Present progressive

The present continuous, also called the present progressive, is one of the present tenses used in modern English, the others being the simple present and the present perfect. All of these can be employed in both the indicative and subjunctive moods.

The present continuous is used in several instances:

To form the present continuous, one uses the appropriate conjugation of to be from the simple present and puts the present participle of the chosen verb after. For example:

When using the interrogative with the present continuous, one does not use the verb to do as with the simple present, rather, one swaps the positions of the conjugation of to be and the present participle. For example:

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