What is the present progressive tense?
We use the present progressive tense to talk about something happening now, or something that happens regularly around now. For example: I am studying English now. I am taking a course on American history these days. She is trying to find a new job at the moment. The present progressive tense is also called the present continuous tense. What is the sentence structure? The present progressive tense uses the following structure: subject | be verb in the present tense | main verb + ing | object /complement He | is | watching | a movie now. Jon | is | giving | a presentation in the meeting now. They | are | visiting | from Los Angeles for the holidays. How is the present progressive used? The present progressive most often describes three situations: 1. An action happening right now. 2. An action that is happening regularly but isn’t finished. 3. An action that is happening in a period of time around now. Here’s an example of each: The mechanic is fixing my car (now). In this sentence, the
