Present Continuous: temporary, unfinished actions, "The river is flowing freely there now.", Passive form: "The whole area is being evacuated.", future arrangements, "A: How're you getting there? B: We are taking the train.", Present Perfect Continuous: actions that started in the past and are still ongoing, Emphasizes regular or continuous occurrences, "It has been raining for hours!", "They've been promising to visit for ages!", usually no passive forms, Past Continuous: an action that started but was unfinished when another action occurred, Often linked with "when" or "while.", "I was eating lunch when my friend rang.", Passive form example: "I dropped my phone while we were being evacuated.", Past Perfect Continuous: actions that started before a particular point in the past and continued up to it, "We'd been driving for hours and really needed a break.", usually no passive forms, too, Future Continuous: future arrangements or plans when wanting to express that an action will happen during this time or as a result of the arrangement., "I'll be visiting Munich next week, so maybe we could sort out a meeting.", Modals with Continuous Forms: "This repair must be costing a fortune.", "He should be arriving around nine, I think.", "He might be waiting outside.", "It could be raining.",

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