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¾ to talk about an action which happens again and again.
Read the sentence given below.
• We are always fighting.
Sentence Formation in Present Continuous Tense
¾ To make a positive sentence, we add the helping verbs is, am or are and the -ing form of the
main verb.
Read the sentence given below.
• Karan is washing his clothes.
¾ To make a negative sentence, we add not after is, am or are + present participle form of the
main verb.
Read the sentence given below.
• They are not leaving the city until next month.
¾ To form an interrogative sentence, we start the question with is, am or are before the subject
followed by the present participle form of the main verb.
Read the sentence given below.
• Is she travelling with you tomorrow?
Past Continuous Tense
The past continuous tense is used:
¾ to indicate an action that was going on in the past.
Read the sentence given below.
• The boy was dancing alone.
¾ to say that something happened while an action was going on.
Read the sentence given below.
• It was nine o’clock when I was writing the letter.
Sentence Formation in Past Continuous Tense
¾ To make a positive sentence, we add the helping verbs was or were before the present
participle form of the main verb.
Read the sentence given below.
• The tiger was waiting when the zebra crossed his path.
¾ To make a negative sentence, we add was not or were not before the present participle
form of the main verb.
Read the sentence given below.
• They were not looking for a taxi, but they did take one in the end.
¾ To make an interrogative sentence, we add was or were before the subject followed by the
present participle form of the main verb.
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