Werb tenses
present continues
use 1- now
right now I am playing basketball
use 2-longer actions in progress
I am practising skiing to become a master skier
use 3-near future
I am playing drums after school
use 4-repitition and irritation with the word always
she is always bossing people around
past continues
use 1- interrupted action in the past
I was writing song lyrics when he came in
use 2-specific time as interruption
yesterday at 2 o'clock I was skiing
use 3-parallel actions
when he was playing basketball, I was playing guitar
use 4-atmosphere
when I walked into the classroom many people were busy doing hometasks,some were
talking,and some were complaining about something
use 5-repitation and irritation with the word always
she was always bossing people around
future continues
use 1-interrupted action in the future
I'll be singing when she leaves the classroom
use 2-specific time as interruption in the future
tonight at...