PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

USAGE :
1. We use the Present Continuous tense to show an action that is going on now.

E.g.
My brother is listening to the radio.
The girls are decorating the hall.

2. To show an action in the near future.

E.g.
I am going to Singapore next week.
My uncle is arriving by plane tomorrow. We are going to meet him at the airport.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
The present continuous is formed as shown below:
Singular: He/She/It/Jack/The boy + is + jumping.
I + am + jumping.
You + are + jumping.
Plural : They/The girls/The cats + are + jumping.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
We do not use verbs of perception, sense and feeling in the Present Continuous tense.
E.g.
I am smelling something nice. (wrong)
I smell something nice. (true)

These oranges are tasting sour. (wrong)
These oranges taste sour. (true)

SOME NON-PROGRESSIVE VERBS (we may not use them in progressive/contunious tense) :

want
know
love
see
understand
like
think(opinion)
feel

hear
need
believe
hate
smell
have
remember
seem


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