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| ~ Grammar ~ Tenses |
| 'To Be' - Positive |
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| Present Continuous Tense |
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| Simple Present - Positive |
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Present Continuous Tense
The present continuous tense in English would be 'I am.....ing'. To form this tense, you must add the present progressive suffix '-(i)yorum' to the verb and then add the appropriate ending depending on vowel harmony.
There are 4 different endings that can be used;
if the last vowel in the verb is -
e/i - the suffix will be - '-iyorum'
a/ı - the suffix will be - '-iyorum'
o/u - the suffix will be - '-uyorum'
ö/ü - the suffix will be - '-üyorum'
If the last letter in the verb is already either 'i/ı/u/ü', just add '-yorum'. If the last letter in the verb is either 'e/a/o/ü', change it to 'i/ı/u/ü' depending on vowel harmony.
For example; 'yemek' = 'to eat'. 'I am eating' = 'yiyorum'.
'okumak' = 'to read'. 'I am reading' = 'okuyorum'.
Personal suffixes for the present progressive tense
-iyorum = i am ...ing
-iyorsun = you are ...ing (singular/familiar)
-iyor = he/she/it is ...ing
-iyoruz = we are ...ing
-iyorsunuz = you are ...ing (plural/polite)
-iyorlar = they are ...ing
Examples
To come = Gelmek
I am coming = Geliyorum
You are coming = Geliyorsun
He is coming = Geliyor
We are coming = Geliyoruz
You are coming = Geliyorsunuz
They are coming = Geliyorlar
Using other words with their suffixes, we can now make sentences.
I am walking to my house = Ev-im-e yürüyorum
I am coming from the bank = Banka-dan geliyorum
You are staying at my house = Ev-im-de kalıyorsun
What are you doing? - Ne yapıyorsun?
Where is he going? - Nereye gidiyor?
Why are they coming? - Niye geliyorlar?
Negative present progressive tense
To turn a verb into the present progressive tense, for example 'I am not going', simply add the negative suffix '-me/ma- after the verb. Then you must change it according to vowel harmony so that it becomes either -mi/mı/mu/mü-, then add the appropriate ending.
Examples
I am not coming - Gelmiyorum
You are not staying - Kalmıyorsun
He/she/it is not thinking - Düşünmüyor
They are not asking - Sormuyorlar
etc
Asking questions in the present progressive tense
Examples
Am I staying? - Kalıyor muyum?
Are you coming? - Geliyor musun?
Is he/she/it going? - Gidiyor mu?
Are we learning? - Öğreniyor muyum?
Are you walking? - Yürüyor musunuz?
Are they thinking? - Düşünüyorlar mı?
(for 'they', the question marker always comes at the end after the personal suffix).
Negative questions follow the same formula;
Are you not staying? - kalmı yor musun?
Is he not coming? - gelmiyor mu?
etc
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