present continuous
Action happening currently
Present continuous is the English verb tense formed with "be" plus the -ing form of a verb, indicating an action happening now or around now: I'm writing a letter, She's working from home this week.
It also expresses future arrangements: We're meeting tomorrow at noon.
Sometimes called present progressive.
Strained or nervous
- verbAction-expressing word
- aspectFeature or dimension
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- conjugationVerb form variation system
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Event in progress
- occurringPresently taking place
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
- proceedingAct of going forward
- underwayCurrently in progress
developing · progressing · transpiring · in progress · taking place · at this moment · currently · right now
Process of doing
- activityEngagement in doing
- movementChange in position
- processSteps toward a result
- doingCarrying out an action
performing · engaging · active · in motion · changing · shifting · evolving · living
Not meant to last
- transitoryBrief in duration
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- momentaryLasting very briefly
fleeting · short-term · changeable · fluid · for now · passing
tense
Strained or nervous
- verbAction-expressing word
- aspectFeature or dimension
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
conjugation · grammar · syntax · participle · auxiliary · formation · structure · linguistics · morphology · inflection
happening
Event in progress
- occurringPresently taking place
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
- proceedingAct of going forward
underway · developing · progressing · transpiring · in progress · taking place · at this moment · currently · right now · as we speak
action
Process of doing
doing · performing · engaging · active · in motion · changing · shifting · evolving · living · operating
impermanent
Not meant to last
- transitoryBrief in duration
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- interimProvisional in-between phase
momentary · fleeting · short-term · changeable · fluid · for now · passing
present continuoussimple past
Tense for completed actions
past simple · simple present · past perfect · past continuous · future perfect
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