Translations for „present continuous“ in the English » German Dictionary

pres·ent con·ˈtinu·ous N LING

present continuous

Verlaufsform f [des] Präsens

to be in the present continuous

in der Verlaufsform [des] Präsens stehen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in the present continuous

in der Verlaufsform [des] Präsens stehen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It can be identified from the second one by looking at the present continuous time; it has the suffix forms "-yirin, -yisin, -yiri".

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Not just any verb, but the ultimate subject: the present continuous first person verb to be.

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We are not talking being able to conjugate verbs or discern between the present continuous and the present simple tenses.

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Verbs in indicative mood exist in four tenses, present, present continuous, past and past continuous, in addition to a subjunctive mood form for present and future tense.

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For example, the continuous particle "mana" is used very frequently in combination with the primary verb form to show a present continuous action that approximates the present progressive.

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He who is from everlasting must always be seen in the present continuous.

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