present continuous

English

Examples
I am painting this wall.

present continuous (uncountable)

(grammar) A tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.

tense that describes an ongoing action in the present

Chinese:
Mandarin: 現在進行時／现在进行时 (xiànzài jìnxíng shí)
Dutch: duurvorm onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (d.o.t.t.) m
Finnish: kestopreesens (fi)
French: présent progressif (fr) m, présent continu (fr) m
German: Verlaufsform der Gegenwart
Hungarian: folyamatos jelen
Italian: presente progressivo m
Japanese: 現在進行形 (shinkōkei)
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: одоо үргэлжлэх цаг (odoo ürgelžlex cag)
Polish: czas teraźniejszy ciągły m
Russian: настоя́щее продо́лженное вре́мя n (nastojáščeje prodólžennoje vrémja), настоя́щее дли́тельное вре́мя n (nastojáščeje dlítelʹnoje vrémja)
Turkish: şimdiki zaman (tr)
Vietnamese: thì hiện tại tiếp diễn

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