Without continued time reference, such sentences are Future Continuous Tense. Continued time reference only differentiates between Future Continuous Tense and Future Perfect Continuous Tense.

TENSES What are traditionally called the 12 tenses are in fact 12 combinations of tense (relating to time) and aspect (how the verb is experienced, i.e. as a completed action or as still in pro. ress). It is …

Do I work? Does he work? Do I go? Does he go? Look! Listen! I'm working. He's working. I'm going. He's going. I'm not working. He isn't working. I'm not going. He isn't going. Am I working? Is he …

The verb tense system in English is very complicated—English has past, present and future tenses and all of these have both simple and perfect iterations. The good news is that for most academic work, …

The Present Progressive or Continuous be + verb + ing This tense is used to describe an action that is occurring right now (at this moment, today, this year, etc.). The action has begun and is still in …

The tense of a verb tells when something happens. A verb in the present tense shows action that is happening now. A verb in the past tense shows action that has already happened. Verbs in the past …

In formal, academic writing, actions that take place at different moments in time are represented by different verb tenses. These differences become especially important in lab reports and in papers for …