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grammar
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
The present continuous tense is used to:
The girls are reading.
Describe an action that is
still going on at the time
of speaking.
Lisa is reading.
We are
expecting a call.
Describe an event in the
future
i am buying a
computer soon.
Common Errors
Hilda wanting to leave now. Hilda wants to leave now.
Peter is liking to eat durian. Peter likes to eat durian.
Pak Toke lived with his son now. Pak Toke lives with his son now.
My mother washes and dries the My mother is washing and
plates now. drying the plates now.
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