To form a progressive tense use the helping verb to beand the present participle (the -ing form of the verb)
Progressives can be in the present past and future and can also be perfect
present progressive I am working
past progressive I was working
future progressive I will be working
Perfect progressives
present perfect progressive I have beenworking
past perfect progressive I had been working
future perfect progressive I will have beenworking
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sitting:Present progressive is: be verb + -ing form of verb.He is sitting on the table. They are eatinglunch
There are actually 6: Present progressive tense Present perfect progressive tense Past progressive tense Past perfect progressive tense Future progressive tense Future perfect progressive tense The progressive tense is also known as the continuous tense.
I am giving.You are giving.She is giving.We are giving.The present progressive tense (also the present continuous tense) follows this structure:SUBJECT + AUXILIARY VERB "BE" + MAIN VERB(+ING)
Progressive verbs indicae ongoing action. Present Progressive: "I am taking Spanish this year in school." Past Progressive: "I was taking Spanish ... " Future Progressive: "I will be taking Spanish next year."
Yes, "is trying to be" is present tense. It is the present progressive form of the verb "try."
A verb in a progressive tense shows continuous action.
the form of the past tense are past progressive,past perfect progressive,past perfect simple.
present tense past tense future tense present perfect tense past perfect tense future perfect tense present progressive tense past progressive tense future progressive tense present perfect progressive tense past perfect progressive tense future perfect progressive tense
was/were sleeping = Past Continuous Tense
Fan is a noun. So there is no past tense for Fan
sitting:Present progressive is: be verb + -ing form of verb.He is sitting on the table. They are eatinglunch
There are actually 6: Present progressive tense Present perfect progressive tense Past progressive tense Past perfect progressive tense Future progressive tense Future perfect progressive tense The progressive tense is also known as the continuous tense.
I am giving.You are giving.She is giving.We are giving.The present progressive tense (also the present continuous tense) follows this structure:SUBJECT + AUXILIARY VERB "BE" + MAIN VERB(+ING)
Progressive verbs indicae ongoing action. Present Progressive: "I am taking Spanish this year in school." Past Progressive: "I was taking Spanish ... " Future Progressive: "I will be taking Spanish next year."
This tense is called "Progressive Present", obtained by combining the present tense form of "to be" and the present participle of the principal verb.
Yes, "is trying to be" is present tense. It is the present progressive form of the verb "try."
Follow this structure to form the past progressive tense:Subject + Was/Were + Present ParticipleFor example:I was dancing.They were singing.