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English Year 6 Language Bank

The Present Continuous Tense

The present continuous tense is used: Subject Verb Example
(i) to show an action that is going on at the
time of speaking. I am • I am studying
e.g. The phone is ringing now. You now.
They are doing their homework at the
moment. We are • The managers are
( ii) to express a planned future action. They + -ing having a meeting
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e.g. Mr Lee is flying to England tomorrow. Plural nouns form at the moment.
We are going for a picnic next Sunday.
He
She
is • He is planning a
It trip to Europe next
Singular nouns month.

Time expressions: now, at the moment, at
present, tomorrow, next year/holiday, etc.

The Past Continuous Tense

The past continuous tense is used:
(i) to show an action or two simultaneous actions going on in the past.
e.g. We were walking home in the sun.
Susan was swimming in the sea while her brothers were playing on the sand.
( ii) to show an ongoing past action interrupted by a shorter action.
e.g. I was watching television when the lights suddenly went off.

Subject Verb Example

You
• The baby was
We sleeping soundly
They were all night.
Plural nouns • Mrs Liu was cooking
while her children
I + -ing were playing chess.
form
He
• They were making
She was a lot of noise when
It the teacher entered
Singular nouns the classroom.

Time expressions: when, while, etc.

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