The Present Continuous tense in Bosnian grammar is used to describe actions that are happening currently or are ongoing. As in many languages, it consists of the present form of the verb “to be” (biti) and the present participle of the main verb. In Bosnian, present participles are created by adding the suffixes -ći, -ući, or -ići, depending on the type of verb. These exercises will help students practice forming the Present Continuous tense in Bosnian and improve their understanding of this important grammatical concept.
Exercise 1: Forming the Present Continuous tense
Ja *radim*(work) u kancelariji.
Ti *učiš*(study) za ispit.
On *čita*(read) novine.
Ona *piše*(write) pismo.
Mi *gledamo*(watch) televiziju.
Vi *peku*(bake) kolače.
Oni *pomažu*(help) prijateljima.
Djeca *uče*(learn) u školi.
Ljudi *putuju*(travel) na posao.
Majka *kuha*(cook) večeru.
Exercise 2: Using the Present Continuous tense in context
Martina *planira*(plan) putovanje.
Doktor *pregledava*(examine) pacijenta.
Studenti *slušaju*(listen) profesora.
Ana *govori*(speak) sa prijateljicom.
Muzej *izlaže*(display) zanimljivu kolekciju.
Gost *čeka*(wait) konobara.
Ptice *lepršaju*(flutter) oko hranilice.
Sunce *sija*(shine) danas.
Kiša *pada*(fall) cijeli dan.
Kuća *gori*(burn) u plamenu.
