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Past Continuous Tense

We use the Past Continuous Tense for an action that was going on in the past when something else happened.

Examples:

1. While they were playing yesterday, they saw a snake.

2. I was going to the market when I saw Zhi Ming.

3. The bird was flying away when he shot it.

4. While we were flying, it started to rain.

5. I was writing a letter when the lights went out.

We also use the Past Continuous Tense for an action that was going on at a given period or point of time in the past.

Examples:

1. I was reading a book yesterday afternoon.

2. We were sleeping at 9 o'clock last night.

3. My mother was cooking all yesterday morning.

4. She was walking home at 8 o'clock last night.

5. He was digging in the garden all day yesterday.

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Present Continuous Tense

The Present Continuous Tense is used to express an action that is going on at the moment.

Examples:
1. I am reading a book in the library.
2. The old man is sitting on the bench.
3. They are fishing by the river.
4. The guard is closing the door now.
5. The pupils are arranging the desks in the classroom.

Notes
* The present continuous tense is formed as 
    am / is / are + [ verb + -ing ]

* For verbs that end in 'e' , replace the 'e' with 'ing'.
   Examples: (a) arrive + ing = arriving
                     (b) receive + ing = receiving
                     (c) come + ing = coming

* For verbs ending with a consonant and have only the one vowel before the consonant, double the last letter before adding ' ing '.
   Examples: (a) fit + ing = fitting
                     (b) dig + ing = digging
                     (c) rob + ing = robbing

Simple Past Tense

We use the Simple Past Tense for a past action when we know the time it happened.

Examples:
1. I drew the picture yesterday.
2. I bought this book two days ago.
3.They caught a lot of fish this morning.
4. My sister gave me the bag last night.
5. The cat ate the fish just now.

The sentences above mentioned the past actions.
Are we told when the actions took place?
Yes, the actions took place ' yesterday' , 'two days ago' , 'this morning' , 'last night' and 'just now' .

Simple Present Tense

The Simple Present Tense is used for actions which are done every day, sometimes, always, often, etc.

Examples: 
1. I brush my teeth every morning.
2. It sometimes rains in the evening.
3. Lily always sleeps early.
4. I often help my friends.

Read the sentences above.
Which are the verbs in the sentences ?
They are 'brush' , 'rains' , 'sleeps' and 'help' .
They are used to show us what people do every day , sometimes , always and often.
They are in the Simple Present Tense.
We use the Simple Present Tense to show a regular or habitual action.