Present continuous tense

Fame said:

Could you please check to see if I understand the present continuous tense correctly?

“My grandpa’s coming to visit us today,” said Lucy. OK
“Now, take a seat because we’re all going to do some painting.” OK (probably, it's not a natural sentence.)


Something nice and bright? I don't understand this question. Something is a pronoun.


She liked plunging her hands deep in the box and feeling with her eyes shut. They're just verbs, not in any tense. You can say "she liked to plunge... and feel". (I'm not sure here)
When Mrs. Kelly wasn’t looking, Lucy trimmed a piece of her own hair… It's the past continuous, not present.
Her mother was waiting as usual, but… That's OK.
“That’s Honey!” said Lucy, smiling. Smiling is a present participle here.


Then she squeezed a long winding ribbon of glue over the hills, … Yes, it's an adjective.

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Boris Tatarenko said:

“That’s Honey!” said Lucy, smiling. Smiling is a part participle here.

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Boris Tatarenko said:

She liked plunging her hands deep in the box and feeling with her eyes shut. They're just verbs, not in any tense.

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Tdol said:

They are.

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Fame said:

You mean 'plunging' and 'feeling' are present continuous tense right?

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Fame said:

Could you please check to see if I understand the present continuous tense correctly?

“My grandpa’s coming to visit me/us today,” said Lucy.
“Now, take a seat because we’re all going to do some painting.”
In the 2 sentences above, the present continuous tense is used together with a present tense. But painting here is used as a noun and not as a present continuous tense. The Present Continuous Tense is used in the two sentences above with a future meaning. It's all about arrangements that have been made! 'Painting' is an uncountable noun!

Something nice and bright?
Something in this sentence is also used as a noun. 'Something' is here an indefinite pronoun.

She liked plunging her hands deep in the box and feeling with her eyes shut. After verbs of preference (to like, to love, to hate, to enjoy or to dislike), use the "-ing" form (=the gerund). This is mainly British English, because in American English it is more common to hear "She likes to plunge" instead.
When Mrs. Kelly wasn’t looking, Lucy trimmed a piece of her own hair… This is the Past Continuous! The auxiliary verb - verb To be - must be in its past form.
Her mother was waiting as usual, but… Idem
“That’s Honey!” said Lucy, smiling. Present Participle! The same as "Lucy was smiling.".
In the sentences above, the present continuous tense is used with a past tense.

Then she squeezed a long winding ribbon of glue over the hills, …
winding here is used as an adjective.

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Tdol said:

No- I was agreeing with Matthew that they're gerunds. He used may, so I confirmed it to remove doubt.

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Fame said:

for clearing things out

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