Continuous tense
进行时态
📖 牛津释义
continuous tense
(also progressive tense), (grammar) phrase consisting of part of be and a verb ending in -ing which expresses an action that continues over a period of time, as in `I am/was writing', `They are/were singing' 进行时态（由be的一种形式和以-ing结尾的动词构成的词组, 表示持续一段时间的动作, 如
`I am/was writing', `They are/were singing'.
🧩 词语组成解析
🗣️ 情景例句
That's all right.
没关系。
He uses clay to form images of people.
他利用粘土造各种的人像。
It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.
它从筐里探出身子，随着乐器的摆动而扭动。