present tense
I/he/she/it was sleeping. You/we/they were sleeping.
The verb form changes because in the sentence "Why aren't I sleeping?" the contraction "aren't" is being formed with "am" (which is the main verb "to be" in the present tense) and "not." In the sentence "Why am I not sleeping?" the negation is directly attached to the main verb "am." Both forms are correct and commonly used in English.
It should be: "I was sleeping when you called me."
I am sleeping. She is sleeping. We are sleeping.
The past tense of the verb 'am' is 'was' or 'were.' The verb 'am' is derived from the verb 'to be.'
I/he/she/it was sleeping. You/we/they were sleeping.
was/were sleeping = Past Continuous Tense
The verb form changes because in the sentence "Why aren't I sleeping?" the contraction "aren't" is being formed with "am" (which is the main verb "to be" in the present tense) and "not." In the sentence "Why am I not sleeping?" the negation is directly attached to the main verb "am." Both forms are correct and commonly used in English.
It should be: "I was sleeping when you called me."
Past verb tense: We drank.Present verb tense: We are drinking.Future verb tense: We will drink.
I am sleeping. She is sleeping. We are sleeping.
The past tense of the verb 'am' is 'was' or 'were.' The verb 'am' is derived from the verb 'to be.'
The verb is still "to be", regardless of the tense. It is an irregular verb, and the past tense forms are was for I and he/she/it, and were for we, you, and they.
The past tense verb for "do" is "did."
This is the imperfect tense. (verb)= present tense (verb)ed= perfect tense was (verb)ing= imperfect tense Perfect and imperfect are both forms of the past tense.
"Sleep" can be both a noun and a verb, so you can use it in the past, present, or future tense. For example, "I slept" (past tense), "I am sleeping" (present continuous tense), and "I will sleep" (future tense).
"Our" is not a verb, so it has no tense.