Learn tenses: Present and Past Continuous Tenses

Many are not able to understand the wrong tense shift, which adversely affects their writing as well as speaking skills. The present continuous tense is used for actions happening now or for an action that is unfinished. This tense is also used when the action is temporary. The present continuous tense is formed with the subject plus the present particle form (-ing) of the main verb and the present continuous tense of the verb to be: am, is, are. The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past. The past continuous tense is formed by combining the past tense of to be (i.e., was/were) with the verb’s present participle (-ing word). This video will help you to understand the different past and present tenses, and the situations in which they can be used.