今日は一日二千十九年です 天気はいいでした。雨ありませんでした。自電車に乗りました。今日は楽しかった。

Analyzing the phrase "I feel it..." A couple of examples using the phrase "I feel it" are: "I feel it happening", "I feel it coming together", "I feel it becoming better." Why are all the examples above correct? Normally, for verbs ending in "ing" like "happening, coming, and becoming" they are considered present progressive. And the present progressive form requires "to be" in the verb. So, why isn't it obligatory to thus use the following structure: 1. I feel it is happening. 2. I feel it is coming together. 3. I feel it is becoming better. Perhaps the second verb is not present progressive. If not, what tense is it? What part of speech is it? Another question is, why not say, "I feel this"? I guess this question can be asked differently. The question may be, what does "it" refer to? Does it refer to the feeling, as in, "I feel it (the feeling)." Or does it refer to the second verb, "happening, coming together, becoming better." I feel incompetent when it comes to explaining English...