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Present continuous
What is happening right now — and how to tell it apart from what happens every day.
First page · the two tenses, side by side
The forms
Present simple
Always, every day, in general. The tense of habits and facts.
- I work in a bank.
- She drinks tea every morning.
- Water boils at 100 degrees.
- They don't live here.
Present continuous
Right now, or around now. The tense of what is going on while you speak.
- I am working from home today.
- She is drinking tea right now.
- Look — the water is boiling!
- They aren't living here at the moment.
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| Verb ends in… | Rule | Example |
| most verbs | just add -ing | work → working · play → playing |
| silent -e | drop the -e | make → making · write → writing · live → living |
| one vowel + one consonant, stressed | double the consonant | run → running · sit → sitting · get → getting |
| -ie | -ie becomes -y | lie → lying · die → dying |
| -ee, -ye, -oe | keep the -e | see → seeing · agree → agreeing |
Golden rule
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