What are the differences between present progressive, present continuous, and immediate present?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-24T12:11:48

Those 3 terms all describe the same tense.

Those 3 terms all describe the same tense (usually called Present Continuous).

This tense is formed by

Present Simple of to be + -ing

Examples:

"I am writing an answer now."

"Don't disturb her. She is learning a poem."

This tense is uaually used to indicate an action taken at the time of speaking.