uses of continuous tenses
[past, present & future]
The continuous tense shows an action that
is, was, or will be in progress at a certain time. The continuous tense is
formed with the verb ‘be’ + -ing form of the verb.
The Present continuous
It can be used to show an action which is happening at the time of speaking. Example : I am having dinner at the moment.
The Past continuous
It can be used to show an action which was happening in the
past. It is important to remember that the Past continuous is usually used to
show an action which was happening when another action, which is usually
shorter, happened at the same time, stopped the continuous action or started
after the continuous action.
Example : I was walking along the beach when it started raining.
The Future continuous
It is used to show that an action will be happening at a time in the future.
Example : I will be having dinner at my parents’ house tomorrow.
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