1. República Bolivariana De Venezuela
Ministerio del Poder Popular Para la Educación
U.E. Colegio Francisco Lazo Martí
Cabudare- Edo Lara
Past- Present – Future
Continuous
13 de octubre de 2013
Integrantes:
Bianca. Cabrera
Karla. Giménez
Génesis. Montaña
Ingrid. Meza
Año: 5º
Sección: C

2. Past Continuous
The Past Continuous is a verb tense describes actions that
were being made ​at a time of the year to which it refers
and then continued.
Note that the negative form
is constructed by placing the
particle after the verb NOT
TO BE. It can be used also
the
contracted
form
WASN’T or WEREN’T.
The Past Continuous is
constructed
with
the
auxiliary verb "to be" in its
past and the main verb in
the infinitive with ING
termination

3. Formulas of Past Continuous
Formula
Subject + was/were + infinitive +ING
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Subject + auxiliary Subject + auxiliary Auxiliary verb ("to
verb ("to be")+ ING
verb ("to be") + be") + subject + ING?
"not" + ING
Examples
•I was talking
•He was eating.
•They were learning
Examples
Examples
• He
was
not • Were you talking?
[wasn't] eating
•Was he eating?
• I was not [wasn't] •Were they learning?
talking.
•They were not
[weren't] learning

4. Past Continuous exercices
1. The children (play) ……………….. football during the
week.
Solution: The children were playing football during the
week.
2. It (rain) ……………….. hard during the soccer game.
Solution: It was raining hard during the soccer game.
3. I (study) ………………. English for five years in London.
Solution: I was studying English for five years in
London.
4. Peter (practise) ………………. the guitar before the
competition.
Solution: Peter was practicing the guitar before the
competition.

5. Present Continuous
Use the Present Continuous with Normal
Verbs to express the idea that something is
happening now, at this very moment. It
can also be used to show that something is
not happening now.
This tense is constructed
using as auxiliary mode
Simple Present tense of
the verb TO BE as main
verb in the infinitive with
ING termination.

6. Formulas of Present Continuous
Formula
Subject + verb "to be" + main verb + ING+ complement
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Subject + auxiliary Subject + auxiliary Auxiliary verb ("to
verb ("to be") + ING
verb ("to be") + not + be") + Subject + ING
ING
?
Examples
• I'm talking.
•He's eating.
•They're learning.
Examples
Examples
•I'm not talking.
•Are you talking?
•He's not [He isn't]
• Is he eating?
eating.
•Are they learning?
•They're not
[They aren't] learning

7. Rules of the Present Continuous
1. Verbs that finish in vowel “e” : Eliminating the
"e" of the verb, and adding ING.
Examples:
Make------Making
Take------- Taking
Taste------Tasting
3. One syllable verbs
ending in consonant-vowelconsonant : Doubling the
final consonant and add
ING.
Examples:
Stop---------- Stopping
Cut----------- Cutting
2. Verbs that finish in consonants
including “Y” : A this of verb type
single is added ING.
Examples:
Talk--------------Talking
Walk-------------Walking
Play-------------Playing

8. Present Continuous exercices
1. Is she giving me a gift?
Solution: She is not giving me a gift.
2. Are my father and my brother painting the house?
Solution: My father and my brother are not
painting the house.
3. Is the secretary writing a letter?
Solution: The secretary is writing a letter.
4. Is my sister buying a red dress?
Solution: My sister is not buying a red dress.

9. Future Continuous
The Future Continuous has two different forms: "will be doing
" and "be going to be doing." Unlike Simple Future forms,
Future Continuous forms are usually interchangeable.
USE 2 : Specific Time as an Interruption in the
Future
In USE 1, described above, the Future
Continuous is interrupted by a short action in
the future. In addition to using short actions as
interruptions, you can also use a specific time as
an interruption.
Example:
Tonight at 6 PM, I am going to be eating dinner.
USE 1 : Interrupted Action in the Future
Use the Future Continuous to indicate th
a longer action in the future will b
interrupted by a shorter action in th
future. Remember this can be a re
interruption or just an interruption in time
Example:
I
will
be
watching
TV
whe
she arrives tonight.

10. USE 3: Parallel Actions in the Future
When you use the Future Continuous with two
actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea
that both actions will be happening at the same time.
The actions are parallel.
Examples:
•I am going to be studying and he is going to be
making dinner.
•Tonight, they will be eating dinner, discussing their
plans, and having a good time.
USE 4 : Atmosphere in the Future
In English, we often use a series of
Parallel Actions to describe atmosphere
at a specific point in the future.
Example:
•When I arrive at the party, everybody is
going to be celebrating. Some will be
dancing. Others are going to be talking. A
few people will be eating pizza, and
several people are going to be
drinking beer. They always do the same
thing.

11. Formulas of Present Continuous
Formula
Subject+ going to be + present participle
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
1. Subject + "will be" + gerund 1. Subject + "will" + "not" + 1. Auxiliary verb "will"
¨ING¨
"be" + gerund ¨ING¨
subject + "be"+ gerund ?
+
2. Subject + auxiliary verb ("to 2. Subject + auxiliary verb ("to 2.
Auxiliary verb ("to be") +
be") + "going to be" + gerund be") + "not" + "going to be" + subject + "going to be" +
¨ING¨
gerund ¨ING¨
gerund ?
Examples
Examples
Examples
• Will be talking. / I'm going to
be talking.
•He will be eating. / He's going
to be eating.
•They will be learning. / They're
going to be learning.
•I will not [won't] be talking. /
I'm not going to be talking
•He will not [won't] be eating./
He's not going to be eating
•. They will not [won't] be
learning. / They're not going to
be learning.
• Will you be talking? / Are you
going to be talking?
•Will he be eating? / Is he going
to be eating?
•Will they be learning? / Are
they going to be learning?

12. Future Continuous exercices
1. Will John be fixing his car this afternoon?
Solution: John will not be fixing his car this
afternoon.
2. Will I be studying for the final exam next week?
Solution: I will not be studying for the final exam
next week.
3. Will Peter be visiting you tomorrow morning?
Solution : Peter will not be visiting you tomorrow
morning.
4. Will Sophia and Paul be getting married the next
year?
Solution : Sophia and Paul will not be getting
married the next year.