present continuous Archives

11 Oct What’s the difference between action and state verbs?

Posted at 15:57h in Grammar

While verbs usually describe actions, some verbs can be used to describe states, such as emotions, opinions or beliefs. Such verbs cannot be used in continuous forms (be + -ing). Let's have a look how state and action verbs are used.

28 Jul How do I talk about future plans?

Posted at 15:56h in Grammar, Swisstakes

In Swiss German, future tenses aren't really necessary to talk about future plans. Most of the time, words or phrases like 'tomorrow', 'next month' or 'next year' serve as indicators of the future.

It's not that simple in English, however. We can use two tenses when talking about future plans or decisions: be going + infinitive or the present continuous.

So, how do we use these two tenses to talk about future plans and arrangements in English?