Examples: When do we use the Present Progressive? The Present Progressive is used when we talk about something which is happening now
Present Perfect suggests the process is not complete and more actions are possible
actions happening at the moment of speaking
fixed plans in the near future Exercises – Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous) Fill in the correct for of the Present Perfect Progressive as in the examples
In an affirmative sentence , it would be structured as follows: Subject + am, is, are + verb ending in ing; Example of present affirmative continuous The present perfect progressive tense is usually combined with a length of time phrase (such as, ‘for few seconds/five minutes’, ‘for all day/morning/weeks’, and ‘since Monday/last month,’ etc
The present simple is used for permanent actions, to describe daily events, facts or as a narrative form
’ We see that the sentence occurs continuously in the present tense
The present perfect continuous tense (also known as the present perfect progressive tense) shows that something started in the past and is continuing at the present time
However, when she finished all preparations, knows the material and is ready to take the exam, you will have to use the Present Perfect Tense
The present continuous (also called present progressive) is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense
María y Carmen están hablando con nosotros
We use the present continuous to talk about events which are in progress at the moment of speaking: I am riding my bike I am taking an online class The present progressive (continuous) is formed using am, is or are together with the ing (present participle) form of the verb
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We use this tense to talk about actions that are in progress at the time of speaking and temporary actions
The present continuous tense is formed by using the rule: Affirmative or Simple – Subject + is/am/are + 1st form of the verb + ing + obj