WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT 5:00 P.M. I WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC.

YESTERDAY?

I WAS WATCHING TV.

I WAS STUDYING.

I WAS SURFING THE NET.

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was
Verb-ing
were
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WHAT WERE THEY DOING AT 6:00 P.M. LAST MONDAY? 1. JAIME WAS DOING HOMEWORK.
Jaime
David and Elena
Do homework
Talk on the phone
2. DAVID AND ELENA WERE TALKING ON THE
PHONE.
My mother Make dinner
The dog Bark 3. MY MOTHER WAS MAKING DINNER.
The man Paint the wall 4. THE DOG WAS BARKING.
5. THE MAN WAS PAINTING THE WALL.
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she / clean a window telephone / ring

She was cleaning a window when the
telephone rang.
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Kate / read a book the dog / come

While Kate was reading a book, the dog came.
 Past Tenses
Past Simple Past Continuous

While the action was in progress something happened in the middle

and interrupted it.
Progress in the past Interrupted action
Long action Short action
when

Past I was cycling in the evening a man stepped on my way.

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Mike / drive a car he /see / a helicopter

Mike was driving a car when he saw a
helicopter.
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Dylan / dive he /see / a turtle

Dylan was diving when he saw a turtle.
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While the children / play in the park / it /start to rain

While the children were playing in the park,
it started to rain.