How do you know if its present continuous?

How do you know if its present continuous?

Forming the present continuous The present continuous of any verb is composed of two parts - the present tense of the verb to be + the present participle of the main verb. talking.

How do you explain simple present and continuous to children?

We use the present simple to talk about routines – what you do every day or every week. We use the present continuous to talk about things you are doing now. I watch cartoons every day. I'm watching a film now.

Can we use Present Continuous for future?

English speakers often use the present continuous tense (subject + 'be' = verb-ing) to talk about future arrangements. A future arrangement is a plan that you have decided and organised with another person. I'm spending Christmas and New Year with my Mum and Dad.

What is Present Continuous used for?

The present continuous tense is a grammatical tense that can be used to describe when an action happened, or may happen. You can use it to describe both events that are happening in the present – right now, while you are talking about something, or in the future – something that may or will happen later on.

When to use the simple present or the present continuous?

• Use the simple present for actions that happen in general. Use the present continuous for actions happening at the moment or current/temporary projects. I work from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. I’m currently working on a new project. Mark studies English every day. Mark is studying the present continuous at the moment. We usually go to Europe in the summer.

How often do you study the present continuous?

• I work from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. I’m currently working on a new project. Mark studies English every day. Mark is studying the present continuous at the moment. We usually go to Europe in the summer.

When to use do or does in the Present Simple tense?

• We use DO or DOES to make questions in the present simple tense. We change the order of the subject (pronoun) and the conjugation of the verb To Be when making questions in the present continuous tense. Questions can have the same verb but its meaning changes depending on if the question is in the present simple or present continuous. For example:

Can a stative verb be used in a continuous tense?

• We can't use any continuous tense (including the present continuous tense, of course) with stative verbs. Need more practice? Get more Perfect English Grammar with our courses.