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USE:
📎 We use the present continuous to talk about …
· actions happening now:
Example: I’m having a cup of tea. (= this is happening now)
· something that is happening now or around now:
Example: I’m attending an illustration course online. (= at the moment)
· changing situations:
Example: It’s getting dark; let’s go home. (= at the moment)
· temporary or new situations:
Example: I’m using my brother’s computer now because mine broke down. (= for the moment, but this situation will change)
· future arrangements:
Example: I’m meeting my friends for dinner tonight.
🤓 Time expressions and adverbs
We often use these time expressions and adverbs with the present continuous: currently, at the moment, now, today.
⚠️ Stative verbs:
Some verbs, called ‘stative verbs’, are rarely used in the present continuous.
These are verbs that describe states.
They are: be, believe, know, like, look, and understand.
We usually use the simple present with these verbs.
Example: She knows a lot about local fauna. (NOT She’s knowing a lot…)
FORM:
Affirmative and negative:
Questions and short answers:
