Present Continuous Uses
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The present continuous tense is used to: 1) Describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking or an action happening over a period of time that includes the present. 2) Describe an action or event that will happen in the future but has already been planned. 3) Describe a temporary situation or condition. 4) With words like 'always' or 'constantly', to emphasize a continuous series of repeated actions. Some verbs like those expressing opinions, mental states, emotions or measurements are not typically used in the present continuous tense.
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This document provides information about verb tenses and their uses in the English language. It discusses the four main verb tenses - simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive. For each tense, it explains how they are formed and common uses. It also covers aspects like tense, mood, auxiliary verbs, and the differences between dynamic and stative verbs. The focus is on explaining the present tense and its variants: simple present, present progressive, present perfect, and present perfect progressive. Examples are provided to illustrate the different uses of each present tense.
Verb to be (1)
Se explica la forma de conjugar el verbo To be en tiempo presente, como se forma el negativo y también las preguntas. Se presentan ejemplos de sus diferentes usos.
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The present continuous tense, also called the present progressive tense, is used to describe actions that are ongoing or in progress. It is formed using some form of the verb "to be" plus the present participle form of the main verb. For example, "You are watching TV." It can describe actions happening now or actions that will happen in the near future. The present continuous tense is used to talk about temporary situations and actions in progress rather than permanent states.
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