Present and past continous

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Present and past continous

Can you give me an example sentence with an adverb?
Example: The girl ate hastily.

Can you give me an example sentence with an adjective?
Example: The angry men.

What do you know about the present and past continous?

Present continuous

What do you notice when you compare the present simple with the present continuous?

Present continuous:
What is the rule?

1. verb + - ed
2. shit = she/he/it : verb +-(e)s
3. form of to be + verb +-ing

What do you indicate with the present continuous?

1. Something that happens always, regularly or often
2. Something that is happening now
3. Something that happened in the past
4. A future prediction

Present continuous

NOT Present 

continuous

Now

Tomorrow

At the moment

Yesterday

Everyday

Look!

'Past continuous'

Past Continuous

Past Continuous

Past => 

Continuous => 

What do you indicate with the past continuous?

1. Something that happens often, regularly or never.
2. Something that is happening now.
3. Something that happened in the past and continued over a period of time in the past
4. A future prediction

Past continuous:

What is the rule?

1. verb + - ed
2. was/were + verb + - ing
3. form of to be + verb + - ing
4. have/has + past particle

www.englishgrammar.org

I know when and how to use the present and the past continuous?

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