LEARN ENGLISH TENSES β€” ADULT ESL LEVEL 1 Present Continuous vs. Past Continuous

Present Tense

Subject + am / is / are + action word + -ing

🟒 What you are doing NOW!
SubjectBe-VerbAction-ingExample
Iameating🍌I am eating a banana.
Heiseating🍎He is eating an apple.
SheiseatingπŸ₯—She is eating salad.
Itiseating🦴It is eating a bone.
Youareeating🍝You are eating pasta.
WeareeatingπŸ₯ͺWe are eating sandwiches.
Theyareeating🍽️They are eating dinner.

Past Tense

Subject + was / were + action word + -ing

πŸ”΅ What you were doing BEFORE!
SubjectBe-VerbAction-ingExample
Iwaseating🍳I was eating breakfast.
Hewaseating🍲He was eating lunch.
Shewaseating🍽️She was eating dinner.
ItwaseatingπŸ“…It was eating food yesterday.
YouwereeatingπŸŒ™You were eating pizza last night.
Wewereeatingβ˜€οΈWe were eating in the afternoon.
Theywereeating🍳They were eating in the kitchen.

✏️ Practice Time!

Choose the correct be-verb for each sentence. Look for the clue word!

Score: β€” / 14