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Present continuous tense — English grammar for kids

The present continuous tells what is happening right now. It has two parts: am, is or are, and the verb with -ing. Watch the spelling: swim → swimming, dance → dancing.

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The grammar rule

am / is / are + -ing — “for an action that is happening at this moment”

  1. Time words: now, right now, at the moment, Look!
  2. I am + -ing; he / she / it / one name is + -ing; you / we / they are + -ing.
  3. -ing spelling: drop a silent e (dance → dancing); double one last consonant after one short vowel (swim → swimming, run → running).

Use it for: Describing pictures, telling what people are doing, and phone or video-call talk.

Worked example: They ___ a cartoon right now. → are watching

  1. “right now” means the action is happening at this moment: present continuous.
  2. “They” takes are, and the verb gets -ing: are watching.

Check: “They are watching” — are matches they, and watching has -ing ✓

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