present continuous

A tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.

Noun

  1. A tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.

Synonyms

present progressive

Related

past continuous present perfect continuous present tense

From Wiktionary's contributor community, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.