English Present Continuous Tense

 

In English, we use the present continuous tense tense when:

In English the present continuous tense is used in the following situations:

1.  In English, the present continuous is used in situations that are temporary, the length of time is not important.

2.  In English, the present continuous is used when actions are going to happen in the near future.

Example:

• I am going to English class in 10 minutes.
• My sister is going to school in a few days.
• We are going to start our English project soon.

3. In English, the present continuous is used when actions repeat themselves. It is possible to use words like "all the time" and " always", to clarify that the action repeats itself.

Example:

• My teacher is always giving us too much homework.
• Our English teacher is always giving us trouble.
• Jane is always coming to school late.

Present continuous tense in the future.

In English, the present continuous verb tense (“going to”) is used for the future when an action is preplanned, or planned at the time of speaking. To use the present continuous verb tenses a future word/s must be used to make be used such as tomorrow, later, next week, soon, next month etc.