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There is no simple continuous tense. A simple tense is a tense that has only one verb eg present simple - I likeice cream.
Continuous tense are formed with two verbs - be verb + present participle. eg
present continuous -- I amwatching, He iswatching, They arewatching
past continuous -- I waswatching, He waswatching, They werewatching
Continuous tense are used to talk about actions happening over a period of time. Some examples:
present continuous -- I am reading a good book. -- This action could be happening now or yesterday or tomorrow.
past continuous -- He was watching TV when the phone rang. -- Here the action happening over a period of time is "was watching". During this period of time another action happened and this is shown by a past simple verb - rang.
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What are the types of tenses?
1)Simple Present Tense, 2)Simple Past Tense, 3)Simple Future Tense, 4)Present Continuous Tense, 5)Past Continuous Tense, 6)Future Continuous Tense, 7)Presnt Perfect Tense, 8)Past Perfect Tense, 9)Future Perfect Tense, 10)Present Perfect Continuous Tense, 11)Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 12)Future Perfect Continuous Tense.
How many tenses are there in PAST tense like simple present tense?
Simple past tense. Past perfect tense. Past perfect continuous tense. Past continuous tense.
Why do you not use is am are in simple present tense?
Because they are used in the present continuous tense - they denote that an action is still presently happening.
What is the past tense and past continuous tense of awake?
Simple past tense - Awoke. Past continuous tense - I/he/she/it was awaking. You/we were awaking.
What is the past tense and past continuous tense of need?
The past tense of "need" is "needed," and the past continuous tense is "was needing" or "were needing." For example, "I needed some help yesterday" (past tense) and "I was needing assistance when you arrived" (past continuous tense).
What is the present and past tense of recall?
The general present tense is "Recall". Simple present is "Recalls". Present continuous tense is "Am/is/are recalling". Present perfect tense is "has/have recalled" and present perfect continuous tense is "Has/have been recalling". The general past tense is "recalled". Simple past - "Recalled". Past continuous- "Was recalling/ were recalling". Past perfect - "Had recalled". Past perfect continuous- "Had been recalling".
What is the present tense of was playing?
The simple present tense is:I/You/We/They play.He/She/It plays.-----"was playing" is a Past Continuous; the equivalent Present Continuous is "is playing".
What is the presnt tense of be?
I am you are he is she is it is we are you are they are
How many tenses are there in present tense?
There are five tenses: 1.simple present 2.present continuous 3.present perfect 4.present perfect continuous 5. present passive
What are English tenses?
A tense is a way of referring to a time (past, present or future) in language. Eg. if you say 'I have walked half a mile today', you are using the past tense because you have finished walking at the moment of speaking. Within each tense, there is a further subdivision: simple and continuous. If you want to stress the duration of the action of which you speak (the fact that it is/was/will be going on), you use the continuous. Here are some examples of every tense and its variations: present simple: I walk present continuous: I am walking present perfect simple: I have walked present perfect continuous: I have been walking past simple: I walked past continuous: I was walking past perfect simple: I had walked past perfect continuous: I had been walking future simple: I will walk future continuous: I will be walking future perfect: I will have walked future perfect continuous: I will have been walking
What is a simple tense and what are some examples?
The English language has 2 Aspects: the Simple and the Continuous or Progressive one. This means that every tense has tow forms, one Simple and one Continuous. For example, the Simple Present (the Present Simple) of the verb "to stay" is: I stay, you stay, he stays, she stays, it stays, we stay, you stay, they say, whereas the Continuous Present (or the Present Continuous) is: I am staying, you are staying, he is staying, .... they are staying. The Simple Past (the Past Tense): I stayed (I was staying = the Past Continuous); the Simple Future: I will/shall stay (The Future Continuous = I will/shall be staying); the Simple Present Perfect = We have stayed (the Present Perfect Continuous = We have been staying); the Simple Past Perfect = They had stayed (the Past Perfect Continuous = They had been staying).
What is the future tense of the word copyright?
"You will copyright" is the simple future tense. The future perfect tense is "You will have copyrighted". The future continuous tense is "You will be copyrighting".
