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For gerunds and participles, see Post:437399. Present continuous and present progressive are two names for the same thing: the tense made by combining a form of to be followed by an -ing form of the verb, e.g., are going, were doing, have been seeing, etc. CJ

Hi,I have been to China twice. - Past Participle. Used in several tenses, like the present perfect. Sometimes used as an adjective.Studying history is a good way to waste your time. - Gerund. A verb used as a noun.Call me later, I'm busy. I am burning a couple of grammar books. - Present...

><< 1. I can't find a context for this one. 2. I've had a bad experience with my car. There's no way I'm going to pay to have it repaired again. That's it. We're through. "I usually go to work by car; but this week, I take the bus." The simple present in the second part expresses...

Milky wrote: Which would you say is "correct", and why? 1. I'm usually going to work by car, but this week I take the bus. 2. I usually go to work by car, but this week I take the bus. 3. I usually go to work by car, but this week I'm taking the bus. 4. I'm usually going to work by car, but...

Just to add to the earlier reply, you can also say: I am sometimes reading a book. To be fair, the context in which this might happen would be fairly unusual, perhaps: "When my mother calls to me to come downstairs, I am sometiimes reading a book, and at other times I am changing my...