Khyra Grey

Nathaly Soler
Aissaj Atencio ROOM #4
Ayneth Ríos
Leonardo Toribio
Caroline Anderson
Nidia Torres
Davenia Saldaña

PAST
Braithon Quiroz

CO N TI N U O U S
English class
 NTRODUCTION
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 VERB TENSES
Present
simple

Past simple Future simple

Conditional

Present continuous Past continuous Future continuous Conditional continuous

Present perfect
Past perfect
Future perfect

Conditional perfect
Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous Future perfect continuous
Future to be going to

Very Important
The past continuous is formed with the
auxiliary verb to be and the gerund
(form with -ing) of the verb that
expresses the action.
 PAST
CONTI N U O U S ¿What do we need to make up a past
continuous sentence?

Subject+ helping verb (was/were) + 1st form of verb + ing+ object.

¿Subject?
Subject+ helping verb (was/were) + not +1st form of verb + ing+ object. ¿Helping verbs?
¿Object?

Helping verb (was/were) + subject + 1st form of verb + ing + object ?

 Affirmative sentences in the
past continuous are formed
with: WAS/WERE + the root
of the verb + ING.

AFFIRMATIVE EXAMPLES

Richard was doing his homework.

Dan and Alex were playing tennis all
day.
Susan was cooking all morning.
Negative
The past continuous, in its negative form, has this
structure:
Subject + was/were + not + [verb + -ing] + ...

They weren’t watching TV

- Was/were: simple past of the
on high volume late at night.
verb to be;
She wasn’t doing sport when

I called her. -The abbreviated form of the

I wasn’t running while she negative form is the same as
the abbreviated form of to be in
was walking.
the simple past: I wasn't - you

Example weren't - he wasn't ...

 Interrogative:
In the questions we must change the order of the subject
and the auxiliary verb.

Was/Were + subject + verb + -ing + …?

Was I running in the park when you sent me that

message?
Were they watching TV when she got back from
work?
Differences between past simple, past continuous,
past perfect and past perfect continuous:

Example: We had been looking for the wallet for 2 hours when
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Susan found it.

PAST PERFECT TENSE

Example: When she arrived,

the bus had already left.

Past simple Example: My parents

called me yesterday.

Past continuous Example: She couldn't come

to the party. She was

working.

 Time to play

First Question Second Question

2 days ago I played baseball Yesterday I bought a Nike brand rutulo

yesterday I played baseball I bought a sign yesterday from the nike store

I was playing baseball the day before yesterday i bought a nike sign

the day before yesterday i played baseball Today I bought a Nike sign
Answers:
1. I was playing baseball.

2. Yesterday i bought a Nike

brand rutulo.