do
verb (used with object)
to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.).
am doing
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present progressiveof do (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“What I am doing now is preparing the ground de facto for this event.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Yeah, those are all things that I am doing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
That was great to hear and tells me I am doing all the right things.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Local residents were “circling the school, trying to protect the students. It is like I am doing emotional triage on some type of battlefield, right here in my own city,” she explained.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
I am in love with what I am doing, because the answer to this problem is right here in my mind, and soon—very soon—it will burst into consciousness.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
