PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE – MEANING, USE & FORMS PRESENTE CONTINUO - SIGNIFICADO , USOS Y FORMAS. 1. MEANING AND USE - Significado y usos We use the present continuous to talk about: activities at the moment of speaking. (Actividades que se desarrollan mientras hablamos) I 'm just leaving work. I'll be home in an hour. Please be quiet. The children are sleeping . something which is changing, growing or developing. ( Una accion que se esta desarrollando, o cambiando) The children are growing up quickly. The climate is changing rapidly. Your English is improving . something which happens again and again. (algo que ocurre una y otra vez) It 's always raining in London. They are always arguing . George is great. He 's always laughing . Note that we normally use always w...