The Present Continuous Tense (Şimdiki Zaman) describes actions happening right now, temporary situations, or planned future actions.

Suffix Formation:

The suffix is -iyor. It's added to the verb stem. If the verb stem ends in a consonant, a buffer vowel (ı, i, u, ü based on I-Type vowel harmony with the *stem's* last vowel) is inserted before -yor.

If the verb stem ends in -a or -e, these vowels change to ı or i respectively before -yor (or u, ü for some stems like de- → diyor, ye- → yiyor).

• gel- + buffer 'i' + -yor → geliyor (is coming)
• yap- + buffer 'ı' + -yor → yapıyor (is doing)
• bekle- (wait) → bekliyor (is waiting) (e → i)
• anla- (understand) → anlıyor (is understanding) (a → ı)

Conjugation (gelmek - to come):

Negation:

The negative is formed by adding -m before the -iyor suffix: -miyor. Example: Ben gelmiyorum. (I am not coming.)