What is the present progressive?


Present Progressive Tense (Il presente progressivo)

  • A current action, an action in progress, or an unfinished action can be expressed with the present progressive (auxiliary verb be + verb ending in -ing): Il bambino sta dormendo adesso.

  • It is frequently employed for explanations: Polly indossa scarpe eleganti oggi.

Past and Present Continuous Tenses (I tempi verbali passato e presente progressivo)

  • When describing actions that continue for a period of time in the present or in the past, the present continuous and past continuous tenses are used.

  • In considerazione di ciò, quali sono le modifiche progressive?

Future Tense (Futuro)

  • The verb "to be" does not have a future progressive.

  • When we speak with absolute certainty, we use will.

  • Quando vogliamo sottolineare la nostra decisione o le prove presenti, viene utilizzata la frase "Be going to".

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