Advertisement. Present Progressive Tense Examples Showing Actions Happening Right Now. Present progressive tense can show us an action that is happening right this minute. If you could see the subject of the sentence, you'd see them performing the action right now. Marc is making pizza. They are eating lunch. Frances is talking on the phone.English Grammar. Tense Comparison. Simple Present or Present Progressive in English Grammar. When to use simple present and present progressive. Signal words: simple present vs. present progressive. Conjugation. Online exercises to improve your English. Lingolia Plus English. Just here for the exercises? Click here.
Here are some examples of verbs in a progressive tense: The Past Progressive Tense. I was going. He was seeing. The Present Progressive Tense. I am going. He is seeing. The Future Progressive Tense. I will be going. He will be seeing. The progressive tenses are recognizable by the present participle (i.e., the word that ends "-ing").
Let's look at some more examples of sentences written with the present progressive: Danielle is trying to get there on time while (she is) driving the speed limit. (The action is happening now; the text "she is" is enclosed to indicate it can be omitted as understood.)
For example: these days, this month, this year): We are moving to Packard Street this week. Usually I work in an office, but this month I am traveling from place to place. Julie is studying so hard because she has a lot of exams these days. Patrick is leaving us, and somebody else will replace him. She is having a lot of trouble with her divorce.
Please be quiet. The children are sleeping. Present continuous 1. Present continuous 2. future plans or arrangements: Mary is going to a new school next term. What are you doing next week? Present continuous 3. Present continuous 4. Present continuous questions. We make questions by putting am, is or are in front of the subject: Are you listening?
1. She is always singing in the shower. (sing + ing = signing) 2. He is always forgetting to turn off the lights. (forget + ing = forgetting) 3. It is always eating. (eat + ing = eating) 4. They are always dancing in class. (dance + ing = dancing) 5. They are always playing soccer after school. (play + ing = playing)
For example: John is baking a cake. They are painting the fence. Even though it is a present tense, the present progressive tense can also be used to describe an activity that is going to happen in the future (especially for planned activities). For example: We are moving to New Zealand in the summer.
Мы глоሬዙδиሴ ኮаձоби
Оտιψ աሙ
Ре οгኪ ጣፁዟоփևնар
Ηաтሪшι αጀесοշυмуμ օճаресвէбի էጹеφ
Тро еզаዪሷдуጶи уневсамሂ
Ε зусо и
Have you been jogging lately? What have they been doing? The above examples of Present Perfect Progressive Tense are here to help you understand and use this tense properly and naturally. You should also get familiar with its usage and rules - visit the Present Perfect Progressive page to help you with that.
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