Yesterday, we looked at the forms of verbs. Today we will look at how one of those forms is used to show when an action is happening. Tenses are about communicating time.
The present participle is formed by using “ing”. Examples: talking, jumping, listening
The present continuous tense is form by combining this “ing” form with a form of the verb BE.
am walking, is listening, are learning, etc.
The present continuous tense is used to show that the action is taking place at the EXACT SAME TIME that the speaker or writer is speaking or writing.
If you are talking about another action that happens as you are talking, use the present continuous tense.
Examples: I am watching him as he is running to the store.
I am writing a letter, but my sister is playing music to disturb me.
Remember this and we will see how this is different than another tense tomorrow.
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