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The continuous tense has a verb phrase - be + present participle.
Present contiuous = am/is/are + present participle.
eg I am watching TV. She is watching TV, They are watching TV.
Past contiuous = was/were +present participle.
eg I was watching TV. She was watching TV. They were watching TV.
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What are the 14 English verb tenses?
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.
What is the tense of verb phrase Am cooking?
present continuous
Is sitting a verb?
Yes, sit is a verb.
What is the verb phase in The chief is carving a beautiful pole?
is carving = present continuous verb phrase
What is a progressive verb?
A progressive verb is one which suggests continuous action - most often formed in English by using the gerund form (-ing) of a verb.
Is continuous a verb or an aadjetive?
"Continuous" can be both an adjective and a verb, depending on its usage in a sentence. As an adjective, it describes something that is ongoing or uninterrupted. However, as a verb, it refers to the action of making something continuous or joining together.
What is the difference between simple and continuous verb tenses?
past simple or present simple are called simple because they have only one verb, a main verb egI saw the movie. She walks to work.Continuous verb tenses have a present participle that is a verb ending in -ing eg walking or listening plus a be verb or an auxiliary verb. Examplespresent continuous - I am listening to musicpast continuous - The man was walking home.present perfect continuous - We have beenlistening to music.Also the simple tenses and continuous tenses are used to express different past present or future time.
What part of speech is 'was cleaning' verb?
was cleaning is a past continuous verb phrase.
What is a progessive tense?
A progressive/continuous tense uses the present participle form of the main verb,ie verb + -ingeg walking / talking / watching / procrastinatingpresent continuous - I am watching you.past continuous I was watching youpresent perfect continuous - I have been watchingyou.past perfect continuous - I had been watching you.
When do you use the word have with a verb?
Have is used as an auxilliary verb with other verb to form the past participle, present perfect, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future perfect continuous, future perfect and present perfect continuous, e.g. the use of have as an auxilliary verb with the verb go: Past Participle: Having gone present perfect: I have gone past perfect: I had gone past perfect continuous: I had been going future perfect continuous: I had been going future perfect: I will have gone present perfect continuous: I will have been going
What are the 14 English verb tenses?
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.
What is the past continuous tense for welding?
Past continuous is formed with - was/were + verb +ingwas weldingwere welding
What is progressive verb form?
The progressive or continuous verb form is: be verb + -ing form of verb am waiting / is walking / were sitting / was lying
Where do you use infinitive to and where do you use present participle?
Infinitive to has an obligation/mandatory kind of sense. Present participle simply describe on-going action. The present participle is the -ing form of a verb. It is used in continuous/progressive tenses. eg present continuous = am/is/are + verb +ing = He is waiting, they are watching past continuous = was/were +verb + ing = She was walking, they were sleeping present perfect continuous = have/has been + verb + ing = I have been waiting, she has been shopping. past perfect continuous = had been + verb + ing = They had been fishing, He had been sleeping
What verb tense is are standing?
Present continuous tense.
What is the tense of verb phrase Am cooking?
present continuous
What kind of verb form is used to indicate progressive tense?
Progressive or continuous verb forms are be + present participle.present continuous -- am/is are + present participle - I am watching you.past continuous -- was/were + present participle - They were watching you
