The Present Continuous Tense is used for 1. Actions which are happening at or around the moment of speaking. • Now I'm doing the washing up. • She is working very hard nowadays. 2. Temporary situations. • I'm staying with a friend at the moment. 12. ACTIONS THAT ARE.
The present progressive is used: 1. To describe something which is happening at the exact moment of speech. Example: Jim is watching television at the moment. 2. To describe an action that is taking place now but not at the exact moment of speech. Example: John is working in London.

Examples of Present Continuous. Here are examples of present continuous. Affirmative Sentences. He is riding a horse. She is swimming in the lake. Negative Sentences. I am not inviting her to my house. (I (subject) + am (auxiliary verb) + not (negative) + inviting (present participle with "ing")). She is not eating an apple.

Revised on September 25, 2023. A present participle is a word derived from a verb that can be used as an adjective and to form the continuous verb tenses. It is one of two types of participles, along with past participles. The present participles of both regular and irregular verbs end in "-ing" (e.g., " traveling ").
Examples of Present Perfect Tense. Present Continuous Tense narrates an action which is being continued or going to be continued in the near future. It uses am/is/are and "ing" is added with the verb. Examples of Present Continuous Tense: I am writing articles on different topics.
The present continuous tense normally requires a dynamic verb. Verbs that instead describe a state of being such as emotion, belief, perception, or possession are called stative verbs. Some examples include "prefer," "appear," "exist," and "own." Stative verbs should not be used in the present continuous tense. When To Apply the Present Continuous Tense. We use the present continuous tense to give energy to something that is happening and combine this tense with a dynamic verb ( a verb that shows action ). Use #1. When describing an action that is (or isn't) happening now or at this exact moment. Examples: 2bnv.
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    • 5 examples of present continuous tense