Titolo della lezione: Past Continuous Tense and Past Simple Tense

Past Continuous Tense

and
Past Simple Tense
 Past Continuous/1

Person Question Positive Answer

Singular
First Where was I last night? I was watching the TV at
home.

Second Where were you yesterday I was playing golf.

at 9:00 a.m.?
Third Where was he/she on He/She was working in
Tuesday morning? his/her office.
 Past Continuous/2

Person Question Positive Answer

Plural

First Where were we living in We were living in Toronto.

1983?

Second Where were you working in You were working in the Boston
1999? Branch.

Third Where were they living when They were living in York at that
their son graduated? time.
Present Continuous – Past Continuous

Present Continuous Past Continuous

I’m working in the London office this I was working in the London office last
month. month.

He isn’t staying at the Palace Hotel. He wasn’t staying at the Palace Hotel.
She isn’t working today. She wasn’t working yesterday.

It’s raining at the moment. Luckily, it wasn’t raining at the time.

We aren’t working on accounts this We weren’t working on accounts that
morning. morning.

They aren’t visiting their parents. They weren’t visiting their parents.
 Orthography of Gerund

give = giving write = writing Verbs :

have = having type = typing -e
bake = baking

tie = tying verbs:

lie = lying - ie

pay = paying cry = crying Verbs:

play = playing try = trying -y

read = reading climb = climbing Verbs:

ending in
work = working wash = washing
consonants
 Past Simple – Past Continuous

Past ƒ Actions or situations concluded in the past.

Simple 1 At 10:00 last night Bill came home.
When he entered the house...
2 Bob visited the Sydney office last week.
When he arrived ...

Past ƒ Actions or situations in progress in the past.

Continuous 1 From 9-10 last night Anne was watching her favourite TV programme.
Anne was switching off the television.
2 It was raining cats and dogs and he couldn’t find a taxi.