The present continuous tense of began:
It is the present continuous tense.
Present continuous is formed with be verb + present participle. The present tense be verbs = am / is / are, the present participle of come = coming so the present continuous isam/is/are coming
The past of cut is cutThe past participle of cut is cutThe present participle of cut is cutting.The present continuous is formed with -- am/is/are + present participleSo for cutting present continuous is -- am cutting, is cutting, are cuttingThe past continuous is formed with -- was/were + present participleSo for cutting past continuous is -- was cutting, were cutting
This form of the verb can be used in more tenses: present participle, present continuous, past continuous, past perfect continuous, future perfect continuous, future continuous, present perfect continuous.
The present continuous of "give" is "giving."
"I have been doing something" is an example of the present perfect continuous.
"I have been doing something" is an example of the present perfect continuous.
The 14 English verb tenses are, present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, conditional continuous, and conditional perfect.
Technically, two (present and past) but commonly, we say there are 12: past simple present simple future simple past continuous present continuous future continuous past perfect present perfect future perfect past perfect continuous present perfect continuous future perfect continuous
Present simple: I/You/We/They lead. He/She/It leads. The present participle is leading. Present continuous: I am leading. You/We/they are leading. He/She/It is leading.
Present continuous is formed with -- am/is/are + present participle.The present participle of ring is ringing.am ringing / is ringing / are ringing
bother, bothers = present simple am,is,are bothering = present continuous have,has bothered = present perfect have,has been bothering = present perfect continuous