The document summarizes the past continuous and present continuous tenses in English. The past continuous describes an action that was ongoing and in progress at a specific time in the past. It is used to describe a longer action that was interrupted by a shorter action expressed in the past simple tense. The present continuous describes actions that are happening now or ongoing at the present time and is used with expressions like "at the moment" or "right now."

1. PAST CONTINUOUS Present Continuous
USE:
USE: - Immediate future. Ex: I’m flying to NYC
- A long action (past continuous) is interrupted by a short action (past simple) in the (I’ve got the tickets)
past. - Expressions: at the moment, now, this
I was having a bath when the telephone rang week, tomorrow, today, tonight
LONG ACTION SHORT ACTION
Past Continuous Past Simple
PAST CONTINUOUS PAST SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
+ S + was/were + Ving… TO BE OTHER VERBS + S + am/is/are + Ving…
Ex: My sister was doing her homework when Ex: My sister is doing her homework now.
he entered into her room. Regular Irregular
- S + ‘m not/ isn’t/ aren’t + Ving…
- S + wasn’t/weren’t + Ving… Ex: My sister isn’t doing her homework now.
Ex: My sister wasn’t doing her homework
when he entered into her room. Expressions: yesterday, last xxx, xxx ago ? (WH-) Am/Is/Are + S + Ving … ?
etc. Ex: Is my sister doing her homework now?
? (WH-) Was/Were + S + Ving … ? Yes, she is /// No, she isn't
Ex: Was my sister doing her homework when
he entered into her room?
Yes, she was /// No, she wasn’t