Presentcontinuous tense video lesson. In this English lesson, I am going to show you how to form a present continuous tense, and when to use a present conti PresentContinuous (Progressive) Tense Definition. Present continuous tense is used to describe an action happening now, or an ongoing action. It can also be used to talk about something that will happen in the future. To form present continuous, add "ing" to the base form of a verb (without "to") and use the following formula: Presentcontinuous tense sentence structure: (SUBJECT + AM/ IS/ ARE + MAIN VERB + ING) For examples, He is playing chess. Sometimes, future action is expressed in the present continuous tense. For example, She is getting engaged soon. (certain to marry) Future action is also expressed in the present indefinite tense. Pastcontinuous tense contains a helping verb and present participle to describe ongoing events that occurred in the past. Explore past tenses and the definition, formation, use, and examples of Itends in -s because the subject is in the third-person singular. The formula for creating a sentence in this verb tense is: Subject + root verb/ -s / -es form of the verb. Present simple questions require you to change the order of the subject and auxiliary verb for the formula. Here is the correct question form: Do/does + subject + root verb. Thepresent continuous, in the interrogative form, is used to ask about situations that are going on around the moment of speaking. When we use the present continuous in its interrogative form, we start with the verb to be followed by the subject and a verb that ends with -ing (the sentence ends with a question mark). For example: qdCUZWB.

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