Inthe present continuous, everything is a little simpler. Here we will use now, at the moment, and still. Temporal markers show that the action is not completed, is in the process of being completed and is happening at the moment of speech. In the group of continuous tenses, namely the past and the future, the words markers will also show
Tense Active: Passive: Simple Present: Once a week, Tom cleans the house. Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom. Present Continuous: Right now, Sarah is writing the letter. Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah. Simple Past: Sam repaired the car. The car was repaired by Sam.
PRESENTCONTINUOUS VS. SIMPLE PRESENT A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Present Simple or Progressive as appropriate. Dear Sara: Right now the pupils _____ (read) a book and the teacher _____ (to write) on the board. 4. Almost every day class_____(begin) at 8:00, but on Tuesdays the class Presentcontinuous tense - Grammar quiz. Another exercise about the present simple or the present continuous. What's my English grammar level? Take the free quiz here! x (not/study) at the moment. [ .]Check Show: 3) We often (go) to the cinema. [ .]Check Show: 4) He usually

atthe moment he is looking for a new one. (YOUR DAD DO, LOOK) 12.You go shopping every Saturday. - Why do you do that? (GO, YOU DO) 13.I have absolutely no idea what this movie is about. (HAVE) 14.The two department managers are having lunch at the moment. We shouldn't disturb them. (HAVE)

Theclue to this tense is in the name—present means "right now" and continuous means "progressing" or "to keep going." In fact, some people like to call the present continuous tense the present progressive tense, so don't get worried if you hear both terms. They're the same thing!
Weuse the present continuous to describe actions which are repeated or regular, but which we believe to be temporary: I'm not drinking much coffee these days. I'm trying to cut down. She's working a lot in London at the moment. (She doesn't usually work in London.)
Thepresent continuous (or present progressive) tense is a way to convey any action or condition that is happening right now, frequently, and may be ongoing. It's formed by using the present tense of the verb be (am/are/is) with the present participle of a dynamic verb. Dynamic verbs indicate an action, and the present participle is formed by
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