Form: am/is/are + ing (present participle)
The present continuous is used to express:
1. An activity happening now
ex: They´re playing soccer in the backyard.
She can´t answer the phone because she´s washing her hair
2. An activity happening around now, but perhaps not at the moment of speaking.
ex: She´s studyng math at the university.
I´m reading a good book by Henry James.
3. A planned future arrangement.
ex: I´m meeting Ms. Boyd at ten o´clock tomorrow.
What are you doing this evening?
The present continuous is used to express:
1. An activity happening now
ex: They´re playing soccer in the backyard.
She can´t answer the phone because she´s washing her hair
2. An activity happening around now, but perhaps not at the moment of speaking.
ex: She´s studyng math at the university.
I´m reading a good book by Henry James.
3. A planned future arrangement.
ex: I´m meeting Ms. Boyd at ten o´clock tomorrow.
What are you doing this evening?
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