Ben kitap okuyorum.
English: I am reading a book.
- Language
- Turkish
- Level
- A2
- Unit
- Zamanlar ve kipler
- Practice types
- 0
What this grammar point covers
Şimdiki zaman is the present continuous tense in Turkish. It is used to talk about actions happening right now.
When to use it
Use şimdiki zaman to describe actions that are happening at the moment of speaking, or ongoing actions.
Key forms
- Verb stem + -iyor + personal ending
- Examples: geliyorum, gidiyorsun, okuyoruz, çalışıyorlar
Examples
Sen ne yapıyorsun?
English: What are you doing?
O şimdi çalışıyor.
English: He/She is working now.
Biz dışarıda oynuyoruz.
English: We are playing outside.
Onlar yemek yiyorlar.
English: They are eating.
Tips
- The ending changes according to vowel harmony: -iyor, -ıyor, -uyor, -üyor.
- The personal ending shows who is doing the action.
- Some verbs may have small spelling changes before adding -iyor.
Exceptions and edge cases
- For verbs ending with a vowel, drop the final vowel before adding -iyor (e.g., 'yemek' becomes 'yiyor').