Beginner 📐 Grammar · #24 of 305

Present Continuous

be + verb-ing for actions happening now.

Examples

  • I am reading.
  • They are playing.

Key rules

  • Form: am/is/are + verb-ing
  • Use it for actions happening now or around now
  • Time words: now, at the moment, today
  • Spelling: make → making, run → running, lie → lying

Common mistakes

  • I reading now → I am reading now
  • She is work today → She is working today
💡 Tip: Use it when you can say right now before the sentence.
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