| Continuous Tense |
Continuous/Progressive
Tenses
1]Present Continuous
Tense
Helping verbs used in
Present continuous tense
[ am/ is/ are ]
Examples
1)I am playing cricket
4)They are playing cricket.
5)He is playing cricket.
6)She is playing cricket.
7)It is playing cricket.
8)Gopal is playing cricket.
9)Boys are playing cricket.
[I, You,We,They and Plural name such as boys students always use are
He ,She,It,singular name use is]
Formula:
sub.+[am/is/are]
+ V(ing)+ obj.
2]Past Continuous Tense
Helping verbs used in
Past continious
tense was/wre
Examples
1)I was playing ricket.
4)They were playing cricket.
5)He was playing cricket.
6)She was playing cricket.
7)It was playing cricket.
8)Gopal was playing cricket.
9)Boys was playing cricket.
[You,We,They and Plural name such as boys students always comes with were
I, He ,She,It,singular name comes with was]
Formula:
sub.+[was/were] +
V(ing)+ obj.
3)Future Continuous
Tense
Helping verbs used in
Past continuous tense
will be/shall be
Examples
1)I will be playing ricket.
4)They will be playing cricket.
5)He will be playing cricket.
6)She will be playing cricket.
7)It will be playing cricket.
8)Gopal will be playing cricket.
9)Boys will be playing cricket.
Formula