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Grammar · Present Continuous
The present continuous (also called the present progressive) describes an action that is happening right now — or around the current period of time. It focuses on the idea that something is in progress, not finished.
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This A2 set focuses on present continuous — 15 questions, each with an explanation of why the answer is right. English has twelve main tense forms: four presents (simple, continuous, perfect, perfect continuous), four pasts, and four futures. Each encodes a different perspective on time and aspect — whether an event is complete or ongoing, relevant to the present or purely historical, habitual or happening right now.
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The present continuous (also called the present progressive) describes an action that is happening right now — or around the current period of time. It focuses on the idea that something is in progress, not finished.
Subject + am / is / are + verb‑ing