1. English Grammar
Tenses
-Continuous-

2. Continuous Present continuous Past continuous Future continuous
Present perfect continuous
Past perfect continuous
Future perfect continuous

3. Present continuous
is composed of two parts—the present tense of the verb to be (am; is ; are) +
the present participle of the main verb (V-ing).

4. Every student is running.
be+
V-ing
Every student is running.

5. be + V-ing Present Continuous They are talking to each other.
The sun is shining.
I am playing a computer..
He is singing..

6. Past continuous is composed of two parts :
the past tense of the verb to be (was / were)
and
the base of the main verb +ing (V-ing).

7. Every student was running yesterday.
was/were+
V-ing
Every student was running yesterday.

8. be + V-ing Past continuous The sun was shining yesterday.
They were talking to each other yesterday.
The sun was shining yesterday.
I was playing a computer yesterday.
He was singing yesterday.

9. Future continuous is made up of two elements :
the simple future of the verb ‘to be’ –will be +
the present participle of the verb-Ving.

10. Every student will be running tomorrow.
V-ing
Will be +
Every student will be running tomorrow.

11. will be + V-ing Future continuous The sun will be shining tomorrow.
They will be talking to each other tomorrow.
The sun will be shining tomorrow.
I will be playing a computer tomorrow.
He will be singing tomorrow.

12. Present perfect continuous
is composed of two parts—the present perfect of the verb ‘to be’ (have/has been) +
the present participle of the main verb (V-ing).

13. Every student has been running for two hours.
V-ing
Every student has been running for two hours.

14. Present perfect continuous
have/has been + V-ing
They have been talking to each other for two hours.
The sun has been shining for two days.
I have have been playing the computer for two hours.
He has been singing for two hours.

15. Past perfect continuous
is composed of two parts :
the past perfect of the verb to be (had been)
and
the present participlr (V-ing).

16. Every student had been running for two hours.
V-ing
Every student had been running for two hours.

17. Past perfect continuous
had been + V-ing
They had been talking to each other for two hours.
The sun had been shining for two days.
I had been playing the computer for two hours.
He had been singing for two hours.

18. Future perfect continuous
is made up of two elements :
the future perfect of the verb to be (will have been) +
the present participle of the main verb (V-ing).

19. Every student will have been running for hours.
V-ing
Will have been +
Every student will have been running for hours.

20. Future perfect continuous
will have been + V-ing
They will have been talking to each other for two hours.
I will have been playing the computer for two hours.
He will have been singing for two hours.