[Grammar] Present continous tense

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It is a basic question. Which following sentences are correct according to english grammar? Please give correct sentences if any one of them is wrong.

It is going end of month.
End of month is going on.
It is almost the end of the month going on.
 

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They are all incorrect. The third is closest to correct. Correct would be "It is almost the end of the current month."
 

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You could say that it is going on the end of the month.
 

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That must be BrE.
 

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'It is near the end of this month.'
'The end of this month is coming.'
Are they correct?
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It is a basic question. Which following sentences are correct according to english grammar? Please give correct sentences if any one of them is wrong.


It is going end of month.
End of month is going on.
It is almost the end of the month going on.
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This month will be ending.
 
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This month is ending.

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All months eventually end.
 
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This month is ending.

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This month will be ending (Future Progressive tense)

An action will be in progress at a certain time in the future
 
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"This month will be ending"
This does not work as a standalone sentence. (even with the addition of a full stop)
 

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The present continuous tense can refer to the near future, so I wrote 'This month is ending' in my post#7.

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I am not a teacher.

'It's almost the end of the month' refers to the current month. I don't think you need to specify 'this month' or, 'the current month' unless the general context raises a doubt.
 
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