Asked by tonyT

What is the tense used here please?
John is having a shower at the moment

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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.
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