{"id":32912,"date":"2011-04-29T16:55:32","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T13:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishforum.com.tr\/en\/content\/?p=32912"},"modified":"2011-04-29T16:55:32","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T13:55:32","slug":"turkish-lesson-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2011\/04\/29\/turkish-lesson-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Lesson 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Lesson 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u015eimdiki Zaman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u015eimdiki zaman<\/strong> is the main tense in Turkish and can be used as simple present continuous, simple present, and present perfect continuous tense.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1- Describing something happening now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u015eimdi telefonda konu\u015f<strong>uyor<\/strong>um.  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (I am talking on the phone now.)<\/p>\n<p>Asl\u0131 bah\u00e7ede oyn<strong>uyor<\/strong>. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Asl\u0131 is palying in the garden.)<\/p>\n<p>Karen balkonda \u00e7ay i\u00e7<strong>iyor.<\/strong> (Karen is drinking tea at the balcony.)<\/p>\n<p>\u015eu an me\u015fgulum, bebe\u011fi y\u0131k<strong>\u0131yor<\/strong>um. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (I am busy now, bathing the baby.)<\/p>\n<p>Onlar i\u00e7erde ders \u00e7al\u0131\u015f<strong>\u0131yor<\/strong>lar.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (They are studying inside.)<\/p>\n<p>Ben bisiklet s\u00fcr<strong>\u00fcyor<\/strong>um.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( I am riding my bike.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Expressing senses and emotions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>G\u00f6r<strong>\u00fcyor<\/strong>um. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( I see)<\/p>\n<p>Anl<strong>\u0131yor<\/strong>um.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( I understand)<\/p>\n<p>Sev<strong>iyor<\/strong>um.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (I love it)<\/p>\n<p>Hissed<strong>iyor<\/strong>um.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (I feel it)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stating an unchanging fact.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sigara kulanm<strong>\u0131yor<\/strong>um.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( I don\u2019t smoke)<\/p>\n<p>Rejim yapm<strong>\u0131yor<\/strong>um.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( I don\u2019t go on a diet)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stating how long you have been doing something.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2000\u2019den beri \u0130spanyolca \u00f6\u011fren<strong>iyor<\/strong>um. \u00a0 ( I have been studying Spannish since 2000)<\/p>\n<p>K\u0131z\u0131m 5 y\u0131ld\u0131r danse okuluna gid<strong>iyor<\/strong>. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( My daughter has been attending the dance school for 5 years)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u015eimdiki zaman is used for other purposes too, we will cover them later on. Now let\u2019s have a look at the verb structure. As you noticed, <strong>-iyor <\/strong>is the key. After the stem, we need to add two verb endings: the tense ending and the correct personal ending.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the tense<\/p>\n<p>-\u0131yor, -iyor, uyor, \u00fcyor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the verb has a as a last vowel, we bring \u2013\u0131yor<\/p>\n<p>e as a last vowel, we bring \u2013iyor<\/p>\n<p>o as a last vowel, we bring \u2013uyor<\/p>\n<p>\u00f6 as a last vowel, we bring \u2013\u00fcyor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and when the verb ends with a vowel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  we simply bring -yor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the personal ending<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ben\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -um\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biz\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -uz<\/p>\n<p>Sen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -un\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Siz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -sunuz<\/p>\n<p>O\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 none\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Onlar\u00a0\u00a0 -ler, -lar<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s have some examples and it will all be clear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yazmak = to write \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stem is y<strong>a<\/strong>z<\/p>\n<p>(Ben) yaz\u0131yorum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Biz) yaz\u0131yoruz.<\/p>\n<p>(Sen) yaz\u0131yorsun.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Siz) yaz\u0131yorsunuz.<\/p>\n<p>(Ahmet) yaz\u0131yor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Onlar) yaz\u0131yorlar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>K\u0131zmak = to get angry\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stem is k<strong>\u0131<\/strong>z<\/p>\n<p>(Ben) k\u0131z\u0131yorum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Biz) k\u0131z\u0131yoruz.<\/p>\n<p>(Sen) k\u0131z\u0131yorsun.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Siz) k\u0131z\u0131yorsunuz.<\/p>\n<p>(Alison) k\u0131z\u0131yor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Onlar) k\u0131z\u0131yorlar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gelmek = to come\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stem is g<strong>e<\/strong>l<\/p>\n<p>(Ben) geliyorum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Biz) k\u0131z\u0131yoruz.<\/p>\n<p>(Sen) geliyorsun.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Siz) k\u0131z\u0131yorsunuz.<\/p>\n<p>(O) geliyor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Onlar) k\u0131z\u0131yorlar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Silmek = to wipe\/ to delete\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stem is s<strong>i<\/strong>l<\/p>\n<p>(Ben) siliyorum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Biz) siliyoruz.<\/p>\n<p>(Sen) siliyorsun.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Siz) siliyorsunuz.<\/p>\n<p>(Tolga) siliyor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Onlar) siliyorlar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ko\u015fmak = to run\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stem is k<strong>o<\/strong>\u015f<\/p>\n<p>(Ben) ko\u015fuyorum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Biz) ko\u015fuyoruz.<\/p>\n<p>(Sen) ko\u015fuyorsun.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Siz) ko\u015fuyorsunuz.<\/p>\n<p>(H\u00fcseyin) ko\u015fuyor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Onlar) ko\u015fuyorlar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bulmak= to find\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stem is b<strong>u<\/strong>l<\/p>\n<p>(Ben) buluyorum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Biz) buluyoruz.<\/p>\n<p>(Sen) buluyorsun.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Siz) buluyorsunuz.<\/p>\n<p>(Sinem) buluyor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Onlar) buluyorlar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>G\u00f6rmek = to see\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stem is g<strong>\u00f6<\/strong>r<\/p>\n<p>(Ben) g\u00f6r\u00fcyorum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Biz) g\u00f6r\u00fcyoruz.<\/p>\n<p>(Sen) g\u00f6r\u00fcyorsun.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Siz) g\u00f6r\u00fcyorsunuz.<\/p>\n<p>(Alican) g\u00f6r\u00fcyor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Onlar) g\u00f6r\u00fcyorlar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>G\u00fclmek = to laugh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stem is g<strong>\u00fc<\/strong>l<\/p>\n<p>(Ben) g\u00fcl\u00fcyorum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Biz) g\u00fcl\u00fcyoruz.<\/p>\n<p>(Sen) g\u00fcl\u00fcyorsun.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Siz) g\u00fcl\u00fcyorsunuz.<\/p>\n<p>(Nicola) g\u00fcl\u00fcyor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Onlar) g\u00fcl\u00fcyorlar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Okumak = to read\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stem is oku\u00a0 * the verb ends with a vowel so only add <strong>-yor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Ben) okuyorum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Biz) okuyoruz.<\/p>\n<p>(Sen) okuyorsun.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Siz) okuyorsunuz.<\/p>\n<p>(G\u00fcrb\u00fcz) okuyor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Onlar) okuyorlar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 13 \u015eimdiki Zaman &nbsp; \u015eimdiki zaman is the main tense in Turkish and can be used as simple present continuous, simple present, and present perfect continuous tense. &nbsp; 1- Describing something happening now. &nbsp; \u015eimdi telefonda konu\u015fuyorum. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (I am talking on the phone now.) Asl\u0131 bah\u00e7ede oynuyor. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Asl\u0131 is palying in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":775305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4174,2597],"class_list":["post-32912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-features","tag-learn-turkish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}