A/AN ACTION IS HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING

2/Uses :

a/An action is happening at the moment of speaking :

Ex :She is learning English now .

*Adverbs : now , at the moment , at present , today .

b/A future plan /Arrangement ( tomorrow, next week , tonight ..)

Ex : We are having breakfast at 8 am tomorrow

*Adverbs of time should be used except verbs of movement : go, come leave, arrive, move, have ....

Ex : Don't come early . We are having a nice party .

c/To complain about a bad habit ( always):

She is always losing her glasses .

d/ An action is considered to be happening but may be it isn't happening at the moment of

speaking ( this week..)

Ex : They are building a new house

He is studying maths at college

e/ Changing state ( get/become) ---Imperative( increase/rise)

Ex: The weather is becoming colder and colder

f/Repeated action arround the moment of speaking

Ex :The sun is strong so i am wearing my sunglasses .

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Present Perfect Continuous Tense