Present Continuous: Introduction
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basic idea BE compound important -ing form moment near now right now temporary this time form v-ing
The Present Continuous is a
tense. That is, you need an auxiliary verb even in affirmative. That auxiliary verb is
. The main verb is in its
. So, the verb formula is
[
] + [
]
We use the Present Continuous for things that are
a) in progress
, at the moment of speaking
b)
: something out of the ordinary
c) in the
future: "future arrangements"
Signal words:
Signal words are words and phrases that often go with a
. They aren't always there and don't always go with the same tense, but they're good to understand the
. For Present Continuous, the most
ones are:
right
, at the
, this week, tonight,
weekend, tomorrow, next week, ...
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