CONTINUOUS ASPECT

CONTINUOUS ASPECT

Present and Past Continuous:

gradual change

• Young people are becoming more dependent on their smartphones.

• Life in cities was becoming busier and busier.

Present & Past Continuous -

something unusual, happening only temporarily

• Jaskier is usually cheerful but today he's beeing gloomy and not talkative.

Present & Past Continuous -

annoying situation

• My conscience is always complaining about procrastination.

Present Continuous -

future arrangements

• I'm taking my cat to the vet tomorrow.

Present Perfect Continuous -

a process + visible result

• -- How could you burn the whole house?!

• -- I've been cooking some tempura shrimps...

Present Perfect Continuous -

action started in the past & lasting till present

• I've been trying to learn how to cook for a few weeks but nobody likes my food:(

Multiple Choice

You are always whining about your legs! Go to the doctor already.

• unusual behavior

• annoying behavior

• the process at the moment of speech

Multiple Choice

The sun was shining, the birds were singing, the waves were splashing. It was just wonderful.

• background actions

• unusual behavior

• gradual change

Multiple Choice

We're getting divorced in a month.

• irritating action

• temporary action

• fixed arrangement in the future

Multiple Choice

Will Jo be staying with you this Easter? He always does, doesn’t he?

• fixed arrangement in the future

• expected future action which usually happens

• incomplete action

Multiple Choice

In November we’ll have been working here for 5 years, can you imagine that?

• action lasting for some time before a moment in future

• gradual change in the future

• expected future action which usually happens

Multiple Choice

I had been working all day and was exhausted.

• an action which lasted for some time before a moment in the past

• an action which lasted for some time before an event the past

• a process which lasted for some time and had a result

Multiple Choice

I'll be watching Bungo Stray Dogs when you get home, so don't you dare bother me!

• action lasting for some time before a moment in future

• an interrupted process in future

• expected future action which usually happens

Past & Future Continuous -

to ask questions in a polite way

• I was wondering if you could help me.

• Will you be seeing Dazai today?

Continuous Infinitive -

only active voice!

• to be doing

• to have been doing

Multiple Choice

You have to ______ me!

• being kidding

• be kidding

• are kidding

Multiple Choice

You can't ______ attention. You'd know the answer otherwise.

• having been paying

• have being payed

• have been paying

Multiple Choice

I _____ you are right.

• think

• am thinking

Multiple Choice

I ______ about eating sushi after the lesson when the teacher asked me a question.

• thought

• was thinking

Multiple Choice

He ______ that iPhone for 3 months now! He's so out of fashion.

• has been having

• has had

• has being had