CONTINUOUS

TENSE
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will be able to complete sentences using
the present, past and future continuous tense.
 Fill in the blank
1. I (call) … him now.
am calling

2. (Be)
Are… we waiting for someone? No, we (be, not)
are not/ aren’t…

3. I ran so fast that my heartwas

(beat)
beating… really hard.

4. I’ll (leave) … at about four.

be leaving

was
5. She (swim)
swimming… in the sea when I saw her.
The Clues
Present Continuous Future Continuous

now, right now, at the moment tomorrow at this time, at four this
Listen! afternoon, tomorrow evening
Look!
Past Continuous

when + action 2 in past simple,

while + both actions in past continuous
 Past
Continuous
I was sitting under the tree
when it began to rain.

1st action: I was sitting under the tree

interrupt the
2nd action: It began to rain 1st action

1st action began earlier and was in

progress when the other action
occured
More examples
When we arrived He was sleeping She was crying
at home, they when the accident when I looked at
were watching TV. happened. her.

1st action: They 1st action: He was 1st action: She was
were watching TV sleeping crying
2nd action: We 2 action: The
nd
2 action: I looked
nd

arrived at home accident happened at her

Now let’s try again
1. My little sister …. (learn) to walk now.
is learning

2. I’ll ….be(have)
having therapy at about three.

3. Dad ….cooking
was
(cook) our dinner when I got home.
THANK YOU