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Continuous

The document discusses the continuous tenses in English - present continuous, past continuous, and future continuous. It provides examples of how to form the continuous tenses using the verbs "to be" and a main verb with "-ing". It then provides examples of how to use each tense to describe actions happening now, in the past, and in the future. Finally, it asks the reader to provide their own examples using the continuous tenses to describe ongoing actions.

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Continuous

The document discusses the continuous tenses in English - present continuous, past continuous, and future continuous. It provides examples of how to form the continuous tenses using the verbs "to be" and a main verb with "-ing". It then provides examples of how to use each tense to describe actions happening now, in the past, and in the future. Finally, it asks the reader to provide their own examples using the continuous tenses to describe ongoing actions.

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what are you doing?

continuous tenses
continuous

present past future


continuous continuous continuous

Действие происходило в
Действие будет
определённый момент в
Действие происходит происходить в
прошлом, и в момент, когда
прямо сейчас (процесс!) определённый момент в
происходило, оно было
будущем (процесс!)
незаконченно (процесс!)

S+was/were+Ving S+will+be+Ving
S+am/is/are+Ving
I was preparing for my exam I will be doing my
I am walking now
all night long homework tonight

S+am/is/are+not+Ving S+was/were+not+Ving S+won’t+be+Ving


Look! She isn’t watering She wasn’t doing anything at They won’t be dancing at 9
her flowers 7 p.m. yesterday p.m. tonight

am/is/are+S+Ving
was/were+S+Ving will+S+be+Ving
Are they walking at the
What were you doing there? What will he be doing?
moment?

1
Tell us what will be happening in the future. Use future continuous tense

tomorrow all day long tomorrow at 6 o’clock a.m. next evening

next Sunday on Sunday tonight

Example: Tomorrow it will be raining all day long

2
Tell us what was happening in the past. Use past continuous tense

at 5 o’clock this morning


all night from 5 p.m
a.m
yesterday yesterday
to 10 p.m

last Friday at 11 a.m at this time yesterday in the morning

Example: He was walking his dog at 9 a.m

3
Tell us what are they doing now. Use present continuous tense

at the moment Look! ...

right now
now still

Example: She is doing her homework now

4
Случаи употребления
Present and past continuous

Длительное действие прерывается кратким

simple

continuous

I was washing the dishes when my sister came in

длительное краткое

present continuous present simple

past continuous past simple

Present, past and future continuous


Два параллельных действия

continuous

continuous
I am preparing the dinner while my mom is sleeping

5
Look at the pictures and create sentences using continuous tenses

The teacher (explain) a new theme while I


(try) to do my homework

It (happen) yesterday. I (walk) when I


suddenly (hear) dog barking

This morning he (look for) his wallet but


(realise) that his pockets (be) empty

Tomorrow at this time she (look for) a


new job and I (try) to catch up with all my
deadlines

6
He (try) to hurt you, he (discuss) the
problem with you

Last evening I (sleep) when you (turn on)


the TV. It (be) unpolite!

Look! She (buy) something!

Yesterday at this time they (try on) new


clothes

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lizlingua
_______________
your English fairy

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