Understanding Past Progressive Tense

Future continuous tense

Present continuous tense

Past continuous tense

Present perfect tense

I will eat breakfast tomorrow.

I have eaten breakfast already.

I was eating breakfast when the phone rang.

I eat breakfast every morning.

Has, have

Is, are

Do, does

Was, were

The children was playing outside.

The dogs was barking loudly.

The cat was sleeping on the couch.

The birds was flying south.

Add 's' to the verb

Add 'ing' to the verb

Add 'ed' to the verb

Add 'en' to the verb

Runned

Runs

Ran

Running

To express a completed action

To introduce another event or action

To describe a habitual action

To describe a future event

I will read a book tomorrow.

I was reading a book when the lights went out.

I read a book yesterday.

I was reading a book.

Is

Was

Are

Were

are

were

was

is