About present continuous

Thanks everybody, so it's about the situation and context. I was confused by the book.


In determinig meaning, Nav, consideration must always be given to the context/situation surrounding that language.


I still have more questions about the present continuous. We

know that it's used in point of time like the example,

At six I'm bathing the baby.

Now, this means ( as read ) that the action started before six and

continued porbably after six. How can a person tell that? , I mean if I

heard this sentence I'd think that the action was within six.

First, you have to separate the present continuous from the "present continuous for the future". Further, taken as a statement of exactness, [which it likely isn't because generally, no one is that exact about time.] it means the person will start bathing the baby around six.

Of course, common sense tells us that this is a durative [duration] type action so it will continue for an unspecified amount of time.

Also, when using always in continuous the speaker's tone could imply that

he's annoyed or unsatisfied. It also could mean the opposite. Now, in the

following sentences,

- He's always losing his keys.

- Tom is always going away for weekends.

- He's always working.

- He's always reading.

What would be the speaker feeling saying this?

Just as you said, Nav, "he's annoyed or unsatisfied. It also could mean the opposite". The context, the situation, would clue us in to what the intent of the speaker is.

THANKS