):  Përdorim të tashmen për situata të përhershme (gjëra që ndodhin për një kohë të gjatë):  My parents live in Vancouver. They have lived there their whole lives.  Joe isn’t lazy. He works hard most of the time.

 

 

2. I always do and I’m always doing 

3. 
   

Gjithmonë bëj dhe Jam gjithmonë duke… 

 

I always do something = I do it every time: 

Gjithmonë bëj diçka = e bëj çdo herë: 

• I always go to work by car. (not I’m always going) 

 

I’m always doing something = I do it too often or more often than normal. For example: 

Jam gjithmonë duke bërë diçka = e bëj shumë shpesh ose më shpesh se normalisht. Për shembull: 

 

 

• Eric is never satisfied. He’s always complaining. (=he complains too much) 

• You’re always looking at your phone. Don’t you have anything else to do? 

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…Exercises  ~  Ushtrime 

 

1. Are the underlined verbs OK? Correct them where necessary.  

A janë në rregull fjalët e nënvizuara? Korrigjojini aty ku është e nevojshme. 

Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.   How often are you going to the cinema?   Ben tries to find a job, but he hasn’t had any luck yet.   Melissa is calling her mother every day.   The moon goes around the earth in about 27 days.   Can you hear those people? What do they talk about?   What do you do in your spare time?   Sarah is a vegetarian. She doesn’t eat meat.   I must go now. It gets late.   Come on! It’s time to leave.” “OK, I come.”   Mike is never late. He’s always starting work on time.   They don’t get along well. They’re always arguing.

OK      How often do you go …     ?  ___________________________  ___________________________  ___________________________  ___________________________  ___________________________  ___________________________  ___________________________  ___________________________  ___________________________  ___________________________

 

2. Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or simple present. 

Vendosni foljen në formën e duhur, e tashme e vazhduar ose e tashme. 

1	a    I usually get  (I / usually / get) hungry in the afternoon.  b    I’m getting (I / get) hungry. Let’s go and eat something.
2	a  “___________________” (you / listen) to the radio?”  “No, you can turn it off.”  b  “___________________” (you / listen) to the radio a lot?”  “No, not very often.”
3	a  The Nile River _________________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.  b  The river _____________________ (flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.
4	a  My apartment is a mess. _____________ (I / not / do) the housework very often.   b  What _________________ (you / usually / do) on weekends?
5	a  Rachel is in New York right now. _____________ (She / stay) at the Park Hotel.   b  _______________ (She / always / stay) there when she’s in New York.

 

3. Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or simple present. 

Vendosni foljen në formën e duhur, e tashme e vazhduar ose e tashme. 

1. Why are all these people here? What’s happening (What / happen)?  

2. Julia is good at languages. ________________ (She / speak) four languages very well. 

3. Are you ready yet? ________________ (Everybody / wait) for you.  

4. I’ve never heard this word. How _______________ (you / pronounce) it?  

5. Kate ________________ (not / work) this week. She’s on vacation.  

6. I think my English. _________________ (improve) slowly. It’s better than it was.  

7. Nicole ______________ (live) in Dallas. She has never lived anywhere else.  

8. Can we stop walking soon? ______________ (I / start) to get tired.  

9. Sam and Natalie are in Madrid right now ____________  (They / visit) a friend of theirs.  

10. What _______________  (your father / do)?” “He’s an architect.”  

11. It took me an hour to get to work this morning. Most days________ (it / not / take) so long.  

12. (I / learn) to drive. My driving test is next month. My father ____________  (teach) me.  

 

4. Finish B’s sentences. Use always -ing.  

Plotësoni fjalitë e B-së. Përdorni gjithmonë -ing. 

1. A:  I lost my keys again. 

B:  Not again! You’re always losing your keys. 

2. A:  The car broke down again. 

B:  That car is useless. It__________________________________________________ 

3. A:  Look! You made the same mistake again. 

B:  Oh no, not again! I ___________________________________________________ 

4. A:  Oh, I left my phone at home again. 

B:  Typical! ____________________________________________________________