Meaning
It tells us that the action is happening when we speak. It can be used for near future meaning as well.
For example:
Peter is doing his homework in his room right now.
My friends are playing football in the garden at the moment.
Form:
To form present continuous tense we use ‘to be‘ + the base of the verb +ing.
Positive: She is making a cake now.
Negative: We aren’t coming the the party.
Question: Are you washing the dishes in the kitchen now?
Subject | Auxiliary Verb (to be) | Base Verb+ing |
I | am | playing |
You | are | playing |
He | is | playing |
She | is | playing |
We | are | playing |
You (plural) | are | playing |
They | are | playing |
Time Expressions
- now
- right now
- at present
- tonight
- today
- at the moment