Present Continuous Tense
We have discussed about where we can use this tense in our earlier lessons Let us examine the following sentences written in the present continuous tense and see if we can learnt a bit more about this tense.
- It is raining.
- Look Sutista is trying to pull Debilina's hair.
- I am not looking. My eyes are closed tight.
- I am looking for a suitable job.
- Apratim is thinking about leaving the present job.
- They are considering making an appeal against the judgement.
- Is Shramana getting enough sleep/
Sometimes we also use present continuous tense to indicate a future action. Something is going to happen in near future or in future. This is either our assumption or we are certain or sure about it.
- I am meeting Pritha at 6 this evening. ( I have made a prior appointment with her. So the meeting is definitely going to take place. )
- They aren't arriving until Sunday.( Againg we are sure about it because we have definite information about their date of arrival. )
- We are going to stay at Hotel Sikkim Aurora from 3rd to 6th Dec, 2015. ( The reservation has been made in advance by Ranjit Guha.) ( This is August and the action is going to take place in December which is a long time distance away but we are sure that this is happening. We are certain about that. )
- Isn't Sukanya and Apratim coming to dinner tonight? ( We are not sure. So we are asking this question to be sure. Once we are sure about their coming we can make the necessary arrangement. )
- Debnath will go to Kolkata tomorrow. ( We can use the following sentence to mean the same thing or to give the following impression- Debnath is going to Kolkatta tomorrow.
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