(the Present Continuous Tense)
Present Continuous : 1 to be (.. am / is / are) 2 (Present Participle) (Ving).
Present Continuous :
am / is / are + Ving |
I am (Im) working now. .
He is (Hes) having breakfast. .
She is (Shes) playing tennis. .
It is (Its) raining. .
We are (Were) writing a test. .
You are (Youre) talking a lot. .
They are (Theyre) watching TV. .
am / is / are :
Is she working in thegarden? ?
What are you doing? ?
am / is / are not :
I am not (Im not) listening to you. .
It is not (isnt) snowing. .
The birds are not (arent) singing. .
Present Continuous :
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:
Why are you crying? ?
Everybody is waiting for you! !
. Present Continuous : now , at this moment , at present .
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What are you doing here in Paris? , ?
Im studying at Sorbonne. .
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, : to go , , to come , to leave , to arrive , to start . (tomorrow , soon . .):
Were flying to Paris in the morning. .
What are you doing tonight? ?
, :
Im always losing my things. .
He is always complaining. .
Continuous.
: to know, to understand, to forget, etc.
, : to like, to prefer, to want.
: to see, to smell, to taste, to hear, to touch, etc.
: to possess, to own, to belong, to have, etc.
. Continuous, :
I see you are in trouble. (= ), .
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Im seeing my lawyer today. .
8.3.2. to be going to
to go Present Continuous , :
She is going to leave soon. .
How long are you going to stay here? ?
8.3.3.
(the Past Continuous Tense)
Past Continuous : to be (was / were) (Ving).
Past Continuous :
was / were + Ving |
I was playing tennis at 8.30 last night. 8.30 .
He was reading when I entered the room. , .
She was wearing trousers yesterday. .
It was raining when we went out. , .
They were living in Canada in 1980. 1980.
was / were :
What were you doing at 3 oclock? 3 ?
was / were not :
The sun was not (wasnt) shining and the birds were not (werent) singing. .
Past Continuous :
, ,
. at two oclock yesterday 2 , at that moment , - Past Simple:
Carrie was sitting by the window when he came in. ,
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While I was sunbathing, Tim was swimming. , .
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(from 6 to 7 6 7, the whole day yesterday, all day long yesterday ):
I was sleeping the whole day yesterday. .
to go Past Continuous , . :
was going to be an engineer. .
What were they going to do? ?
8.3.4. ( the Future Continuous Tense)
Future Continuous : to be (will be) (Ving).
Future Continuous :
will be / + Ving |
This time next week I will ( ll) be lying on the beach. .
They will ( ll) be having party then. .
will :
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Will you be passing the post office on your way home? ?
will not :
I will not (wont) be working at that time tomorrow. .
Future Continuous :
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- . at two oclock tomorrow 2 , at that moment , at midnight , etc.:
Dont call me at 12. Ill be having an exam at that time tomorrow. 12. .
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I ll be working tonight. .