In which of these cases, present continuous tense is not used?
A. For an action going on at the time of speaking.
B. For a temporary action which may not be actually happening at the time of speaking.
C. For an action that is planned to take place in the near future.
D. For an action which began sometime in the past and is still continuing.
Answer:D
In which of these cases, present continuous tense is not used?
A. For an action going on at the time of speaking. B. For a temporary action which may not be actually happening at the time of speaking. C. For an action that is planned to take place in the near future. D. For an action which began sometime in the past and is still continuing.
Explanation: The present perfect continuous tense is used for an action which began at some time in the past and is still continuing. For example, I have been writing a book for five hours (and am still writing). An easy way to spot any form of continuous tense would be to observe whether the verb in the sentence ends with the suffix –ing.