what are you doing?

continuous tenses
 continuous

present past future

continuous continuous continuous

Действие происходило в
Действие будет
определённый момент в
Действие происходит происходить в
прошлом, и в момент, когда
прямо сейчас (процесс!) определённый момент в
происходило, оно было
будущем (процесс!)
незаконченно (процесс!)

S+was/were+Ving S+will+be+Ving
S+am/is/are+Ving
I was preparing for my exam I will be doing my
I am walking now
all night long homework tonight

S+am/is/are+not+Ving S+was/were+not+Ving S+won’t+be+Ving

Look! She isn’t watering She wasn’t doing anything at They won’t be dancing at 9
her flowers 7 p.m. yesterday p.m. tonight

am/is/are+S+Ving
was/were+S+Ving will+S+be+Ving
Are they walking at the
What were you doing there? What will he be doing?
moment?

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Tell us what will be happening in the future. Use future continuous tense

tomorrow all day long tomorrow at 6 o’clock a.m. next evening

next Sunday on Sunday tonight

Example: Tomorrow it will be raining all day long

2
Tell us what was happening in the past. Use past continuous tense

at 5 o’clock this morning

all night from 5 p.m
a.m
yesterday yesterday
to 10 p.m

last Friday at 11 a.m at this time yesterday in the morning

Example: He was walking his dog at 9 a.m

3
Tell us what are they doing now. Use present continuous tense

at the moment Look! ...

right now
now still

Example: She is doing her homework now

4
 Случаи употребления
Present and past continuous

Длительное действие прерывается кратким

simple

continuous

I was washing the dishes when my sister came in

длительное краткое

present continuous present simple

past continuous past simple

Present, past and future continuous

Два параллельных действия

continuous

continuous
I am preparing the dinner while my mom is sleeping

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Look at the pictures and create sentences using continuous tenses

The teacher (explain) a new theme while I

(try) to do my homework

It (happen) yesterday. I (walk) when I

suddenly (hear) dog barking

This morning he (look for) his wallet but

(realise) that his pockets (be) empty

Tomorrow at this time she (look for) a

new job and I (try) to catch up with all my
deadlines

6
 He (try) to hurt you, he (discuss) the
problem with you

Last evening I (sleep) when you (turn on)

the TV. It (be) unpolite!

Look! She (buy) something!

Yesterday at this time they (try on) new

clothes

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