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In Farsi, the standard present continuous tense (like **می‌روم**, meaning "I go" or "I am going") covers both habitual and ongoing actions. To emphasize that an action is happening *right at this exact moment*, use the present forms of the auxiliary verb **داشتن** (to have) to create the present progressive.

The structure requires two conjugated verbs:
**[Conjugated داشتن]** + [Rest of sentence] + **[Conjugated present continuous verb]**

| Subject | Auxiliary |
|---|---|
| من | دارم |
| تو | داری |
| او / آن | دارد |
| ما | داریم |
| شما | دارید |
| آنها / ایشان | دارند |

The auxiliary verb typically follows the subject, framing the sentence with the main verb at the very end.

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### Compound Verbs

Both the auxiliary and the main verb must match the subject in person and number. For compound verbs, the main action verb at the end takes the **می‌** prefix and the conjugation ending, exactly as it does in the regular present tense.

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### Questions

To ask a question in the present progressive, keep the exact same structure and add a question word like **آیا** (for yes/no questions) or **چرا** (why) to the beginning.

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Present progressive (dâram miravam)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

suffix

verb

Singular pronouns and copula (man, -am)

Plural pronouns and copula (mâ, -im)

Subject pronoun omission

Singular demonstratives (in, ân)

Plural demonstratives (inhâ, ânhâ)

Independent copula (hastam, hast)

Negative present copula (nistam, nist)

Yes/No questions (âyâ)

Regular plurals (-hâ)

Animate plurals (-ân)

Indefiniteness (yek)

Indefinite marker (-i)

Describing nouns (-e / -ye)

Possession (-e / -ye)

Singular possessives (-am, -at, -ash)

Plural possessives (-emân, -etân, -eshân)

Basic prepositions (dar, be, az, bâ)

Spatial prepositions (ru-ye, zir-e...)

Numbers 1 to 10 (yek, do, se...)

Numbers and singular nouns

Numbers 11 to 20 (yâzdah, davâzdah...)

Counting by tens to 100

Telling time (sâ'at)

The verb to have (dâram)

Negative to have (nadâram)

Basic word order (SOV)

Infinitives and present stems (-an)

Present indicative (mi-)

Negative present indicative (nemi-)

Compound verbs

Question words (che, kojâ)

How many (chand)

The definite object marker (râ)

Object pronouns (man râ, to râ)

Singular commands (be-)

Formal and plural commands (be- ... -id)

Negative commands (na-)

The present subjunctive (be-)

The negative present subjunctive (na-)

Must (bâyad)

Might (shâyad)

Wanting to do something (khâstan)

Being able to do something (tavânestan)

Forming the past stem

The simple past of to be (budan)

The simple past tense

Negative simple past (na-)

Attached object pronouns on verbs (-am, -at, -ash)

Comparative adjectives (-tar)

Basic conjunctions (va, ammâ, yâ)

Giving reasons (chon)

Adverbs of frequency and degree (hamishe, hargez, kheyli, kam)

Everyday actions (kâr kardan, bâz kardan)

Non-human plural subjects

Indefinite pronouns (kasi, chizi, jâyi)

Negative indefinite pronouns (hich-kas, hich-chiz, hich-jâ)

Reciprocal pronouns (hamdigar, yekdigar)

Reflexive pronouns (khod-)

Reflexive direct objects (khod râ)

Emphatic pronouns (khod)

The quantifier every (har)

The quantifier all (hame)

The quantifier some (ba'zi)

Another and other (-i digar)

Which (kodâm)

How much (cheghadr)

Comparisons of equality (mesl-e)

Superlative adjectives (-tarin)

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

Ordinal numbers (-om)

Pre-nominal ordinal numbers (-omin)

Fractions and percentages

Prepositions of theme (dar mored-e)

Prepositions of time (ghabl az, ba'd az)

Preposition of exclusion (bedun-e)

Resultative conjunctions (banâbarin, pas)

Hortative construction (biyâ, biyâyid)

The present progressive tense (dâram mi-)

The past continuous tense (mi-)

Negative past continuous (ne-mi-)

Past continuous of to have (dâshtam)

The past progressive tense (dâshtam mi-)

The past participle (-e)

Present perfect tense (-e-am, -e-ast)

Negative present perfect (na-)

Question	Answer
presenter	مجریmojri
studio	استودیوestudio
The presenter is returning to the studio right now.	مجری الان دارد به استودیو برمی‌گردد.mojri al'ân dârad be estudio bar-mi-gardad.
channel	کانالkânâl
event	رویدادruydâd
to broadcast	پخش کردنpakhsh kardan
This channel is broadcasting the event live.	این کانال دارد رویداد را زنده پخش می‌کند.in kânâl dârad ruydâd râ zende pakhsh mikonad.
cameraman	فیلم‌بردارfilm-bardâr
demonstration	تظاهراتtazâhorât
The cameraman is going to the demonstration.	فیلم‌بردار دارد به تظاهرات می‌رود.film-bardâr dârad be tazâhorât miravad.
to establish (connections, relations)	برقرار کردنbarqarâr kardan
We are establishing a connection with the studio.	ما داریم با استودیو ارتباط برقرار می‌کنیم.mâ dârim bâ estudio ertebât barqarâr mikonim
to commentate	تفسیر کردنtafsir kardan
The presenter is commentating on this important event.	مجری دارد این رویداد مهم را تفسیر می‌کند.mojri dârad in rooydâd mohem râ tafsir mikonad
The cameraman is recording the event, isn't he?	فیلم‌بردار دارد رویداد را ضبط می‌کند، این‌طور نیست؟film-bardâr dârad ruydâd râ zabt mikonad, intowr nist?
Even though the channel is new, it is covering the demonstrations.	با اینکه کانال جدید است، دارد تظاهرات را پوشش می‌دهد.bâ inke kânâl jadid ast, dârad tazâhorât râ pushesh midahad.
That cameraman is working in that channel.	اون فیلم‌بردار داره تو اون کانال کار می‌کنه.oon film-bardâr dâre tu oon kânâl kâr mikone.
satellite	ماهوارهmâhvâre
They are establishing a connection, but the satellite is broken.	آنها دارند ارتباط برقرار می‌کنند، اما ماهواره خراب است.ânhâ dârand ertebât barqarâr mikonand, ammâ mâhvâre kharâb ast.
microphone	میکروفونmikrofon
Why is the presenter speaking without a microphone?	چرا مجری دارد بدون میکروفون صحبت می‌کند؟cherâ mojri dârad bedun-e mikrofon sohbat mikonad?
The expert is commentating on this event, right?	کارشناس دارد این رویداد را تفسیر می‌کند، مگر نه؟kârshenâs dârad in ruydâd râ tafsir mikonad, magar na?
Is the presenter reading the news?	آیا مجری دارد اخبار را می‌خواند؟âyâ mojri dârad akhbâr râ mikhânad?
The presenter is speaking with the microphone.	مجری دارد با میکروفون صحبت می‌کند.mojri dârad bâ mikrofon sohbat mikonad.
The channel is broadcasting the event via satellite.	کانال دارد رویداد را با ماهواره پخش می‌کند.kânâl dârad ruydâd râ bâ mâhvâre pakhsh mikonad.