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Present Continuous
Action Stative Verbs
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Examples
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Jane never skips brushing her teeth every
morning.
Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt.
His favourite TV program, American Ninja
Warrior, starts at seven p.m.
Off he goes!
The Usage of
Present Continuous Tense
for actions happening at the moment
of speaking
for temporary states
for describing changing or developing
situations around the present time
for future arrangements
Examples
I can hear that she is singing in the
shower.
I am sleeping in the living room tonight
because I am a guest in my friends home.
She is losing weight gradually as she is on
a diet.
They are meeting at the bar tonight.
Present Continuous
Time Expressions:
-always, often, usually,
never, etc.
-every day/week, etc.
in the morning/spring,
etc.
- at the
weekend/weekends;
---once/twice/three
times a week/day, etc.
-on Mondays/Monday
morning, etc.
Time Expressions:
- now, at present, at the
moment,
- today, these days, this
week/year, etc.
- next week/year, etc.
- tonight, tomorrow, etc.
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