The future continuousThe aspect expressing duration, formed with be + verb-ing. E.g.: What are you doing? tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses. can express an eventA general term expressing that somebody or something does something or that something happens. E.g.: An apple fell on Isaac’s head. which will be in progressAn action is in progress when it is happening. E.g.: When I arrived he was surfing. ("he was surfing") during a certain period of timeThe length of time between two points of time. in the future. This period can be expressed with a time expressionA word or group of words used in a particular situation. E.g.: Good morning, at six, on the sofa or with a clauseA group of related words containing a subject and a verb.. If we use a clause, it will be in the present continuous tense.

If we want to emphasisSpecial importance or attention given to something. E.g.: All I wanna do is have some fun.e the length of the period of timeThe length of time between two points of time. that has passed since a past eventA general term expressing that somebody or something does something or that something happens. E.g.: An apple fell on Isaac’s head., an introductory it is used with the present perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses..

The prepositions for and since are often used with the present perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses.. For is used with an incomplete period of timeA period of time that includes the time of speaking. E.g.: I have known him for two years. ("for two years"), while since with a point of timeA particular moment in time. E.g.: She came home at six. ("six") I was born in 1980. ("1980") .

The past continuous is used to describe actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does somethings which continued over a period of timeThe length of time between two points of time. in the past. This period can be expressed with a time expressionA word or group of words used in a particular situation. E.g.: Good morning, at six, on the sofa, or a clauseA group of related words containing a subject and a verb. with another verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis. in the past continuous tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses.. In this case the two actions were happening simultaneously at the same time:

The past simple is used for actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does somethings that took place over a complete period of timeA period of time that has finished and does not include the time of speaking. E.g.: Geoffrey didn’t go skiing last year. ("last year") in the past. This period is expressed with a time expressionA word or group of words used in a particular situation. E.g.: Good morning, at six, on the sofa, however, the exact time may or may not be mentioned.

have + been + verb-ing

The perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. continuousThe aspect expressing duration, formed with be + verb-ing. E.g.: What are you doing? is not considered as an aspectA verbal category relating an action to the passage of time. It can express duration or completion. in itself; rather it is the combination of the perfect and continuous aspects.

be + verb-ing