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II. The use of the Present Continuous.

The Present Continuous is used to denote an action going on at the present moment. It should be borne in mind that the term 'present moment' is not limited to the actual moment of speaking. The Present Continuous is used when in Russian we can say сейчас (теперь), which refers not only to the moment of speaking, but has a wider meaning.

The Present Continuous is used to express a continual pro­cess. In this case the adverbs always, constantly, ever are used.

The earth is always moving. The sun is ever shining

The Present Continuous is used to express an action thought of as a continual process (with the adverbs always, ever, constantly). The action is represented as going on without any interval.

She is always grumbling.

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

III. The formation of the Past Continuous.

  1. The Past Continuous is formed by means of the Past Indefi­nite of the auxiliary verb to be and Participle I of the notional verb.

  1. In the interrogative form the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

  1. In the negative form the negative particle not is placed after the auxiliary verb.

Affirmative

I was reading

He was reading

She was reading

We were reading

You were reading

They were reading

Interrogative

Was I reading?

Was he reading?

Was she reading?

Were we reading?

Were you reading?

Were they reading?

Negative

I was not reading

He was not reading

She was not reading

We were not reading

You were not reading

They were not reading

The contracted negative forms are:

He wasn't reading

They weren't reading

IV. The use of the Past Continuous.

1. The Past Continuous is used to denote an action which was going on at a definite moment in the past.

The definite moment is indicated either by another past action expressed by a verb in the Past Indefinite or by an adverbial phrase.

THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS

V. The formation of the Future Continuous.

  1. The Future Continuous is formed by means of the Future Indefinite of the auxiliary verb to be and Participle I of the notional verb.

I shall be working.

  1. In the interrogative form the first auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

Will you be working?

  1. In the negative form the negative particle not is placed after the first auxiliary verb.

I shall not be working.

  1. The contracted affirmative forms are:

I'll be reading

He'll be reading

The contracted negative forms are:

I shan't be reading. He won't be reading.

VI. The use of the Future Continuous.

The Future Continuous is used to denote an action which will be going on at a definite moment in the future.

The definite moment is indicated either by another future action expressed by a verb in the Present Indefinite or by an adverbial phrase.

The definite moment is often not expressed, but is understood from the situation.

The Future Continuous is very often used in modern English in the same meaning as the Future Indefinite, i. e. to denote a future action.