Phrase
continuous tenses
进行时态
continuous tenses is the plural of continuous tense.
a verb form that expresses an action or state continuing at a particular time
常由“be + 动词的现在分词”构成,表示动作正在进行或持续。
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A verb tense expressing ongoing action; in English, any of the tenses formed with the present participle, namely present continuous ("I am dreaming"), past continuous ("I was dreaming"), present perfect continuous ("I have been dreaming"), past perfect continuous ("I had been dreaming"), future continuous ("I will be dreaming") or future perfect continuous ("I will have been dreaming").
表示正在进行的动作的动词时态;在英语中,任何由现在分词构成的时态,即现在进行时(“我正在做梦”)、过去进行时(“我在做梦”)、现在完成进行时(“我一直在做梦”)、过去完成进行时(“我曾在做梦”)、将来进行时(“我将正在做梦”)或将来完成进行时(“我将一直在做梦”)。
表示正在进行的动作的动词时态;在英语中,任何由现在分词构成的时态,即现在进行时(“我正在做梦”)、过去进行时(“我在做梦”)、现在完成进行时(“我一直在做梦”)、过去完成进行时(“我曾在做梦”)、将来进行时(“我将正在做梦”)或将来完成进行时(“我将一直在做梦”)。
In use
In English, we use the continuous tense to talk about actions happening right now.
The teacher explained the difference between the simple past and the continuous tense.
You will need the continuous tense when you describe a scene in a story.
be + verb-ing
进行时态用于描述正在发生的动作。
She is running.
她正在跑步。
was/were + verb-ing
过去进行时态用于描述过去某个时间正在进行的动作。
They were eating dinner.
他们正在吃晚饭。
Common mistakes
I am understanding the lesson now.I understand the lesson now.
Connections
Confusing words
- perfect tense
- 完成时态 · 完成时态强调动作的完成,而进行时态强调动作正在进行
- simple tense
- 一般时态 · 一般时态表示习惯或事实,进行时态表示正在进行的动作
Word family
- continuous tenses
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
进行时态
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