currently
At the present time or now. It is used to describe an action or situation that is happening at this very moment or during the current period.
Exemples
3 sur 5I am currently eating my lunch.
I am eating my lunch right now.
The office is currently closed for the holiday.
The office is closed at the present time for the holiday.
I'm currently playing a new video game.
I am playing a new video game now.
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Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of the 'current' in a river; it is the water that is flowing past you right now.
Quiz rapide
The doctor is ___ seeing another patient, so please wait a moment.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : currently
Exemples
I am currently eating my lunch.
everydayI am eating my lunch right now.
The office is currently closed for the holiday.
formalThe office is closed at the present time for the holiday.
I'm currently playing a new video game.
informalI am playing a new video game now.
Researchers are currently investigating the effects of the new medicine.
academicResearchers are studying the effects of the new medicine at this time.
We are currently processing your application.
businessWe are looking at your application right now.
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Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
currently in progress
happening right now
currently out of stock
not available for sale at this time
currently under review
being looked at or checked now
Souvent confondu avec
'Actually' means 'in fact' or 'really', while 'currently' refers to time (now).
Notes d'usage
Currently is most often used with the present continuous tense (am/is/are + -ing) to emphasize that something is happening right now.
Erreurs courantes
Many learners use 'actually' when they mean 'currently' because of similar-sounding words in their native languages (like 'actualmente' in Spanish).
Astuce mémo
Think of the 'current' in a river; it is the water that is flowing past you right now.
Origine du mot
From the Latin 'currere', which means 'to run', referring to time that is 'running' or passing at the moment.
Modèles grammaticaux
Quiz rapide
The doctor is ___ seeing another patient, so please wait a moment.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : currently
Grammaire lie
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