English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
This performs the following functions:
1. It talks about an ongoing action. Example: I am reading GAB’s daily lessons.
2. It talks about an action that is going on at about a time or period but not necessarily at the moment of talking. Example: I am writing a book titled “Speaking English without Interference”.
3. It can be used with the adverb “always” to show habituality. Example: She is always coming home late.
4. It can be used to talk about a specific future action: I am seeing my doctor tomorrow morning.
However, some verbs can’t be used in the continuous tense. These verbs shall be discussed in the next class.
Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
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Doctoral Student of English, University of Ibadan.
