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    The document discusses the past progressive tense, also known as the past continuous tense. It is formed with was/were plus the present participle or -ing form of the main verb. Examples are provided of the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the past progressive tense using common verbs like play, study, rain, work, travel, and laugh. The tense expresses an ongoing or continuous action that was happening in the past.

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    The document discusses the past progressive tense, also known as the past continuous tense. It is formed with was/were plus the present participle or -ing form of the main verb. Examples are provided of the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the past progressive tense using common verbs like play, study, rain, work, travel, and laugh. The tense expresses an ongoing or continuous action that was happening in the past.

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    The document discusses the past progressive tense, also known as the past continuous tense. It is formed with was/were plus the present participle or -ing form of the main verb. Examples are provided of the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the past progressive tense using common verbs like play, study, rain, work, travel, and laugh. The tense expresses an ongoing or continuous action that was happening in the past.

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    BY: TEACHER, ANGELA ROCIO CASTRO HERRERA

    The past progressive tense ends


    in ING instead of –ed and works
    with the past form of verb To be
    (was/were)

    • He was running 1000 meters


    AFFIRMATIVE FORM

    SUBJECT TO BE in past VERB IN GERUND (ing) COMPLEMENT


    I WAS PLAYING BOARD GAMES

    YOU WERE PLAYING BOARD GAMES

    SHE WAS STUDING FRENCH

    HE WAS PLAYING THE GUITAR

    IT WAS RAINING YESTERDAY

    WE WERE WORKING LAST WEEK

    YOU WERE TRAVELING LAST YEAR

    THEY WERE LAUGHING THAT DAY


    NEGATIVE FORM
    SUBJECT TO BE in past NOT VERB IN GERUND (ing) COMPLEMENT
    Wasn’t/weren’t
    I WAS NOT PLAYING BOARD GAMES

    YOU WERE NOT PLAYING BOARD GAMES

    SHE WAS NOT STUDING FRENCH

    HE WAS NOT PLAYING THE GUITAR

    IT WAS NOT RAINING YESTERDAY

    WE WERE NOT WORKING LAST WEEK

    YOU WERE NOT TRAVELING LAST YEAR

    THEY WERE NOT LAUGHING THAT DAY


    INTERROGATIVE FORM
    TO BE in SUBJECT VERB IN GERUND COMPLEMENT QUESTION
    past (ing) MARK

    WAS I PLAYING BOARD GAMES ?

    WERE YOU PLAYING BOARD GAMES ?


    WAS SHE STUDING FRENCH ?

    WAS HE PLAYING THE GUITAR ?

    WAS IT RAINING YESTERDAY ?

    WERE WE WORKING LAST WEEK ?


    WERE YOU TRAVELING LAST YEAR ?

    WERE THEY LAUGHING THAT DAY ?

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