Длительное Время в английском языке

The continuous tense

Пак Виктория Анатольевна, МАОУ СОШ №53 г. Томск

The present continuous
NOW

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To be Ving
am is are

I am playing
He (she, it) is playing
We (you, they) are playing

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To be ___Ving

Am I playing?
Is he playing?
Are you playing?

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Am not
Is not (isn’t) Ving
Are not (aren’t)

I’m not playing.
He isn’t playing.
You aren’t playing.

The past continuous

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was / were Ving
I
He (she, it) was playing.
We
You were playing.
They

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Was / Were __ Ving

Was he playing?

Were they playing?

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was not (wasn’t) Ving
were not (weren’t) Ving

I wasn’t playing.

You weren’t playing.

The future continuous

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will be Ving
I
We will be playing.

You
He (she, it) will be playing.
They

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will ____ be Ving?

Will we be playing?

Will you be playing?

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will not (won’t) be Ving

I won’t be playing the piano.
He won’t be playing the guitar.