2. CONTINUOUSTIMESPAST
CONTINUOUS
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
IS USEDFOR ACTIONS OCCURREDIN
THE PAST, WHICH HAPPENED AT A
SPECIFICMOMENT.
IT IS USED FOR: ACTIONS THAT ARE
OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME IN WHICH
ITIS SPOKEN
FORM:VERB TO BE IN
PAST+ VERB IN
GERUNDIO ENDING IN
ING
AFFIRMATIVE FORM: Subject +
Verb ToBein Past +Verb in
Gerund ending in -ing +
Remainder ofSentence
•Iwaswriting apost
•They were reading my post
NEGATIVE FORM: Subject +Verb ToBe in Past +Not +
Verb in Gerund in -ing +Resto Sentence
•They were notlearning
•He wasnoteating
INTERROGATIVE FORM: Verb
To Be in Past +Subject +
Gerund in -ing + Remainder
Phrase?
•Were they learning?
• Was ieating?
FORM: PRESENT SIMPLE TO BE + VERB
FINISHED IN ING
AFFIRMATIVE FORM:
Subject + To Be in
presente + Verb in gerund
ending in -ing +
Remainder ofSentence
•I'm running
INTERROGATIVE FORM: ToBein Present +Subject +
Verb in Gerund in -ing +Remainder ofSentence
NEGATIVE FORM:
Subject +To Be in
Present +Not +Verb
in Gerund in -ing +
Remainder of
Sentence
•Iam notdrinking