The Present Continuous Tense is used to describe actions that are happening right now, at the moment of speaking, or temporary actions that are ongoing. It can also be used to talk about future planned events.
Key Characteristics:
Structure:
Subject + am/is/are + verb(-ing) +object Subject + (हुँदैछ / गर्दैछ / दैछ) + object Subject + huncha/hunchan/chha/chhan + verb(-daichha/-daichhan) + object
- Singular subjects (I, he, she, it) → Use am/is
- Plural subjects (you, we, they) → Use are
- Example:
- She is cooking dinner.
- They are playing football.
| English | Nepali | Romanized |
| I am reading a book. | म किताब पढ्दै छु। | Ma kitab padhdai chu. |
| She is cooking food. | उहाँ खाना पकाउँदै हुनुहुन्छ। | Wahā̃ khāna pakaudai hunuhunchha. |
| They are playing football. | उनीहरू फुटबल खेल्दै छन्। | Uniharu football kheldai chhan. |
| We are watching a movie. | हामी फिल्म हेर्दै छौं। | Hami film herdai chhau. |
| He is writing a letter. | उ पत्र लेख्दै छ। | U patra lekhdai cha. |
| It is raining heavily. | धेरै पानी परिरहेको छ। | Dherai pani pariraheko cha. |
| You are listening to music. | तिमी संगीत सुन्दै छौ। | Timi sangeet sundai chhau. |
| She is dancing beautifully. | उहाँ राम्रोसँग नाच्दै हुनुहुन्छ। | Wahā̃ ramrosanga natchdai hunuhunchha. |
| The dog is barking. | कुकुर भुक्दै छ। | Kukur bhukdai cha. |
| The children are studying. | बच्चाहरू पढ्दै छन्। | Bachaharu padhdai chhan. |