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We use while with the present continuous and past continuous tenses to show longer actions which are interrupted: It started raining while I was waiting for the bus. (past continuous) The phone always rings while I'm having a shower.

We can use while or as to talk about two longer events or activities happening at the same time. We can use either simple or continuous verb forms.

So as a general rule, you should use “while” in a clause with a continuous action, using a verb in a continuous tense. Use “when” in a clause ...

22.05.2016 · In present and past tense, when & while pose no problems, only sequence is the deciding factor. The restriction applies to future tense (use of will). Simple present is very common in future references when time of the subordinate clause is anterior to or simultaneous with that of the main clause.

Grammar. The present continuous verb tense indicates that an action or condition is happening now, frequently, and may continue into the future. The Present Continuous Formula: to be [am, is, are] + verb [present participle] Aunt Christine is warming up the car while Scott looks for his new leather coat. They are eating at Scott’s favorite ...

08.12.2013 · Even though these last two mentioned actions are not always done, if they are done, they are done while she's having breakfast. Correct. However, 'while' will force a continuous reading on a verb in non-continuous form, so after 'while' you don't absolutely have to use a continuous form. Either has or is having is fine.

My teacher says that when describing two actions that happens at the same time in the future tense, I have to use progressive in a clause that ...

10.10.2015 · 1. I will go to work while you are staying at home. (Could I say "while you stay at home"?) 2. She will study the grammar rules while you check her homework. 3. While you tidy up the room, I will go shopping. In this context is it better to use present continuous or present simple after "while"? Oct 10 2015 10:32:35.

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"A progressive tense is usually used for the longer 'background action'". "We usually use 'while' to say that two longer actions or situations go/went on at the ...

"A progressive tense is usually used for the longer 'background action'". "We usually use 'while' to say that two longer actions or situations go/went on at the same time. We can use progressive or simple tenses. While you were reading the paper, I was working. John cooked supper while I …

Oct 23, 2008 · I am trying to connect two sentences using while and I am not sure if the tense after while . My teacher says that when describing two actions that happens at the same time in the future tense, I have to use progressive in a clause that start with while.

03.11.2021 · While the simple present is used for actions that happen repeatedly, the present continuous is particularly used to describe something that is persistently happening at the time of speaking or writing. If you wish to state a piece of factual information, you have to use the simple present tense, as in “Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.”

Conjugation of While. Simple / Indefinite Present Tense. He/She/It whiles . I while. You/We/They while. Present Continuous Tense. He/She/It is whiling. I am whiling. You/We/They are whiling.

01.04.2021 · While in Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Singular. Plural. I have been whiling. We have been whiling. You have been whiling. You have been whiling. He/She/It has been whiling. They have been whiling.

following WHILE by: Roberta 1. While i was studying, my mother made (make) a cake. 2. While i was studying, my mother was making (make) a cake. Which is correct if asked to put the verb in the brackets in : Simple Present, Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Perfect Simple, Future Simple or Going to. Thanks for the help Roberta

This tense is used to express the action which started in the past and is still going on in the present. Positive Sentences Rule- Subject+ has/have+ been+ verb (first form)+ ing+ object Examples- I have been doing the dishes. She has been doing the dishes. They have been doing the dishes. John has been doing the dishes. Negative Sentences

While + Present Tense? · 1. I will go to work while you are staying at home. (Could I say "while you stay at home"?) · 2. She will study the ...

Oct 10, 2015 · 1. I will go to work while you are staying at home. (Could I say "while you stay at home"?) 2. She will study the grammar rules while you check her homework. 3. While you tidy up the room, I will go shopping. In this context is it better to use present continuous or present simple after "while"? Oct 10 2015 10:32:35.

However, you can see both of these conjunctions in the Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense structures below.

This is a reference page for while verb forms in present, past and participle tenses. Find conjugation of while. Check past tense of while here.

Yes. Present progressive and present continuous are the same tense. As per the lesson above, 'while' is often used with the continuous (progressive) tenses. Can ...

I have heard that you have to use either the present or past continuous in ... job - it is very normal to 'mix present tenses' with 'while'.

12.12.2014 · As an English teacher I do get all the examples and explanations given above, but the thing is that none of the sentences applies to the three uses of the present continuous tense we have covered so far i.e.: 1. we use PC for actions happening at the moment of speaking 2. we use PC for actions happening 'around' now 3. we use PC with 'always' for annoying actions that …