The Present Progressive Tense
The progressive tense is used to describe actions that are in progress at a specific moment in time (the present). In English, it is the auxiliary verb to be and the present participle. In layperson terms, the present participle means verbs with ing attached to the end of the verb.
The present tense is used much more frequently in English than it is used in Spanish. As in Spanish, we use it to talk about actions that are in progress now or right now. But in English, we also use the present progressive tense to describe habitual actions or to speak in general. For example:
I am living in the suburbs.
I am working in the post office.
I am taking Spanish lessons.
In Spanish, the present tense is used to emphasize that an action is taking place now. But many Spanish grammar books do not indicate that there is another use for the present progressive tense. And that the present progressive tense can be used to stress that an action is continuous.
I learned this one from trial and error. As embarrassing as it is to admit, a five year old little girl corrected my Spanish grammar. Thats how I found out....
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