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- 4. How to Write Continuous Verb Forms

IV. CONTINUOUS TENSE: EXPANSION AND EXERCISES

4. How to Write Continuous Verb Forms

The continuous verb tense form is made by adding the appropriate past, present, or future form of the verb BE.
Past, Present, Future Verb 'BE' + 'ing' form of verb.
See below for spelling of 'ing' forms.

Singular	Plural
Past: was, were walk(ing)
I was walking You were walking (He, she, it) is walking	We were walking You (pl) were walking They were walking
Present: am, is, are walk(ing)
I am walking You are walking (He, she, it) is walking	We are walking You (pl) are walking They are walking
Future: will be walk(ing)
I will be walking You will be walking (He, she, it) will be walking	We will be walking You (pl.) will be walking They will be walking

- 3. Using the Present Continuous Tense to Talk about the Future

- 4.1 Adding Adverbs

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- I. VERBS: INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW

- 1. What do Verbs Do? Review of Verbs

- 2. Verb Forms: Participles, Gerunds and Infinitives

- II. INTRODUCTION: SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS VERB TENSES

- III. THE SIMPLE TENSE

- 1. Introduction

- 1.1 Writing the Simple Present Verb Tense

- 1.2 How do We Use the Simple Tense?

- 1.3 When do We Use the Simple and Continuous Tenses?

- 2. The Simple Tense and Time

- 3. The Simple Present Tense

- 3.1 Using the Verb BE for Descriptive Sentences in the Simple Present

- 3.2 Using the Verb BE in Making Yes/No Questions

- 3.3 Making Information Questions in the Simple Present Using the Verb BE

- 3.4 Making Information Questions in the Simple Present Using the Verbs Do/Does

- 3.4.1 Wh Questions

- 3.4.2 Making Information Questions with How

- 3.5 Writing the Negative of the Verb and Emphasizing the Positive with the Helping Verb Do/Does and Don’t/Doesn’t

- 3.6 Use of Adverbs of Frequency and Time Expressions

- 4. The Simple Past Tense

- 4.1 How do We Use the Simple Past Tense?

- 4.2 When do we use the Simple Past Tense?

- 4.3 How to Write Simple Past Tense

- 4.3.1 Spelling of Verbs When ‘-ed’ Is Added

- 4.3.2 Spelling of Irregular Verbs

- 4.3.3 Negative Form of Past Tense Verbs

- 5. The Simple Future Tense

- 5.1 How to Write the Simple Future Tense: Two Forms

- 5.2 Future in the Past

- 5.2.1 Differences between the Future Tense and the Future in the Past

- 5.2.2 How to Write the ‘Future in the Past’

- 5.2.3 Negative of ‘Future in the Past’

- 5.2.4 Questions with ‘Future in the Past’

- 5.2.5 Time Clauses with ‘Future in the Past’

- IV. CONTINUOUS TENSE: EXPANSION AND EXERCISES

- 1. Introduction

- 2. Compare: Simple and Continuous Verb Tenses

- 3. Using the Present Continuous Tense to Talk about the Future

- 4. How to Write Continuous Verb Forms

- 4.1 Adding Adverbs

- 4.2 Spelling of Verbs When ‘-ed’ and ‘-ing’ are Added

- 4.3 Writing the Negative Form of Continuous Tense Verbs

- 4.4 Making Questions with Continuous Tense Verbs

- 5. Past Continuous and Future Continuous

- 6. Writing Past, Present and Future Forms of the Continuous Tense

- 6.1 Making Questions Using the Continuous Verb Tense

- 7. Comparing Continuous and Simple Tense Verbs