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📚 Day 25 Present Continuous Tense and Bus Travel

📖 Words of the Day 5

conductor

Noun
/kənˈdʌktər/
बस वाहक
a person in charge of a bus and collecting fares

"The conductor gave me the ticket."

वाहकाने मला तिकीट दिले.

✅ ticket-collector ❌ driver

ticket

Noun
/ˈtɪkɪt/
तिकीट
a piece of paper that shows you have paid for a journey

"Keep your ticket safe."

तुमचे तिकीट सुरक्षित ठेवा.

✅ token ❌ pass

seat

Noun
/siːt/
जागा/सीट
a place to sit

"Is this seat empty?"

ही जागा रिकामी आहे का?

✅ bench, chair ❌ standing

passenger

Noun
/ˈpæsɪndʒər/
प्रवासी
a person who is traveling in a vehicle

"The passenger is waiting for the bus."

प्रवासी बसची वाट पाहत आहे.

✅ traveler ❌ host

window

Noun
/ˈwɪndoʊ/
खिडकी
an opening in a wall or vehicle to let in light or air

"Close the window, please."

कृपया खिडकी बंद करा.

✅ opening ❌ door

📝 Sentence Builder

The conductor is checking the ticket.

वाहक तिकीट तपासत आहे.

Pattern: Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing
Describing an action happening right now on the bus.

The passenger is looking out of the window.

प्रवासी खिडकीतून बाहेर पाहत आहे.

Pattern: Subject + is + verb-ing
Describing a passenger's action.

I am sitting on the last seat.

मी शेवटच्या जागेवर बसलो आहे.

Pattern: I + am + verb-ing
Talking about sitting in the bus.

📗 Grammar Capsule

Present Continuous Tense

The Present Continuous Tense is used to describe actions that are happening exactly at the time of speaking. We use: Subject + am/is/are + (Verb + ing). Use 'am' with I, 'is' with singular (he, she, it), and 'are' with plural (we, you, they).

Examples

I am eating.

मी खात आहे.

am eating

She is going.

ती जात आहे.

is going

They are playing.

ते खेळत आहेत.

are playing

💬 Daily Usage

On the Bus

Give me a ticket to Pune.

मला पुण्याचे तिकीट द्या.

Asking for a ticket.

Is this seat empty?

ही जागा रिकामी आहे का?

Checking if a seat is available.

When will my stop come?

माझा थांबा कधी येईल?

Asking where to get off.

🎯 Practice Exercise

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