Present Continuous or Present Progressive, the present continuous is formed by adding the present participle (the "ing form") to the present simple of the verb. It is one of the two present tenses used in modern English, the other
being simple present.
For instance,
I am studying.
You/we/they are studying.
He/she/it is studying.
Negative sentences:
I am not studying.
You/we/they are not studying.
He/she/it is not studying.
Interrogative sentences:
Am I studying?
Are you/we/they studying?
Is he/she/it studying?
The present continuous tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening at the moment of speaking. It is formed by combining the verb "to be" in the present tense with the present participle form of the main verb (ending in -ing). For example, "I am eating" describes an action that is happening right now.
The past of cut is cutThe past participle of cut is cutThe present participle of cut is cutting.The present continuous is formed with -- am/is/are + present participleSo for cutting present continuous is -- am cutting, is cutting, are cuttingThe past continuous is formed with -- was/were + present participleSo for cutting past continuous is -- was cutting, were cutting
The present continuous of "give" is "giving."
Present simple: lead/leads Present continuous: am/is/are leading
The phrase "They are being used" is in the present continuous tense. This form indicates that the action is currently happening.
The present continuous tense of "stop" is "stopping."
The phrase "They are being used" is in the present continuous tense. This form indicates that the action is currently happening.
Present continuous is formed with be verb + present participle. The present tense be verbs = am / is / are, the present participle of come = coming so the present continuous isam/is/are coming
The past of cut is cutThe past participle of cut is cutThe present participle of cut is cutting.The present continuous is formed with -- am/is/are + present participleSo for cutting present continuous is -- am cutting, is cutting, are cuttingThe past continuous is formed with -- was/were + present participleSo for cutting past continuous is -- was cutting, were cutting
This form of the verb can be used in more tenses: present participle, present continuous, past continuous, past perfect continuous, future perfect continuous, future continuous, present perfect continuous.
The present continuous of "give" is "giving."
"I have been doing something" is an example of the present perfect continuous.
The present continuous tense of began:I am beginning.You/We/They are beginning.He/She/It is beginning.
The present perfect continuous tense is used to indicate that an action started in the past, continues into the present, and may continue into the future. It is formed using "have/has been" + present participle (-ing). For example, "I have been working on this project for three hours."
The 14 English verb tenses are, present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, conditional continuous, and conditional perfect.
Technically, two (present and past) but commonly, we say there are 12: past simple present simple future simple past continuous present continuous future continuous past perfect present perfect future perfect past perfect continuous present perfect continuous future perfect continuous
Present simple: lead/leads Present continuous: am/is/are leading
Present continuous is formed with -- am/is/are + present participle.The present participle of ring is ringing.am ringing / is ringing / are ringing