Read this sentence. The wind seemed to whisper gently in my ear even as it ripped my hat off my head. .
Which type of figurative language does the author use in this sentence?
Select one:
a. idiom
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

answer: he would chuck as much wood as he could chuck if he could chuck wood with a wood chuck

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.