SEE THIS CHART

FIRST USE:

WE USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS TO EXPRESS IDEAS THAT

OCURRED IN THE PAST

EXAMPLE:
YESTERDAY, I WAS PLAYING SOCCER WITH MY FRIENDS
THE NEW COMBINATION: VERB TO BE IN THE PAST

I YOU
HE WAS WE WERE
SHE THEY
IT
 STRUCTURE :

SUBJECT + VERB TO BE IN THE

PAST(WAS-
WERE)+GERUND(VERB + ING)
+COMPLEMENT+ADV OF TIME
EXAMPLES:
I WAS PLAYING SOCCER IN THE
MORNING
THEY WERE STUDYING ENGLISH
YESTERDAY
YES/NO QUESTIONS IN THE PAST
STRUCTURE:

VERB TO BE IN THE PAST + SUBJECT +GERUND+

COMPLEMENT?
EXAMPLES
WAS EDUARDO PLAYING SOCCER ?
YES, HE WAS
NO HE WAS+NOT = WASN’T
WERE YOU WATCHING TV ?
YES I WAS
NO I WASN’T
WERE THEY STUDYING ENGLISH?
YES THEY WERE
NO THEY WERE + NOT = WEREN’T

1) Julie WAS SLEEPING (sleep) at five o'clock.

2) You WERE STUDYING (study) at three o'clock. 3) Luke
WAS READING(read) yesterday
4) I_ WAS WORKING (work) last month.
5) They WERE EATING (eat) chocolate at one o’clock. 6) John WAS
PLAYING (play) tennis the day before yesterday 7) We (watch)
TV at four o’clock.
8) He WAS USING (use) the internet at six o’clock.
9) You WERE COOKING (cook) lunch at three o’clock.
10) We ARE TRAVELLING (travel) to London at three o’clock.
11) Mrs. Brown WASN´T WALKING (not/walk) in the garden when the murder
happened.
12) Mr. Black WASN´T WORKING (not/work) in his study when his mother called
him
13) Miss Jones WASN’T TALKING (not/talk) to Mr. White when the phone rang
14) You_ WEREN’T PLAYING (not/play) cards when the radio turned on
15) Dr. Ford WASN´T READING (not/read) in his room when the window exploded
16) Mr. and Mrs. Green WEREN’T EATING (not/eat) in the dining room when the
door bell rang.
17) Mr. Blue WASN´T DRINKING (not/drink) coffee in the library when the light
turned off
18) The maid WASN’T CLEANING (not/clean) the bedrooms when the murder
finished
19) I WASN’T LISTENING (not/listen) to music when the people died
20) The dogs WEREN´T PLAYING (not/play) outside when the door closed

WH-QUESTION IN THE PAST

STRUCTURE:
WH-QUESTION + VERB TO BE IN THE PAST+ SUBJECT GERUND+COMPLEMENT +ADV OF TIME?
EXAMPLES:

WHAT WAS YOU DOING YESTERDAY?

WHERE WERE THEY STUDYING ENGLISH?
EXAMPLE:
OSCAR WAS PLAYING TENNIS WITH A BIG RACKET IN THE
STREET YESTERDAD MORNING BECAUSE IT WAS HIS
FREE TIME
WH QUESTION ANSWERS
WHAT

WHERE
WHEN

WHO

WHY

HOW

YES/NO QUESTION:

NOW IT IS YOUR TURN:

LAURA WAS TEACHING ENGLISH WITH SOME MARKETS IN THE

CLASSROOM THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY BECAUSE SHE
HELPED TO THEIR STUDENTS TO STUDIED FOR THEIR EXAMS

ERIKA AND CESAR WERE CLEANING THE ROOM WITH MUSIC

FEW HOURS AGO IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE THEY WERE
ALONE IN THE HOUSE