Present continuous tense
What Present continuous tense means in Italian GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Present continuous tense
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Reference: AQA
The stare + gerund construction describes an action in progress or a temporary ongoing activity, formed with the present tense of stare followed by a gerund.
A construction formed with the present tense of stare followed by a gerund, describing an action in progress or a temporary ongoing activity.
Topics that use Present continuous tense
- Verbs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Auxiliary verbs
- Auxiliary verbs in the imperfect
- Compound tenses
- Conditional perfect
- Descriptive language
- Everyday conversational phrases
- Expressing desires and wishes
- Formal and informal registers
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