Meaning It tells us that the action is happening when we speak It can be used for near future meaning as well For example Peter is doing his homework in his room right now My friends are playing football in the garden at the moment Form To form present continuous tense we use 'to be' the base of the verb ingThe Present Continuous Tense usually describes things that are happening now, but it can also be used to describe important things in your life, and future activity Do not confuse the present continuous tense with the "going to" future or with gerunds Notice the use of contractions in the examples below Contraction Subject (be) 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 11
Tenses The Present Continuous And Other Tenses Sweet Level 1 Writing
