present progressive

ˈprɛzənt prəˈɡrɛsɪv
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Translation of present progressive into German

Noun

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tense showing action happening now
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Verlaufsform der Gegenwart Gegenwartsform mit Verlaufsaspekt
  • The present progressive shows she is running right now.Das Präsensprogressiv zeigt, dass sie gerade jetzt läuft.
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Expressions with present progressive: examples in English and translations in German

Verlaufsform der Gegenwart
The present progressive tense shows actions happening right now.

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  • Teachers often explain the present progressive first.

Translations of "present progressive" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verlaufsform der Gegenwart

Apart from that the same rules apply as in the present progressive.

Ansonsten gelten die gleichen Regeln wie in der Verlaufsform der Gegenwart.

Practise negative statements using the present progressive tense.

Übe verneinte Aussagen in der Verlaufsform der Gegenwart.

Some verbs are never used in the present progressive tense!

Einige Verben werden nie in der Verlaufsform der Gegenwart gebraucht!

You know now how to describe what someone is doing at the moment by using the present progressive tense.

Du weißt nun, wie man unter Verwendung der Verlaufsform der Gegenwart beschreibt, was jemand gerade tut.

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present progressive: Examples and translations in context

Also, there are some signal words that indicate that you need to use the present progressive tense.

Darüberhinaus gibt es einige Signalwörter, die dir anzeigen, dass du die Verlaufsform der Gegenwart gebrauchen musst.

Now practise the present progressive tense.

Übe nun die Verlaufsform der Gegenwart.

Use the present progressive tense as well as some adverbs of time such as just, right now, at the moment, etc.

Verwende die Verlaufsform der Gegenwart sowie ein paar Adverbien der Zeit wie just, right now, at the moment, etc.

You pose a yes-no-question using the present progressive in the same way as you would pose a yes-no-question with "to be".

Du stellst eine Entscheidungsfrage in der Verlaufsform der Gegenwart genau so wie du eine Entscheidungsfrage mit "to be" formulierst.

Inging refers to the present progressive suffix '-ing' in English which indicates continuing action, like singing, jumping, etc. and the on-going development process.

Inging bezieht sich auf die im Englischen verwendete Endung '-ing' der Verlaufsform der Gegenwart, die eine kontinuierliche Handlung, wie Singen, Springen etc. und eine fortlaufende Entwicklung anzeigt.

Here are some examples of Wh-questions using the present progressive

Hier sind einige Beispiele für Fragen mit Wh-Fragewörtern in der Verlaufsform der Gegenwart

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