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REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
INSTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO POLITÉCNICO SANTIAGO
MARIÑO
EXTENSION SAN CRISTÓBAL
Oliver Urbina
C.I: 26.852.579
Use Use
Past ContinuousPresent Continuous
Is used in those actions that
happen in the past, but that
occur in a time concrete.
It is used in those actions that are
occurring at the same moment in
which it is spoken
It forms It forms
Positive form: subject + verb To Be at last + verb in
gerund finished in-ing + rest of sentence
Example: *I was writing to post
Positive form: Subject + To Be in present + verb in
completed gerund in - ing + rest of sentence
Example:*He is taking a bath.
Negative form: Subject + verb To Be in past + Not +
verb in the gerund in - ing + remainder phrase
Example: They were not learning
Interrogative form: verb To Be in past + subject + gerund
in - ing + remainder phrase? Example: Were they learning?
Negative form: Subject + To Be in present + Not
+ verb in the gerund in - ing + rest of sentence
Example: He is not taking a bath.
Interrogative form: To Be in present + subject +
verb in the gerund in - ing + rest of sentence
Example: Is it raining? - Yes, it is.
Combination of both times
They were watching the TV when I phoned

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  • 1. REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA INSTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO POLITÉCNICO SANTIAGO MARIÑO EXTENSION SAN CRISTÓBAL Oliver Urbina C.I: 26.852.579
  • 2. Use Use Past ContinuousPresent Continuous Is used in those actions that happen in the past, but that occur in a time concrete. It is used in those actions that are occurring at the same moment in which it is spoken It forms It forms Positive form: subject + verb To Be at last + verb in gerund finished in-ing + rest of sentence Example: *I was writing to post Positive form: Subject + To Be in present + verb in completed gerund in - ing + rest of sentence Example:*He is taking a bath. Negative form: Subject + verb To Be in past + Not + verb in the gerund in - ing + remainder phrase Example: They were not learning Interrogative form: verb To Be in past + subject + gerund in - ing + remainder phrase? Example: Were they learning? Negative form: Subject + To Be in present + Not + verb in the gerund in - ing + rest of sentence Example: He is not taking a bath. Interrogative form: To Be in present + subject + verb in the gerund in - ing + rest of sentence Example: Is it raining? - Yes, it is. Combination of both times They were watching the TV when I phoned