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The present progressive or present continuous form combines present tense with progressive aspect. It thus refers to an action or event conceived of as having limited duration, taking place at the present time. It consists of a form of the simple present of be together with the present participle of the main verb and the ending -ing.
The simple present is the most commonly used verb form in English, accounting for more than half of verbs in spoken English. [1] It is called "simple" because its basic form consists of a single word (like write or writes), in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive (is writing) and present perfect (has written).
The present continuous is formed by the present tense form of be and the present participle (-ing form) of the verb. [3] [4] For example, you would write the verb work in the present continuous form by adding the -ing suffix to the verb and placing a present tense form of be (am, are, is) in front of it: [3] I am working. You are working. She ...
Thus the present progressive clarifies immediacy: Sto uscendo 'I'm leaving (just now; on my way out)'. The present continuous is formed by using the present tense of the verb stare + the gerund. As in English, the gerund conveys the main meaning of the utterance: sto pattinando (skating), I am skating.
The progressive in English-based Atlantic Creoles often uses de (from English "be"). Jamaican Creole uses a (from English "are") or de for the present progressive and a combination of the past time marker (did, behn, ehn or wehn) and the progressive marker (a or de) for the past progressive (e.g. did a or wehn de).
Captain-General of Santo Domingo. Resigned. Created 1st Marquess of Las Carreras in 1862. Felipe Ribero y Lemoine (1797–1873) 20 July 1862 22 October 1863 1 year, 94 days Captain-General of Santo Domingo. Carlos de Vargas y Cerveto (1803–1879) 23 October 1863 30 March 1864 159 days José de la Gándara y Navarro (1820–1885) 31 March 1864
In linguistics, the aspect of a verb is a grammatical category that defines the temporal flow (or lack thereof) in a given action, event, or state. [1] [2] As its name suggests, the habitual aspect (abbreviated HAB), not to be confused with iterative aspect or frequentative aspect, specifies an action as occurring habitually: the subject performs the action usually, ordinarily, or customarily.
5 Rafael Jalandoni 1950–1952 6 Juan Borja 1953 7 Dominador Jover 1954 8 Rodolfo Ganzon: 1955–1961 9 Reinerio Ticao [7] [8] 1961–1971 (8) Rodolfo Ganzon: 1971–1972 10 Francisco Garganera October 1972 – April 1976 11 Simeon Ledesma May 1976 – April 1979 12 Luis Herrera May 1979 – March 1986 13 Rosa O. Caram April 1986 – November ...