TENSES
(PART 3)
Present
Continuous Tense:
i)
It
refers to an action which is currently going on. (So, the event is still going
on by the time we are referring to it)
ii)
Structure:
Subject + be (is/am/are) + Verb+ing +Object.
iii)
Example:
I am playing football right now.
(Explanation: The action of playing football is still
going on and has not yet completed)
Past Continuous
Tense:
i)
It
refers to an action which began in the past and was still going on until some other
action occurred.
ii)
Structure:
Subject + be (was/were) + Verb+ing + Object
iii)
Example:
I was playing football when you arrived.
(Explanation: My action of playing football was going
on until you arrived)
Future
Continuous Tense:
i)
It
refers to an action which will began in the future and will still go on until
some other action occurs.
ii)
Structure:
Subject + Will be + V+ing + Object.
iii)
Example:
I will be playing football when you arrive.
(Explanation: Here, I am predicting the future action of
playing will go on until some another action happens)
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