Language/Tamil/Grammar/Continuous-tense
Continuous tense for verbs shows that the action occurs continuously (without stopping). Continuous-tense verbs can also indicate that the action is occurring in the past, present, or future.
The continuous past shows that the action took place in the past. (Ex: "They were laughing"). The present continuous shows that the action is in progress. (Ex: “They are laughing”) The continuous future shows that the action will take place continuously in the future. (Ex: "They will be laughing")
Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: Verb Classes, Adjective and Adverb Relationships, Adjective (பெயரடை) & Strong Middle Weak Verbs.
Continuous Tense[edit | edit source]
A verb can be put in continuous tense by AvP + கொண்டு + இரு
The past, present or continuous future can be formed by putting இரு in the past, present or future, respectively.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- அந்த இரண்டு பாட்டிமார்களும் அரட்டை அடித்துக்கொண்டிருப்பார்கள் = “These two grandmothers are going to chat”
- காகங்கள் காலையில் கரைந்துக்கொண்டிருக்கும் = “The crows will sing in the morning”
- பெரிய வீதிகளில் வண்டிகள் போய்க்கொண்டிருக்கின்றன = “Vehicles drive through the main streets”
- அவர்கள் சிரித்துக்கொண்டிருந்தார்கள் = “They were laughing”
Videos[edit | edit source]
#3|Present continuous tense in Tamil|Present progressive tense in ...[edit | edit source]
Present Perfect Continuous Tense in Tamil - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Past Continuous Tense in Tamil | English with Vennila - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Past tense
- Verb Classes
- Questions
- Nouns
- Adjective and Adverb Relationships
- Negatives
- Adjective (பெயரடை)
- That, This, and Question Words
- Plural Noun Suffix Addition
- Cases
- Strong Middle Weak Verbs
- Plurals
- Negation
- Prepositions