Present continuous for actions in progressUsing am, is, or are plus the -ing form for what is happening now or around now.Related learning areasEnglish GrammarRelated conceptsas … as for saying things are the sameAuxiliary verbs in short answersbe going to — plans and intentionsbe going to — predictions from present evidenceChoosing between present, past, and future verb formsComparative adjectivesLeads toChoosing between present, past, and future verb formsPresent continuous for future arrangementsPresent simple or present continuous?Spelling of the -ing formQuestionsAll questions in this subjectStart learningStart free practice