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The present continuous is used to describe actions or events that are happening right now or around the current time.

Present Tenses & Past Tenses

Simple present

Usage

The simple present is used to describe actions or situations that are habitual, general truths, facts.

Structure

Affirmative: Subject + Verb (He/ She / It, add "s" or "es")Negative: Subject + don't / doesn't + Verb Interrogative (Yes/No): Do/Does + Subject + Verb?Interrogative (Information)Wh- + Do/Does + Subject + Verb?

Affirmative: I like apples, She loves to read books.Negative: I don't like apples, She doesn't love to read books.Interrogative (Yes/No Questions): Do you like apples?, Does she love to read books?Interrogative (Information Questions): Where did you buy the jacket?, Why didn’t you call me?

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Present continuous

Simple past

The past simple is used to describe actions or events that were completed at a specific point in the past.

Usage

Structure

Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + verb (ing) Negative: Subject + am/is/are + not + verb (ing)Interrogative (Yes/No): Am/is/are + Subject + verb (ing)Interrogative (Information): Wh- + am/is/are + Subject + verb (ing)

Examples

Affirmative: He is studying for her exam, They are playing soccer.Negative: He isn't studying for her exam, They aren't playing soccer.Interrogative (Yes/No): Is she studying for the exam?, Are they playing soccer Interrogative (Information): What are you doing right now?, Where is she going?

Affirmative: Subject + Verb (past form)Negative: Subject + didn't + Verb (Base form)Interrogative (Yes/No): Did + Subject + Verb (Base form) Interrogative (Information): Wh- + Did + Subject + Verb (Base form)

Structure

Examples

Affirmative: We watched a movie on Friday, He read the book last week.Negative: We didn't watch a movie on Friday, He didn't read the book last week.Interrogative (Yes/No): Did we watch a movie on Friday?, Did he read the book last week?Interrogative (Information): Where did we watch the movie?, When did he read the book?

Past continuous

Usage

The past continuous is used to describe actions or events that were ongoing at a specific time in the past.

Affirmative: Subject+ was/were + verb (ing) Negative: Subject + wasn't/weren't + verb (ing)Interrogative (Yes/No): Was/were + Subject + verb (ing)Interrogative (Information)Wh- + was/were + Subject + verb (ing)

Structure

Examples

Affirmative: I was reading a book, She was cooking dinner.Negative: I wasn't reading a book, She wasn't cooking dinner.Interrogative (Yes/No Questions): Was I reading a book?, Was she cooking dinner?Interrogative (Information Questions): What was I doing?, Where was she cooking dinner?

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