what is present continuous

what is present continuous tense with examples

what is present continuous

Present Continuous Tense expresses: 

i. An action going on at present: I am writing. He is playing.

ii. An immediate future action: I am returning next week. 

This tense is not used with the following verbs called verbs of perception such as, believe, feel, taste, smell, desire, hate, recognize, hear, hope, know, like, love, see, understand, want, wish, wonder, belong, consist, contain, matter, possess, resemble etc.

We do not say : I am loving you. He is desiring to go.

We say: I love you. He desires to go.

But nowadays we find the use : I am feeling unwell.

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