{"id":8782,"date":"2025-01-13T13:38:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calzarialati.it\/?p=8782"},"modified":"2025-01-13T13:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:38:58","slug":"how-to-use-the-present-continuous-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prova.calzarialati.it\/en\/english\/how-to-use-the-present-continuous-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the Present Continuous Tense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>present continuous tense<\/strong> is used to describe actions or situations that are happening <strong>right now<\/strong>, are <strong>ongoing<\/strong>, or are temporary. 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