Present Continuous tense

We find different uses of the present continuous tense.

1. Temporary situations. I am studying at the university. (It is something temporal because I am studying until the day that I finish).
2. Developing situations: The weather is becoming warmer. (Está haciendo más calor).
3. An event happening now: I am watching TV. (I am doing it at this moment).
4. Things or events happening in a near future: I am going to the dentist this Friday. He is starting school next September.

 

The formation of the present continuous is:

Verb to be (auxiliary)     +        verb   (main verb followed by the suffix –ing)

I am (auxiliary) drinking (verb “to drink”+ “-ing”)