Meanings
nounpresent continuous (uncountable)
- uncountablegrammarA tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.
Synonyms: present progressive
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 現在進行時 /现在进行时
- 現在進行時 /现在进行时 (xiànzài jìnxíng shí)tense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Dutch duurvorm onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (d.o.t.t.)
- duurvorm onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (d.o.t.t.)tense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Finnish kestopreesens
- kestopreesenstense that describes an ongoing action in the present
French présent progressif, présent continu
- présent progressiftense that describes an ongoing action in the present
- présent continutense that describes an ongoing action in the present
German Verlaufsform der Gegenwart
- Verlaufsform der Gegenwarttense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Hungarian folyamatos jelen
- folyamatos jelentense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Italian presente progressivo
- presente progressivotense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Japanese 現在進行形
- 現在進行形 (shinkōkei)tense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Polish czas teraźniejszy ciągły
- czas teraźniejszy ciągłytense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Portuguese presente progressivo
- presente progressivotense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Russian настоя́щее продо́лженное вре́мя, настоя́щее дли́тельное вре́мя
- настоя́щее продо́лженное вре́мя (nastojáščeje prodólžennoje vrémja)tense that describes an ongoing action in the present
- настоя́щее дли́тельное вре́мя (nastojáščeje dlítelʹnoje vrémja)tense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Spanish presente progresivo
- presente progresivotense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Turkish şimdiki zaman
- şimdiki zamantense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Vietnamese thì hiện tại tiếp diễn
- thì hiện tại tiếp diễntense that describes an ongoing action in the present
Cite this entry
APA
present continuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/present%20continuous
MLA
“present continuous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/present%20continuous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “present continuous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/present%20continuous.
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