The Present Continuous Tense

Verb Forms

We use the present continuous tense (present progressive tense) for temporary actions happening now or around now and for future arrangements.

We use the verb be and the gerund (infinitive + ing) .

For I, be changes into am.

For You, We and They, be changes into are.

For He, She and It, be changes into is:

Subject	BE	Action/Gerund		Time Phrase
I	am	working	at home	right now.
You	are	playing	well	these days.
He	is	meeting	her	tomorrow.
Bob	is	swimming	in the pool	right now.
She	is	studying	hard	these days.
It	is	doing	a check	now.
The computer	is	installing	some software	right now.
We	are	coming	to visit	tomorrow.
They	are	selling	a lot	this month.
The dogs	are	eating	dinner	right now.
Tom and Jerry	are	running	around	at the moment.

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