Present Continuous – Past Continuous Examples Used in Daily Life

Grammar Mubeen

Present Continuous Tense

Positive Sentences

  1. The students are currently learning English grammar. (Present continuous with main verb and present participle)
  2. Mr. Sajjad is right now sharing his knowledge with the class. (Present continuous with main verb and present participle)
  3. I am presently helping you with your pronunciation. (Present continuous with helping verb, pronoun, and present participle)
  4. We are having** a class discussion at this moment. (Present continuous with main verb and present participle)
  5. They are planning** their trip to Europe for the holidays. (Present continuous with main verb and present participle)

Negative Sentences

  1. The students aren’t currently understanding every concept. (Present continuous with negative auxiliary verb and present participle)
  2. Mr. Sajjad isn’t answering** all the questions right now. (Present continuous with negative auxiliary verb and present participle)
  3. I am not working** on your homework at the moment. (Present continuous with helping verb, negative auxiliary verb, and present participle)
  4. We aren’t having** a break right now. (Present continuous with negative auxiliary verb and present participle)
  5. They aren’t booking** their flights yet. (Present continuous with negative auxiliary verb and present participle)

Question Sentences

  1. Are the students enjoying the class? (Auxiliary verb question with present participle)
  2. What is Mr. Sajjad explaining right now? (Wh question word with present continuous)
  3. Who are you talking to on the phone? (Wh question word with present continuous)
  4. Where are we going for lunch? (Wh question word with present continuous)
  5. What are they discussing in their meeting? (Wh question word with present continuous)

Negative and Question Sentences Mutually

  1. Aren’t the students getting tired? (Negative auxiliary verb question with present participle)
  2. Why aren’t they participating in the class discussion? (Wh question word + negative auxiliary verb + present participle)
  3. Who isn’t paying** attention? (Wh question word + negative auxiliary verb + present participle)
  4. Are you not taking** notes? (Negative auxiliary verb question with present participle)
  5. What aren’t you understanding about the lesson? (Wh question word + negative auxiliary verb + present participle)

Past Continuous Tense

Positive Sentences

  1. The students were diligently studying English grammar yesterday afternoon. (Past continuous with main verb and present participle)
  2. Mr. Sajjad was passionately sharing his experiences with the class last week. (Past continuous with main verb and present participle)
  3. I was patiently helping you with your writing skills earlier. (Past continuous with helping verb, pronoun, and present participle)
  4. We were having** a lively debate about the topic during class. (Past continuous with main verb and present participle)
  5. They were planning** their trip to Europe for months before they booked it. (Past continuous with main verb and present participle)

Negative Sentences

  1. The students weren’t completely understanding all the concepts yesterday. (Past continuous with negative auxiliary verb and present participle)
  2. Mr. Sajjad wasn’t answering** every question readily last week. (Past continuous with negative auxiliary verb and present participle)
  3. I wasn’t working** on your essay when you called. (Past continuous with helping verb, negative auxiliary verb, and present participle)
  4. We weren’t having a break at that time. (Past continuous with negative auxiliary verb and present participle)
  5. They weren’t booking** their flights yet when you saw them. (Past continuous with negative auxiliary verb and present participle)

Question Sentences

  1. Were the students enjoying the class yesterday? (Auxiliary verb question with past participle)
  2. What was Mr. Sajjad explaining last week? (Wh question word with past continuous)
  3. Who were you talking to on the phone earlier? (Wh question word with past continuous)
  4. Where were we going for lunch when you arrived? (Wh question word with past continuous)
  5. What were they discussing in their meeting yesterday? (Wh question word with past continuous)

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