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It is very easy.
 To describe an action that is in progress. For
example, in this moment, you are reading
this information. Another example, you are
paying attention to this slide.
 Moreover, you can use this tense to describe
an action that is happening around the time
of speaking, not in the moment that you
talk. Example, this semester, I am taking a
virtual english class.
 You need three elements:
 Subject ( I, you, she, he, it, we, you, they)
 Verb be ( am, is, are)
 Verb(regular or irregular)+ ing
 She is eating a lot of chocolate.
 When you are using this tense, you describe
what it is happening in this
moment.
 Think about this situation:
 What are you doing in this moment?
 you are learning.
 You are studying
 You are reading.
 You are thinking.
 What is this boy doing?
He is playing football.
What are they doing?
They are studying.
 What is this boy doing?
He is playing football.
What are they doing?
They are studying.

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The present progressive

  • 1. It is very easy.
  • 2.  To describe an action that is in progress. For example, in this moment, you are reading this information. Another example, you are paying attention to this slide.  Moreover, you can use this tense to describe an action that is happening around the time of speaking, not in the moment that you talk. Example, this semester, I am taking a virtual english class.
  • 3.  You need three elements:  Subject ( I, you, she, he, it, we, you, they)  Verb be ( am, is, are)  Verb(regular or irregular)+ ing  She is eating a lot of chocolate.
  • 4.  When you are using this tense, you describe what it is happening in this moment.  Think about this situation:  What are you doing in this moment?  you are learning.  You are studying  You are reading.  You are thinking.
  • 5.  What is this boy doing? He is playing football. What are they doing? They are studying.
  • 6.  What is this boy doing? He is playing football. What are they doing? They are studying.