A2 · Élémentaire Chapitre 23

Happening Now: The Present Continuous Tense

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1 min
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Master the art of describing the world as it unfolds right before your eyes in Bengali.

  • Construct sentences using the Bengali present continuous verb ending -chi.
  • Identify moments when an action is happening in the immediate present.
  • Apply negation to describe what is currently not taking place.
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Understand how to form and use the present continuous tense for actions happening at the moment of speaking. This adds dynamism to your descriptions.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: Build grammatically correct present continuous sentences to describe ongoing activities.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to: Use negative structures to clarify what is not happening at this moment.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Focus on the root

Always find the root first. If the verb is 'kora', the root is 'kor'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Formation of Present Continuous (করছি - korchi)
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Focus on the root

Always find the verb root first. It makes conjugation much easier.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Present Continuous for Actions Happening Now
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Listen for the 'Ch'

Whenever you hear a 'ch' sound at the end of a verb, it's likely continuous.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Present Continuous for Temporary Actions
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Listen for the 'ch'

The 'ch' sound is your best friend. If you hear it, it's continuous.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negating Present Continuous

Vocabulaire clé (5)

খাচ্ছি (khacchi) am eating পড়ছি (porchi) am reading এখন (ekhon) now কাজ করছি (kaj korchi) am working না (na) no/not

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coffee

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Review Summary

  • Root + chi
  • Verb + na

Erreurs courantes

Learners often add extra vowels. The root 'kor' goes straight to 'chi'.

Wrong: আমি করিচ্ছি (Ami koricchi)
Correct: আমি করছি (Ami korchi)

In Bengali, the negative particle 'na' usually follows the verb in this tense.

Wrong: আমি না করছি (Ami na korchi)
Correct: আমি করছি না (Ami korchi na)

Using simple present instead of continuous for 'now' actions.

Wrong: আমি এখন পড়ি (Ami ekhon pori)
Correct: আমি এখন পড়ছি (Ami ekhon porchi)

Next Steps

You have mastered the present! Keep this momentum as we step back into the past in the next chapter.

Narrate your day out loud while doing chores.

Continue to: What Was Happening: The Past Continuous Tense

Pratique rapide (10)

Fill in the blank.

আমি ভাত ___ (খাওয়া).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: খাচ্ছি
1st person continuous.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Present Continuous for Temporary Actions

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

আমি এখন বই পড়ছ।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: পড়ছি
1st person suffix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Present Continuous for Temporary Actions

Choose the correct form.

সে ___ (করা) কাজ।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: করছে
3rd person continuous.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Present Continuous for Temporary Actions

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

তুমি কী করচে?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: korcho
2nd person takes -cho.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Formation of Present Continuous (করছি - korchi)

Fill in the blank.

আমি বই ___ (পড়া).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: পড়ছি
1st person continuous.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Present Continuous for Actions Happening Now

Choose the correct form.

তুমি কি ___ (খাওয়া)?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: খাচ্ছ
2nd person familiar.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Present Continuous for Actions Happening Now

Choose the correct form.

সে ___ (kha).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: khacche
3rd person takes -che.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Formation of Present Continuous (করছি - korchi)

Fill in the correct suffix.

আমি কাজ ___ (kor).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: chi
1st person takes -chi.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Formation of Present Continuous (করছি - korchi)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

সে করছি কাজ।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: সে করছে কাজ
3rd person suffix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Present Continuous for Actions Happening Now

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
Particle follows verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negating Present Continuous

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

No, the suffix does that work for you.
Just add 'na' after the verb.
No, use the future tense for that. This is only for now.
The suffix remains the same, just attach it.
No, use the future tense for that.
Yes, it is the standard suffix for 'আমি'.
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