CONTINUOUS TENSES - T2

​cONTINUOUS TENSES -

A REVIEW

We'll work on the past and present today!​

WHAT IS A CONTINUOUS TENSE?

You know them already! We use these tenses when we talk about an action or event that we regard as being in progress. This action or event can be in progress (or happening) right now, in the present - or we may talk about something that was in progress at a specific time in the past, like yesterday or last year.

Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

This is how we construct the continuous tenses.

​+ subject + verb to be + -ing form

- subject + verb to be + not + -ing form

? verb to be + subject + -ing form​

Here, the verb to be is in its past form: was/were.

We use this tense to talk about something that was happening at a certain point in the past.​

PAST CONTINUOUS

Here, the verb to be is in its present form: am/is/are.

We use this tense to talk about something happening right now OR a future plan!​

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

​So what is the difference between the past and present continuous?

Get ready to do some activities!

Multiple Choice

She ___ playing guitar in her room yesterday.

• was

• were

• am

• are

Multiple Choice

I ___ getting ready for the second test.

• were

• am

• is

• are

Poll

You ___ practicing continuous tenses right now.

• was

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

They ___ at the theatre yesterday.

• was

• were

• am

• are

Multiple Choice

He ___ studying for the test.

• was

• am

• is

• are