Present continuous

Mysterious StrangerKwiziq community member

Present continuous

I don't see any example with the present continuous, but I guess it's the same here as it is with other verbs, correct? "I'm getting up to go to work" can be translated to "Je me lève pour aller au travail"?
Asked 6 years ago
RonC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour David, The short answer is yes, whether the verb is regular or reflexive. Here is an excerpt from the lesson that covers this: Notice that in French you use Le Présent to describe actions that are ongoing in the present, whereas in English we would use the Present Continuous tense for these actions (as opposed to the Present Tense). Note: There is no equivalent of the Present Continuous tense in French, so you cannot, for example, translate 'I am working' as "Je suis travaillant". Use "je travaille". --- the link for the lesson follows: Expressing ongoing actions (English Present Continuous) with the present tense (Le Présent) in French Bonne chance.
Mysterious StrangerKwiziq community member
Merci beaucoup, RON. I saw afterwards that the lesson about reflexive verbs contains multiple examples of (english) Present Continuous. I'll leave here a link to that lesson as well: Conjugate reflexive verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
RonC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Votre lien est un très bon exemple concret .
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Present continuous

I don't see any example with the present continuous, but I guess it's the same here as it is with other verbs, correct? "I'm getting up to go to work" can be translated to "Je me lève pour aller au travail"?

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