Grammar Toolkit Continuous tense Grammar Toolkit Continuous tense Continuous tense describes an action that is was or will be continuing It has a form of the verb to be ID: 515780
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What is continuous tense?
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Continuous tenseSlide2
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Continuous tense
Continuous tense describes
an
action
that is, was
or
will be
continuing.
It has a form of the verb to be plus the present participle of the main verb.
present continuous
past
continuousfuture continuous I am talking I I she she she they they they
is talking
are talking
was talking
was talking
were talking
will be talking
will be talking
will be talking
The continuous tense is great for describing:
things happening now he is wondering
a temporary activity she was studying Italian
a
changing
situation your
hair
is getting
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Continuous tense
Complete the continuous tenses of these verbs
.
present continuous
past
continuous
future continuous
I am
flying
I
I
you are lying
you
you it it was wriggling it they know theytheyis wrigglingwas flying
were lying
knew
will be flying
will be lying
will be wriggling
will know
Note: don’t use the present participle with thinking verbs, like
know
, seem and like. These verbs should use the simple present tense.Slide4
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Continuous tense
A verb shows action or being.
A verb’s tense tells when the action takes place.
Continuous tense shows action that
is
,
was
or
will be
continuing.Slide5
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Continuous tense
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