My answer is similar to Yankee's. The present progressive ("is beginning") can refer to a future event  when used in conjunction with an adverb or adverbial phrase. Examples: It is beginning to rain. (no adverb/adverbial phrase) The

But some grammars say "begin" in progressive tense refers to a future event That is misleading. The present progressive can refer to an on-going present activity, or it can refer to an arranged/planned future activity. Rain is not

Hi, I was told that a present or past progressive tense like "is sleeping" or "was sleeping" denotes a temporary action or activity and the present perfect or past perfect progressive is used to indicate duration. I don't

<< think it is right to say most stative verbs like "feel" can not be used in progressive>> No, this is a misconception. He isn't feeling well. Is the word "feeling" an adjective? No, is still a verb in present

. He is playing tennis. -- I think the word 'play' is active, thus allows for the use of progressive.- - YES He is feeling good/humble. -- Here, I think the word 'feel' is stative, where the word 'feel' could be used in an

"The chairman of the building committee reported that bids will be let on the new construction in January." You tell what happened in the meeting. The chairman gave his report. PAST TENSE. What did he report? He reported that progress is

hello, "The chairman of the building committee reported that bids will be let on the new construction in January." You tell what happened in the meeting. The chairman gave his report. PAST TENSE. What did he report? He reported that

Hi, It's present continuous (or present progressive). Q: What are you doing ? A: I am doing my homework. The tense is present; continuous (or progressive) is the aspect.

Your question actually concerns the passive voice. We are being shown is the passive voice = someone else is showing something to us . This is the present continuous, used to indicate that the action is happeneing at the time the sentence is spoken.

Hi everybody, Why do all the Grammar books use the expressions "simple present" and "simple past", although all the other tenses start with the tense-marker and add the aspect-marker then: present progressive, present perfect,