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Also used to express a change to a permanent situation.

Use 2) Longer Actions

in Progress Now

I usually drive a Honda, but this week I' driving a Ferrari

Use 1)

Synonyms for now

right now

at this moment

at the moment

just now

these days

today

To say we are in the progress of doing something, but may be not right now.

What book are you reading?

He is studying to be an engineer.

"now" can mean:

this second,

today,

this month,

this year,

this century,

and so on

Other synonyms of now

meaning in an inmediate future:

to express something is happening now

promptly

in a moment

presently

in a minute

soon

any minute

Use 3) Inmediate future

Do you know any synonyms of now?

How do we translate:

We are going to pass the school year.

There are 4 main uses.

Can you think which are they?

Always and constantly

express the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens

And use 4)

"I'm always catching the traffic jam!"

Look at these sentences:

He's always complaining.

She's always coming late.

He's constantly texting on WhatssApp. I wish he wouldn't

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I am sitting.

I am not standing.

Is he going to the concert?

They are always painting their books.

Are you studying to be a doctor?

I usually live in Fuenlabrada, but now I am living in Boston.

Signal words

at present

just

still

Some practice

once a week

Remember stative verbs

We don't use them in Present Continuous

(Except some that change their meaning)

at Christmas

this Christmas

next summer

every summer

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm

in an hour

on Thursdays

on Thursday

Can you remember any stative verbs?

Present continuous use

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