In this lesson, we are taught to use the present indicatif, but I am confused about the use of "en train de" as the continuous present?

Bassel M.A1Kwiziq community member

In this lesson, we are taught to use the present indicatif, but I am confused about the use of "en train de" as the continuous present?

This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing ongoing actions (English Present Continuous) with the present tense (Le Présent) in French"

Asked 4 months ago

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Salut Bassel,

I think the following link will help you:-

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/expressions/etre-en-train-de/

Bonne continuation

Jim

Like04 months ago

Bassel M. asked:

In this lesson, we are taught to use the present indicatif, but I am confused about the use of "en train de" as the continuous present?

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