the present continuous
noun[S]
uk/ˌprez.ənt kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/us/ˌprez.ənt kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/theverbformused foractionsoreventsthat arehappeningordevelopingnow:
现在进行时Thesentences"ThekidsarewatchingTV" and "Theweatheris gettingcolder" areinthepresentcontinuous.句子 The children are watching television 和 The weather is getting colder 用的是现在进行时。
- 'I amcooking' is anexampleof thepresentcontinuous.
- 'They're coming' is anexampleof thepresentcontinuous.
Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- art
- bare infinitive
- bent
- continuous
- infinitive
- non-progressive
- participle
- passive
- passivization
- pluperfect
- present
- present participle
- progressive
- the active voice
- the first person
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the present perfect
- the third person
Grammar
Present continuous (I am working)
We use am, are, is + the -ing form of the verb. We use the short form more often than the full form, especially when speaking.…Present continuous: form
We use am, are, is + the -ing form of the verb. We use the short form more often than the full form, especially when speaking.…Present continuous:-ingform spelling
For most verbs we add -ing to the base form to make the -ing form:…Present continuous: uses
We use the present continuous to talk about events which are in progress at the moment of speaking:…Present simple or present continuous?
Present simple: I work Present continuous: I am working…Permanent and temporary
We use the present simple to talk about permanent facts and general truths. In this example we don’t expect the situation to change.…Verbs not often used in the present continuous
Some verbs are normally used in the present simple and not in the present continuous. Here are some of them:…Bein the present continuous
We use be in the present continuous to talk about current actions or behaviour rather than about a quality or characteristic.…