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Present continuous examples

verbs working playing eating listening learning waiting sleeping talking let's look at a few examples she is playing soccer she's playing soccer he is driving a car he's driving...

Course: Everyday English from the startSection: Present continuous basicsSubtitles: en

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ing

2:44

verbs

2:46

working

2:48

playing

2:50

eating

2:52

listening

2:54

learning

2:56

waiting

2:58

sleeping

3:00

talking

3:02

let's look at a few examples

3:06

she

3:07

is playing soccer

3:11

she's playing soccer

3:14

he

3:15

is driving a car

3:18

he's driving a car

3:22

they are talking on the phone

3:27

they're talking on the phone

3:30

okay

3:31

so

3:32

now you know

3:33

how

3:34

to make or form

3:37

the present continuous

3:39

but

3:40

how do you know

3:42

when you should use it

3:45

use the present continuous

3:48

to talk about actions that are happening

3:52

right now

3:54

i am talking to you

3:57

at this moment

3:59

i

4:00

am talking to you

4:03

and

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