Present Continuous and Past Continuous, More Examples
Posted by Neil Keefe on November 3, 2009
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Handout for November 2, 2009, “Present Continuous and More“. _
Below are more examples of the present continuous (I am going), and a few examples of the past continuous (I was going). The past continuous is used to describe something that was happening in the past, when something else happened to interrupt. The interrupting action is in the simple past. Example: I was watching TV when he called. |
| 1. | What is she ordering from the waitress right now? | A muffin and coffee |
| 2. | What are you doing right now? | I’m thinking about dinner! |
| 3. | When is the teacher leaving? | At 8 o’clock. |
| 4. | Where is the teacher going? | To the next room. |
| 5. | Who is the teacher talking to? | To Fernando. |
| 6. | Why is the teacher crying? | Because he banged his leg on the desk!! |
| 7. | Why is the student laughing? | Because she thinks the joke is funny. |
| 8. | Why did the student laugh? | Because she thought the joke was funny. |
| 9. | Where is Ruth meeting Harry? | At the mall. (present continuous) |
| 10. | Where was Ruth going when she met Harry? | To the mall. (past continuous!) |
| 11. | Where did Ruth meet Harry? | At the mall. (past tense) |
| 12. | Where is Ruth going to meet Harry? | At the mall. (future!) |
| 13. | Where are you going? | To class. |
| 14. | Where did you go yesterday? | To the store. (past) |
| 15. | Where were you going when I saw you yesterday? | To the library. (past continuous) |
| 16. | Where are you going to go tomorrow? | To work. |
| 17. | What is your boss telling you? | To work harder. (present continuous) |
| 18. | What did your boss tell you? | To work harder. (past) |
| 19. | What was your boss telling you, when the fire alarm went off? | To work harder. (past continuous) |
| 20. | What is your boss going to tell you tomorrow? | To work harder. (future) |
| 21. | What were you doing when you heard the news? | I was playing basketball in the park. (past continuous) |
| 22. | Who were you talking to when I saw you at the restaurant? | To my friend. (past continuous) |
| 23. | What were you talking about? | We were talking about the Patriots game. (past continuous) |
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