Which excerpt from “the gift of the magi” presents the reader with the initial conflict of the story? a there was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. b tomorrow would be christmas day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy jim a present. c she had a way of saying a little silent prayer about the simplest everyday things, and d now she whispered: " god, make him think i am still pretty." twenty dollars a week doesn't go far.

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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.

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