1. Present continuos tense:
Past continuos tense:
We use the present continous tense to talk about things that are happening now
We use the past continuos tense to talk about things in progress at a specific time in the past.
Grammar rules
Grammar rules
Affirmative form:
Subject + was/were+ verb –ing+ complement. Examples:
I was studying at the library last night.
We were eating dinner when you called
Affirmative form:
subject +am/are/is + verb –ing+ complement. Examples:
she is cooking fish
I am eating rice
Negative form: subject+ am/are/is + not + verb –ing + complement. Examples:
I am not working now
She is not doing her homework
Interrogative form:
Am/are/is + subject + verb –ing + complent. Examples:
Is she sleeping ?
Are you playing soccer?
Negative form: subject+ was/were+ not+ verb –ing+complement. Examples:
she was not playing volleyball yestarday
I was not watching tv when you arrived
Interrogative form:
was/were+ subject+ verb –ing+ complement. Example:
Was he speaking german?
Was she reading the newspaper in the living room when you arrived?