What Are You Doing These Days?
현재진행형: 지금, 요즘
Grammar Point 오늘의 문법
Dialogue 대화문
Grammar Focus 핵심 정리
1. Form: be + -ing 형태는 be + -ing
I'm eating. / She's working. / They're talking. Don't drop be and say "I eating."
현재진행형은 be동사 + -ing로 만듭니다. I'm eating. / She's working. / They're talking. be동사를 빼먹고 I eating이라고 하지 않게 주의하세요.
2. Right now, and these days 지금, 그리고 요즘
We use it for this exact moment and also for things happening around now. I'm studying for the TOEIC these days.
말하는 바로 지금 일어나는 일뿐 아니라, 요즘 한동안 하고 있는 일에도 씁니다. I'm studying for the TOEIC these days.
3. Verbs we don't usually use with -ing 진행형으로 잘 안 쓰는 동사
State verbs like know, like, want, need, and understand don't usually take the continuous form. Say I understand, not I'm understanding.
know, like, want, need, understand처럼 상태를 나타내는 동사는 보통 진행형으로 쓰지 않습니다. I'm understanding이 아니라 I understand라고 합니다.
| Verb | -ing form | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| work | working | just add -ing |
| make | making | drop e, add -ing |
| sit | sitting | short verb ending in one vowel + one consonant: double the consonant |
| lie | lying | ie becomes y |
Examples 예문
- I'm eating lunch right now, sorry!지금 점심 먹는 중이에요, 죄송해요!
- My kids are watching TV in the other room.아이들은 다른 방에서 TV 보고 있어요.
- It's raining a lot this week.이번 주에 비가 많이 오네요.
- I'm reading a novel in English these days.요즘 영어 소설을 읽고 있어요.
- What are you working on these days?요즘 무슨 일 하고 계세요?
- Sorry, I'm not following.죄송해요, 잘 못 따라가고 있어요.
Practice 빈칸 채우기
- Listen! The baby .Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is b) is crying 정답은 b) is crying입니다."Listen!" tells us it's happening right now, so we use the present continuous: "is crying".Listen!은 지금 바로 일어나는 일을 가리키므로 현재진행형 is crying이 맞습니다.
- I what you mean.Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is a) understand 정답은 a) understand입니다."Understand" is a state verb, so we don't use it with -ing.understand는 상태를 나타내는 동사라서 진행형으로 쓰지 않습니다.
- These days I a lot of podcasts.Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is b) am listening to 정답은 b) am listening to입니다.We can use the present continuous for things we do these days. Also, "listen" needs "to" before the thing you listen to.요즘 하고 있는 일은 현재진행형으로 말할 수 있습니다. 또 listen 뒤에는 to가 와야 하므로 am listening to가 맞습니다.
- She dinner now.Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is a) is cooking 정답은 a) is cooking입니다.The present continuous needs both "be" and -ing: "is cooking".현재진행형에는 be동사와 -ing가 모두 있어야 합니다. 그래서 is cooking입니다.
Role Play 상황 연습
You're taking today's class away from home, and it's a little noisy around you.
수업을 집 밖에서 듣게 됐어요. 주변 상황이 조금 소란스러워요.
Describe what's happening around you, and talk about two things you're doing these days.
지금 주변에서 일어나는 일을 설명하고, 요즘 하고 있는 일 2가지를 이야기해 보세요.
Say three things happening around you right now (off screen) and two things you're doing these days.
지금 화면 밖에서 일어나는 일 3가지, 요즘 하고 있는 일 2가지를 말해 보세요.
Let's Talk 선생님과 말하기
- What are you doing these days?요즘 무엇을 하며 지내나요?I'm taking swimming lessons these days. I'm also preparing for a business trip to Singapore, so I'm studying English every night.Click here to create your own sentence!Create
Correction ResultSubmitShow hint - What are your family members doing right now?지금 가족들은 무엇을 하고 있나요?My husband is cooking dinner, and my son is doing his homework. Our dog is sleeping on the sofa.Click here to create your own sentence!CreateCorrection ResultSubmitShow hint
- What are you reading or watching these days? What's it about?요즘 읽고 있는 책이나 보고 있는 드라마가 있나요? 어떤 내용인가요?I'm watching a Korean drama about doctors. It's very funny, and I'm learning a lot about hospitals.Click here to create your own sentence!CreateCorrection ResultSubmitShow hint
