The present continuous tense of 'want':
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In present continuous tense, "want" would be expressed as "am/is/are wanting." For example, "I am wanting to go to the movies tonight" or "She is wanting a new car." This tense indicates that the action of wanting is happening in the current moment.
There are 12 main tenses in English: simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous.
The six tenses of "do" are: Present simple: I do Past simple: I did Future simple: I will do Present continuous: I am doing Past continuous: I was doing Future continuous: I will be doing
There is only one tense in the present tense, but within that tense, there are four aspects that includes simple present, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous.
Simple tenses refer to actions that are completed or recurring, such as "She eats pizza" (simple present) or "He played soccer" (simple past). Continuous tenses refer to actions that are ongoing or in progress, like "She is eating pizza" (present continuous) or "He was playing soccer" (past continuous).
The 6 forms of perfect tenses are: present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, and future perfect continuous.