Grammar_Verbs - Continuous or Progressive Tenses

CONTINUOUS (BE+GERUND)

Present

+Subject + Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple AM/ARE/IS) +Main Verb (GERUND -ing) +O+CC

- Subject + Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple) +NOT + Main Verb (GERUND -ing) +O+CC

? Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple) + Subject + Main Verb (GERUND -ing) + O + CC + Prep?

Short Answers

Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject + Auxiliary Verb+ (Abbreviation of the Negation)

Yes, I am. Yes, he is. Yes, you are./ No, I’m not. No, she isn’t. No, they aren’t.

Past

+Subject + Auxiliary Verb (Past Simple WAS/WERE) +Main Verb (GERUND -ing) +O+CC

- Subject + Auxiliary Verb (Past Simple) +NOT + Main Verb (GERUND -ing) +O+CC

? Auxiliary Verb (Past Simple) + Subject + Main Verb (GERUND -ing) + O + CC + Prep?

Short Answers

Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject + Auxiliary Verb+ (Abbreviation of the Negation)

Yes, I was. Yes, you were./No, he wasn’t. No, they weren’t.

Future

+Subject + Modal Verb Affirmative WILL + Auxiliary Verb (Base Form) +Main Verb (GERUND -ing) +O+CC

- Subject + Modal Verb Negative WON’T+ Auxiliary Verb (Base Form) +Main Verb (GERUND -ing) +O+CC

? Modal Verb WILL + Subject + Auxiliary Verb (Base Form) + Main Verb (GERUND -ing) + O + CC + Prep?

Short Answers

Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject + Modal Verb+ (Abbreviation of the Negation)

Yes, I will. /No, he won’t.

Conditional

+Subject + Modal Verb Affirmative WOULD/SHOULD/COULD/MIGHT + Aux. Verb (B. F.)+Main Verb (G) O+CC

- Subject + Modal Verb Negative WOULDN’T/SHOULDN’T/COULDN’T/MIGHT NOT + Aux. Verb (B.F.) +M.V. +G+O+CC

?Modal Verb for Conditional tense + Subject + Aux. Verb (B.F.) + Main Verb (-ing) + O + CC + Prep?

Short Answers

Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject + Modal Verb+ (Abbreviation of the Negation)

Yes, I would. /No, he wouldn’t.