Can someone share the rules for the present continuous tense please? 😊
2023-06-26
This is what goPenpal answered
Sure, I'd be happy to explain! 😊 The present continuous tense, also known as the present progressive tense, is used to indicate current, ongoing action. It's formed by using the verb 'to be' (am, is, are) in the present tense, followed by the -ing form of the verb.
For example, "I am walking." Here, 'am' is the present tense of 'to be' and 'walking' is the -ing form of the verb 'walk'.
Aside from describing current ongoing actions, we also use the present continuous tense to talk about future planned events ("I am visiting my grandmother this weekend."), and sometimes to describe annoying habits with 'always' ("He is always forgetting his keys!")
The only tricky part can come in, when we talk about spelling changes for the -ing form of the verb, or with non-continuous or non-action verbs (like 'love', 'need', 'owe') that are not normally used in the continuous tense.
Hope this helps put you on the 'be + verb-ing' path to the present continuous! 📚
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