What is a present progressive?

Answer 1

A present progressive verb is a verb that expresses action in progress at a specific time (now). It has a present-tense form of the linking verb "be" (ex: am, is, are) followed by the present participle of the verb (ex: running, walking, talking).

Examples of present progressive verbs are:

I am running past the park.

She is walking quickly.

They are talking to the manager.

Present progressive is also used to talk about:

something happening around now:

We re reading a good book. (maybe not right now but yesterday or today or tomorrow).

something happening in the future:

She is having a party on the weekend. (usually used with some time phrase)

Answer 2

Present progressive is a verb tense that indicates actions that are happening right now or are currently in progress. It is formed by using the verb "to be" (am, is, are) followed by the present participle of the main verb (ending in -ing). For example, "I am reading a book."