Asked by tonyT
What is the tense used here please?
John is having a shower at the moment
John is having a shower at the moment
Answers
Answered by
drwls
Present progressive tense: "is + a verb ending with "-ing". The "-ing" word in this case is the present participle "having".
For more about this tense, see
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/tenses/present_progressive.htm
The verb "to have" can also be used to form "perfect" tenses if used with another verb, but that is not the case here.
For more about this tense, see
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/tenses/present_progressive.htm
The verb "to have" can also be used to form "perfect" tenses if used with another verb, but that is not the case here.