Past Continuous!

Pasado continuo

Past continuous.
El pasado continuo se utiliza para indicar una accin concreta que se realiza en un momento determinado del pasado.

Se utiliza WAS en I, HE, SHE, IT.

Se utiliza WERE en YOU, WE, THEY.

Se le aade al verbo -Ing. quitndole la e final.

Se le aade al verbo Ing. duplicando la consonante final.

EJEMPLOS: write writing; dance dancing.

EJEMPLOS :

swim swimming; shop- shopping.

AFFIRMATIVE
Las frases afirmativas en pasado continuo se forman con WAS/WERE + la raz del verbo + ING. Las reglas ortogrficas son las mismas que las del presente continuo.

Sujeto + was/were + verbo + ing + compl.

- Richard was doing his homework - Dan and Alex were playing tennis all day - Susan was cooking all morning

NEGATIVE
Las frases negativas en pasado continuo se forman poniendo not despus de WAS/WERE y antes del verbo principal. Es frecuente encontrar las formas contradas WASNT y WERENT.

Sujeto + was/were + not + verbo + ing + compl. - She wasnt reading at 8 oclock last night - They werent playing basketball

WH-SUBJECTQUESTIONS
Para preguntar por el sujeto de una oracin, ste se sustituye por WHO o WHAT y el resto de la oracin se mantiene en el mismo orden. Hay que tener en cuenta que estas preguntas siempre van en tercera persona singular, con lo que en algunos casos habr que cambiar el verbo auxiliar. - John and James were speaking to her at the party - Who was speaking to her at the party? - Kathys dog was barking - What was barking?

YES/NO QUESTIONS
Para formar preguntas del tipo yes/no en pasado continuo tenemos que cambiar el orden del sujeto y del verbo auxiliar (was/were), el resto de la oracin no vara. SHORT SHORT ANSWERS Was/were + sujeto + verbo + ing + compl? ANSWERS + doing his homework NEG: - HeNo, was AF: Yes, + SUJETO + SUJETO + WASNT Was he doing his homework? / WAS/ WERE. WERENT. se puede contestar tanto con A estas preguntas respuesta corta como larga.

WH QUESTIONS
En estas preguntas debemos cambiar el orden del sujeto y del verbo auxiliar, como lo hacamos en las del tipo yes/no, y sustituir la informacin sobre la que preguntamos por la partcula interrogativa correspondiente. Wh-question + was/were + sujeto + verb + ing + compl.? - I was visiting my grandparents last night Who were you visiting last night? - She was going to the library when I met her Where was she going when you met her?

NEGATIVA

SUJETO + WASNT / WERENT + VERBO terminado en Ing.

AFIRMATIVA SUJETO + WAS/ WERE + VERBO terminado en Ing.

INTERROGATIVA
WAS/ WERE + SUJETO + VERBO terminado en Ing.