Grammar reference
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El present simple: afirmativa, • el present continuous descriu una acció que està
negativa i interrogativa passant en el moment de parlar o situacions
temporals
afirmativa • es forma amb el subjecte + be + un verb + -ing
I / You chat online. He’s practising the dance.
He / She / It chats online. Està assajant el ball.
We / You / They chat online. negativa forma contreta
• el present simple expressa hàbits i rutines I am not walking. ’m not walking.
I listen to music every night. You are not walking. aren’t walking.
Escolto música cada nit. He / She / It is not walking. isn’t walking.
We / You / They are not walking. aren’t walking.
negativa forma contreta
I / You do not like scary films. don’t like scary films. • per formar la negativa utilitzem not
He / She / It does not like doesn’t like scary films.
scary films. preguntes i respostes breus
We / You / They do not like don’t like scary films. Am I studying English?
scary films. Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Are you studying English?
• per formar la negativa posem don’t o doesn’t Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
davant del verb
Is he / she / it studying English?
I don’t like films.
Yes, he / she / it is. No, he / she / it isn’t.
No m’agrada el cinema.
He doesn’t play computer games. Are we / you / they studying English?
No juga a jocs d’ordinador. Yes, we / you / they are. No, we / you / they aren’t.
preguntes i respostes breus • en interrogativa posem be davant del subjecte i a les
respostes breus no repetim el verb acabat en -ing
Do I / You watch DVDs?
Are you chatting online? Yes, I am.
Yes, I / you do. No, I / you don’t.
Estàs xatejant a internet? Sí.
Does he / she / it watch DVDs?
Yes, he / she / it does. No, he / she / it doesn’t.
Do we / you / they watch DVDs? El present simple i el present
Yes, we / you / they do. No, we / you / they don’t. continuous
• el present simple expressa hàbits, rutines
• per preguntar posem do o does davant del
o situacions permanents, per això se sol fer
subjecte
servir amb adverbis de freqüència com always
Do they play volleyball?
i expressions temporals com every day i once a
Juguen a vòlei?
week.
• a les respostes breus no repetim el verb We have lunch in this restaurant every week.
Yes, they do. / No, they don’t. ✓ Sí./No. Dinem en aquest restaurant cada setmana.
Yes, they play. / No, they don’t play. ✗ • el present continuous expressa accions que estan
passant en el moment de parlar o situacions
El present continuous: afirmativa, temporals. Es fa servir amb expressions com now,
at the moment, this week i today.
negativa i interrogativa She’s sending a text message at the moment.
afirmativa forma contreta Ara mateix està enviant un SMS.
I am singing. ’m singing.
You are singing. ’re singing.
He / She / It is singing. ’s singing.
We / You / They are singing. ’re singing.
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