Hi. my name is Nick. Yesterday was terrible for me because I stayed at home all day.

I wanted to go
out but it was raining outside. I was feeling tired of being trapped inside the house.
I tried to play with my sister but she was doing her homework. My father was reading his book and
my mother was watching TV.
After lunch, I decided to sit by the window and watch the street. People were waiting at the bus stop.
While I was watching the street I witnessed an accident. A car couldn't stop at the traffic lights and
hit another car. Luckily nobody got injured.
Now I am waiting for my friend. We will go to the park to play football together. I injured my knee
while I was playing last week but it is okay now. My team needs me!
PAST
PROGRESSIVE
 What is Past progressive?
The past continuous tense,
also known as the past
progressive tense, refers to a
continuing action or state that
was happening at some point
in the past.
 EXAMPLES
*The sun was shining every day that
summer.

*As I spoke, the children were laughing at

me.

*John was baking a cake, when he was

interrupted by his neighbour.
Often: the past progressive tense is
used to set the scene for another action.
For example:

*John was baking a cake when the

storm started.
*They were painting the fence while I
was cutting the grass.
Examples of the Past Progressive Tense and Its Uses
•Here are three common uses of the past progressive tense:

(1) The past progressive tense can be used to describe an activity in the past that was interrupted:
•He was painting the door when a bird struck the window.
•They were sleeping when the alarm went off.

•(2) The past progressive tense can be used for describing an action taking place when another
occurred.
•While they were painting the door, I painted the windows..

(3) The past progressive tense can be used for describing an action that was taking place at the
same time as another:
.While they were painting the door, I was painting the windows.
 AFFIRMATIVE
Subject + was/ were + V-ing
I
He was sleeping
She
It
We were sleeping
You
They
 NEGATIVE
Subject + was / were + not + V-ing
I
He Was not Sleeping
She wasn´t
It

You Were not

We sleeping
They Weren´t
 INTERROGATIVE
Was / were + subject + V-ing + ?
I
He
was She sleeping ?
It

We
sleeping ?
were You
they
Examples:
•You were watching television last night.
•They were studying math yesterday.
•I was washing the dishes when the phone rang.
•As she was reading the book, Alice came.
•The students were drawing beautiful pictures when the
teacher entered the classroom.
•It was raining yesterday evening.
•I was learning German last year.
•I was crying while he was laughing.
•He was working when I called him.
•You were not (weren’t) watching television last night.
•They were not (weren’t) studying math yesterday.
•I was not (wasn’t) washing the dishes when the phone
rang.
•As she was not (wasn’t) reading the book, Alice came.
•The students were not (weren’t) drawing beautiful
pictures when the teacher entered the classroom.
•It was not (wasn’t) raining yesterday evening.
•I was not (wasn’t) learning German last year.
•She was not (wasn’t) crying while he was laughing.
•He was not (wasn’t) working when I called him.
•Were you watching television last night?
•Were they studying math yesterday?
•Was I washing the dishes when the phone rang?
•Was she reading the book when they came?
•Were the students drawing beautiful pictures when the teacher
entered the classroom?
•Was it raining yesterday evening?
•Was he learning German last year?
•Were you crying while he was laughing?
•Was he working when I called him?
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