present continuous/progressive
(to be + ing)
She is singing right now.
200
I call you tomorrow.
will call
200
Last Tuesday ....
Last Tuesday I had a terrible cold.
200
was waiting
past progressive or past continuous
200
present progressive
am thinking,
are making,
is yelling
300
I ... , when the phone rang.
(past progressive - one action in progress in the past when another interrupts it)
was reading a book,
was talking to my neighbor,
was doing my homework
300
It were raining when I got to school.
was raining
300
...in two months.
I will graduate college in two months. /
I will be tanning on a beautiful beach in two months.
300
has given
present perfect
300
past perfect
had eaten,
had created,
had read
400
They ... for twenty two years.
(present perfect progressive - action true in the past and still true)
They have been seeing each other for twenty two years./
They have been married for twenty two years./
They have been paying off their student loans for 22 yrs.
400
They have been lived in Arlington for two months now.
have been living
400
...already...
I already had dinner. /
I have already eaten dinner.
400
am going to have known
future perfect
400
present perfect progressive
have been paying,
has been reminding
500
By the time you graduate college, I ... for (time period).
future perfect progressive
...I will have already been working for five years.
500
It has been raining for 3 hours before she got home.
had been raining
500
By this time next year ....
By this time next year, I will be living on my own. /
By this time next year, I will have finished writting my dissertation.
500
am going to be seeing
future progressive
500
future perfect progressive
will have been doing,
am going to have been typing