Conituous/Progressive

Tenses
Continuous Tenses and Meaning
continuous tense: any tense, past, present or future, formed with the auxiliary verb be and a main verb
in -ing form (for example: he is speaking, they have been working)

Continuous tenses or progressive tenses are used to show that an action is still in motion (hasn’t
finished).

There are six progressive tenses: present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, and future
perfect.

Tense Example of Progressive Tense

Present He is studying the report.
Past He was studying the report.
Future He will be studying the report.
Present He has been studying the report.
Perfect
Past Perfect He had been studying the report.
Future Perfect He will have been studying the report.
Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tenses are used when describing a particular point in time. In
the Present Continuous Tense we are discussing something that is happening
now. We add the suffix –ing to the word stem to create examples like the
following.

• I’m eating
• I’m not eating
• Am I eating?
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tenses are used to describe
something that has been occurring up until this point
(and/or is still occurring,) and to describe the length of
time that something has been occurring up until this point.
Sujeto +has/have +raíz+ing
• I’ve been eating. been
• Have I been eating?
• I’ve been eating for fifteen minutes. She has been swimming
Past Continuous Tense
Past Continuous Tenses are used to describe a past action that
occurred over a period of time.

• What were you eating last night for dinner?

• I was eating fish last night for dinner.
• I was eating when the phone rang.
• As I was eating, the phone rang.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense Sujeto had been raíz + ing

The Past Perfect Continuous refers to longer I had been walking

situations that occurred up until the moment in the
Afirmativa
past we are discussing, and can describe the length
of time they occurred for. She had been trying

•By the time I turned fifteen years old, I had been Negativa
eating solid food for fourteen years. She hadn't been sleeping
•I was extremely hungry because I had been fasting
since you arrived last week. Interrogativa
•I was extremely hungry because I had been fasting
Had you been eating?
for ten days.
Interrogativa negativa

Hadn't they been living?

Future Continuous Tense
The Future Continuous Tense is used for certain specific future arrangements and plans.
•What are you doing this evening?
•I’m having dinner with my grandmother this evening at Bella Italia.
•What are you eating for dinner this evening?
•I’m eating pasta for dinner this evening.
•When are you eating dinner? Sujeto + shall/will + be + verbo en forma -ing
•I’m eating dinner at five o’clock this evening.

Afirmativa Negativa Interrogative Negative Interrogative

I will be staying. I won't be staying. Will I be staying? Won't I be staying?

You will be staying. You won't be staying. Will you be staying? Won't you be staying?

He will be staying. He won't be staying. Will he be staying? Won't he be staying?

She will be staying. She won't be staying. Will she be staying? Won't she be staying?

It will be staying. It won't be staying. Will it be staying? Won't it be staying?

We will be staying. We won't be staying. Will we be staying? Won't we be staying?

They will be staying. They won't be staying. Will they be staying? Won't they be staying?