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Continuous Tense [Present, Past, Future and Past Future]

Continuous Tense


continuous tense

 #Present Continuous
Verb: Walk

E.g:
[+] I am walking to the book store.
Form: S + be [am, is, are] + V + ing + O
[-] I am NOT walking to the book store.
Form: S + be + NOT + V + ing + O
[?] Am I walking to the book store?
Form: Be + S + V + ing + O
[-, ?] Am I NOT walking to the book store?
Form: Be + S + NOT + V + ing + O

E.g:
[+] I am handsome.

Form: S + be [am, is, are] + Complement
[-] I am Not handsome.
Form: S + be + NOT + Complement
[?] Am I handsome?
Form: Be + S + Complement
[-, ?] Am I NOT handsome?
Form: Be + S + Not + Complement

#Past Continuous
[+] I was walking to the book store.
Form: S + be [was, were] + V + ing + O
[-] I was NOT walking to the book store.
Form: S + be [was, were] + NOT + V + ing + O
[?] Was I walking to the book store?
Form: Be [was, were] + S + V + ing + O
[-, ?] Was I NOT walking to the book store?
Form: Be [was, were]  + S + NOT + V + ing + O

E.g:
[+] I was handsome.
Form: S + be [was, were] + Complement
[-] I was Not handsome.
Form: S + be [was, were] + NOT + Complement
[?] Was I handsome?
Form: be [was, were] + S + Complement
[-, ?] Was I NOT handsome?
Form: be [was, were] + S + Not + Complement

#Future Continuous
[+] I will be walking to the book store.
Form: S + will/shall + be + V + ing + O
[-] I will NOT be walking to the book store.
Form: S + will/shall + NOT + be + V + ing + O
[?] Will I be walking to the book store?
Form: will/shall + S + be + V + ing + O
[-, ?] Will I NOT be walking to the book store?
Form: will/shall + S + NOT + be + V + ing + O

E.g:
[+] I will be handsome.
Form: S + will/shall + be + Complement
[-] I will Not be handsome.
Form: S + will/shall + NOT + be + Complement
[?] Will I be handsome?
Form: Will/shall + S + be + Complement
[-, ?] Will I NOT be handsome?
Form: Will/shall + S + NOT + be + Complement

#Past Future Continuous
[+] I would be walking to the book store.
Form: S + would/should + be + V + ing + O
[-] I would NOT be walking to the book store.
Form: S + would/should + NOT + be + V + ing + O
[?] would I be walking to the book store?
Form: would/should + S + be + V + ing + O
[-, ?] would I NOT be walking to the book store?
Form: would/should + S + NOT + be + V + ing + O

E.g:
[+] I would be handsome.
Form: S + would/should + be + Complement
[-] I would Not be handsome.
Form: S + would/should + NOT + be + Complement
[?] would I be handsome?
Form: would/should + S + be + Complement
[-, ?] would I NOT be handsome?
Form: would/should + S + NOT + be + Complement


Exercises!
Let's build your sentence using Continuous tense
1. Sleep
2. Dig
3. End
4. Start
5. Smile
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