{"id":6760,"date":"2021-02-18T06:51:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T06:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=6760"},"modified":"2021-05-25T12:29:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T12:29:05","slug":"continuous-tense-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/continuous-tense-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuous Tense English"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuous Tense English<\/h1>\n

One more week we come here to help you understand a little better, that fantastic world of the\u00a0\u00a0Tense.\u00a0<\/em>In other posts, we have talked about\u00a0the simple tense <\/strong>,\u00a0the perfect tense <\/strong>\u00a0, and it’s time to go up to the next step,\u00a0the continuous tense.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

When we begin to learn English in school, the first tense that is taught is the present simple, and the very next tense is usually the present continuous.\u00a0The way to form it is very simple,\u00a0since you have to conjugate the verb ‘TO BE’ with the ending -ing.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

But we are going to explain it step by step to make things clearer.<\/h4>\n

This verb tense is used in those actions that happen in the past, but that occur at a specific moment; or also in the case of two actions from the past that coincide.<\/p>\n

AFFIRMATIVE:<\/h3>\n

Subject\u00a0<\/strong>+\u00a0Verb To Be in Past<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Verb in Gerund ending in -ing<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Rest of Phrase<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u00a0was writing<\/strong>\u00a0a post<\/p>\n

They\u00a0were reading\u00a0<\/strong>my post<\/p>\n

NEGATIVE FORM:<\/h3>\n

Subject<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Verb To Be in Past<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Not<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Verb in Gerund in -ing<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Rest Phrase<\/strong><\/p>\n

They\u00a0were not learning<\/strong><\/p>\n

He\u00a0was not eating<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also, you can use the collapsed form: wasn’t and weren’t.<\/p>\n

INTERROGATIVE FORM:<\/h3>\n

Verb To Be in Past<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Subject<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Gerund in -ing<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Rest Phrase?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Were<\/strong>\u00a0They\u00a0learning<\/strong>\u00a0?<\/p>\n

Was<\/strong>\u00a0I\u00a0eating<\/strong>\u00a0?<\/p>\n

This verb tense can be used, combining with the past simple (past simple).\u00a0We will do the combination of both times, when we talk about two actions from the past, and that one of them has already finished (past simple), while the other has not (past continuous)<\/p>\n

They\u00a0were watching<\/strong>\u00a0the TV when I\u00a0\u00a0phoned<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the beginning of the post, we made reference to this specific time, because it is one of the first to be learned in school, or in English courses.\u00a0When we begin to learn these languages, teachers teach the present simple and then the present continuous.\u00a0Therefore, at this time we are not going to stop.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong>\u00a0There is another option to use it, and it is to refer to actions that happen cyclically (which are repeated) at a specific time.<\/p>\n

AFFIRMATIVE:<\/h3>\n

Subject<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0To Be in present tense<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Verb in gerund ending in -ing<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Rest of Phrase<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEGATIVE FORM:<\/h3>\n

Subject<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0To Be in Present<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Not\u00a0<\/strong>+\u00a0Verb in Gerund in -ing<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Rest of Phrase<\/strong><\/p>\n

INTERROGATIVE FORM:<\/h3>\n

To Be in Present<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Subject<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Verb in Gerund in -ing<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Rest of Phrase<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is used in long actions that\u00a0will occur in the future but for some reason will be interrupted<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0This verb tense is also used\u00a0for actions that will occur in a specific future<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0The last case to use it is\u00a0to talk about two actions that will happen at the same time\u00a0<\/strong>in the future<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this tense, we will\u00a0use the verb TO BE in the infinitive<\/strong>\u00a0, so be careful with this;\u00a0and will be accompanied by the modal verb\u00a0WILL<\/strong><\/p>\n

AFFIRMATIVE:<\/h3>\n

Subject<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Will Be\u00a0<\/strong>+\u00a0Verb in Gerund ending in -ing<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Rest Phrase<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEGATIVE FORM:<\/h3>\n

Subject<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Will + Not + Be<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Verb in Gerund ending in -ing<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Rest Phrase<\/strong><\/p>\n

Attention: We have put it in red, so you can look closely.\u00a0When we speak in the future continuous in the negative form, the particle\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0is located between the modal verb WILL and the verb TO BE.<\/p>\n

INTERROGATIVE FORM:<\/h3>\n

Modal Verb Will<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0Subject\u00a0<\/strong>+\u00a0Be\u00a0<\/strong>+\u00a0Gerund in -ing\u00a0<\/strong>+\u00a0Rest of Phrase.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Attention<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0There is another way to form the continuous future, but we want to leave it for another post, because we believe that this will make everything clearer.\u00a0You have to go step by step so that everything settles down well.<\/p>\n

And this is all for today, we hope that these post about verbs are helping you, which are often tedious to learn but, without a doubt, we must learn them if we want to have a good level of English. And if your goal with all this is to obtain an official title, here we leave you the\u00a0closest calls.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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\n \u00a1D\u00e9janos unas estrellitas si te ha gustado el post!<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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