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present continuous

present continuous noun: a 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.

Noun

present continuous (uncountable)

  1. A 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.

present continuous meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

present continuous in Tamil

நிகழ்காலத்தொடர்ச்சி

present continuous in Vietnamese

tense that describes an ongoing action in the present
thì hiện tại tiếp diễn

Synonyms of present continuous

Questions about present continuous

What does present continuous mean?
Present continuous means a 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.
What is present continuous in Tamil?
Present continuous in Tamil is நிகழ்காலத்தொடர்ச்சி. See Present continuous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is present continuous?
Present continuous is a noun.

Words near present continuous in the dictionary

  1. present arms
  2. present company excepted
  3. present company excluded
  4. present conditional
  5. present conditionals
  6. present continuous
  7. present historic
  8. present imperfect
  9. present indefinite
  10. present indefinites
  11. present indicative

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Adapted from Wiktionary: present continuous (page history and authors); present continuous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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