MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

by + means of transportation
by car
by plane
by coach (bus)
by bus
by train
on foot

PAST COTINUOUS: to express actions in progress in a specific time in

the past.
was / were + Ving

I was reading a newspaper yesterday when it started to rain.

You were drinking some water when my father came.
He was doing grammar exercises when the telephone rang.
She was chatting on the phone when the storm started.
It was showing the timetables when I came to the airport.
We were experiencing turbulence when I was on the plane.
You were playing soccer when the teacher came.
They were waiting for the bus when my friend arrived to the station.
Negative Sentences
was / were + not + Ving
wasn’t / weren’t + Ving

I was reading a newspaper yesterday when it started to rain.

I wasn’t reading a newspaper yesterday…

You were drinking some water when my father came.

You weren’t drinking some water…

He was doing grammar exercises when the telephone rang.

He wasn’t doing grammar exercises…

She was chatting on the phone when the storm started.

She wasn’t chatting on the phone…

It was showing the timetables when I came to the airport.

It wasn’t showing the timetables…

We were experiencing turbulence when I was on the plane.

You weren’t experiencing turbulence…
You were playing soccer when the teacher came.
You weren’t playing soccer…

They were waiting for the bus when my friend arrived to the station.
They weren’t waiting for the bus…

Interrogative form:
Was / Were + V.ing…?

I was reading a newspaper yesterday when it started to rain.

Were you reading a newspaper yesterday…?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t.

You were drinking some water when my father came.

Was I drinking any water when your father came?
Yes, you were.
No, you weren’t.

He was doing grammar exercises when the telephone rang.

Was he doing grammar exercises…?
Yes, he was.
No, he wasn’t.

She was chatting on the phone when the storm started.

Was she chatting on the phone…?
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t.

It was showing the timetables when I came to the airport.

Was it showing the timetables…?
Yes, it was.
No, it wasn’t.

We were experiencing turbulence when I was on the plane.

You were playing soccer when the teacher came.
They were waiting for the bus when my friend arrived to the station.
WH-QUESTIONS
What were you doing yesterday when I got home?
I was doing the dishes when you got home.
I wasn’t doing the dishes when you got home.
Were you doing the dishes when you got home?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t.

Where were you going in the morning?

I was going to my office in the morning.
I wasn’t going to my office in the morning.
Were you going to your office in the morning?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t.