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Continuous aspect

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  • actions in progress in the past when another thing happened
    past continuous
  • tentative ideas to avoid being too direct with a request (usually with the word wonder)
    past continuous
  • temporary or incomplete situations
    present continuous
  • situations in the process of changing, developing, worsening
    present continuous
  • plans = future in the past (usually with words plan, think)
    past continuous
  • actions in progress at a particular time at present
    present continuous
  • actions that we see happening over a period of time (usually with for)
    present perfect continuous
  • repeated actions (that may be annoying)
    present continuous