The present continuous tense is commonly used in English for actions happening right now, or in the future. වර්ථමානයේ කෙරමින් පවතින හෝ අනාගතයේ සිදුවන කාර්යයන් මින් අදහස් කෙරේ.

This tense is formed using two components: the verb BE (in the present tense), and the -ING form of a verb.  එහිදී BE හි වර නැගීමක්   +ING එකතු වීමක් සිදුවේ.

Subject	BE	+ING FORM
I	am	sing+ing
You	are	sing+ing
He	is	sing+ing
She	is	sing+ing
It	is	sing+ing
We	are	sing+ing
They	are	sing+ing

How to make the -ING form

With many verbs, the you can simply add -ING to the end of the verb. However, with some verbs, you need to change the ending a little. Here are the rules: