The Present Continuous is used to denote:
1) an action going on at the present moment.
2) an action going on for a certain period of time.
3) an action which is planned for the near future (often with the verbs to go, to come, to leave).
What is he doing? - He is reading a book now.
Don't go out. It's raining.
We are leaving for London tomorrow.
The Past Continuous is used:
1) to denote an action which was going on at a definite moment in the past.
2) to denote an action thought of as continual process. In this case the adverbs always, often, constantly are used.
Examples:
My children were sleeping at 9 o'clock yesterday. (or) My children were sleeping when I came home.
She was often talking about her dresses.
The Future Continuous is used:
to denote an action which will be going on at a definite moment in the future.
Example:
He will be working in the library from 12 till 5.
They will be waiting for you at 5.
I am typingWe/You/They are typingHe/She/It is typing
The present progressive tense of the verb "to type" is "typing." So, the sentence would be: He is typing two pages per hour.
I am burying, you are burying, he/she/it is burying, we are burying, they are burying
"Had" is a past tense verb. It is used to show the action of possessing or owning something in the past.
"Would" does not have a conventional present tense. It is an auxiliary verb that does not change for its own tense, but instead indicates a particular type of conditional tense when combined with a principal verb and effectively has the tense of that verb.
I am typingWe/You/They are typingHe/She/It is typing
The present progressive tense of the verb "to type" is "typing." So, the sentence would be: He is typing two pages per hour.
progressive
The verb tour in future progressive = will be touring. After we visit Alaska we will be touring the Canadian territories.
"Smelled" is a past tense verb that describes an action related to the sense of smell.
prints
I am burying, you are burying, he/she/it is burying, we are burying, they are burying
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In grammar the tense is the form of the verb which shows the time when the action happened.e.g.'I use a computer' - is in the present tenseI am using a computer - is in the present continuous form'I used a computer' - is in the past tense'I will use a computer' - is in the future tenseWe also see that the tense form can show the type of action, i.e. whether it is a single action or a continuous one.e.g.'The bell rang at the end of the exam.' - past simple (one action)'The bell was ringing throughout the whole time of the exam.' - past continuous/progressive. (the action continued for a time)
"Had" is a past tense verb. It is used to show the action of possessing or owning something in the past.
Helped is an action verb and is in the past tense in this sentence.
"Had gone" is an example of the past perfect tense. This tense is used to indicate that an action was completed before another action or point in the past. It typically combines the past participle of a verb (in this case, "gone") with "had." For example, in the sentence "She had gone to the store before it started raining," the action of going to the store was completed before the rain started.