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PROGRESSIVE /CONTINUOUS TENSES v - Coggle Diagram
PROGRESSIVE
/CONTINUOUS TENSES v
PAST PROGRESSIVE
An ongoing action occured in the Past
EXAMPLE: I was swimming in the lake.
She was finishing her homework last night.
They were making a birthday cake last week.
My parents were cooking yesterday in the kitchen.
PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
An ongoing action ocurring right now
Sofia is playing with her phone.
You are breaking the ruler with that movement.
Why are you stopping my music?
I am eating a chocolate ice cram in the park with my dog.
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
An ongoing action will occur in the future.
They will be running in a competition in Las Vegas.
We will be passing in front of your house tomorrow.
I will be making my homework tomorrow at 6 pm.
He will be making a cake next week in the competition.
STATIVE VERBS
IMPORTANT: ARE NEVER PROGRESSIVE AND CONTINUOUS
EXAMPLES
See,hear,feel, recognize, acknowledge, surprise, startle, impress.
know, think, understand, believe, like, love, prefer, want.
have, need, own, include, cost, mean, matter, measure.
Difference between progressive and continuous
Continuous
The context It is the hole action, the big picture
Progressive
The context It the moment right now
CHARACTERISTICS
Temporary & unfinished
[be] verb, ING
Active in that moment -or- ongoing around that time
Not stative verbs
What is a progressive tense?
It is a category of verb tense used to describe ongoing actions.
When do we use it?
It is used when we want to indicate actions continuing or already in progress.
