Tense (Continuous)

Tense (Continuous)

1. A tense of verbs describing an on-going action

   • Present
     • The action is on-going or still going
       • Examples: I am sleeping, I am playing, I am eating
         • He is sleeping.
   • Past
     • The action was on-going until a certain point in the past
       • Examples: I was eating, I was playing, I was sleeping
         • She was singing last night.
   • Future
     • Used to express action at a specific moment in the future, however the action will not be finished at that moment
       • Examples: I will have eaten before you arrive, I will have been asleep for 10 hours
         • I will be over this afternoon for lunch