Purpose: This tense shows that an action is in progress.
General Form:
Its general form is:
Subject + is/am/are + V4
Identifiers:
Now, now-a-days, these days.
Examples:
- We are discussing tense.
- I am teaching tense.
- I am learning tense.
Common Errors:
- Where do you work now-a-days?
Where are you working now-a-days?
Exceptions:
Automatic actions are not used in this tense (effortless actions).
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Automatic actions
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Effort actions
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Hear
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Listen
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Feel
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Watch
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See
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Recognize
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Smell
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Look
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Taste
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Appear
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Know
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Wish
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Hate
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Remember
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Forget
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Examples:
- Do you hear me?
- Are you listening me?
Automatic actions are improved from:
- Present continuous to simple present.
- Present perfect continuous to present prefect.
- Past continuous to simple past.
- Past perfect continuous to past prefect.
- Future continuous to simple future.
- Future perfect continuous to future prefect.
Common Errors:
- I have been knowing you for a fortnight.
I have known you for a fortnight.