English

Class
 KINAL 2021

Past

Continuous
Past

Continuous
What do we use past continuous

for?
USAGE
It refers to a

continuing action

that was happening

at some point in the

past.
USAGE

The past continuous

tense is formed by

combining the past

tense of verb to be

(was/were) with

gerunds.
USAGE

Was: I, She, He, It

Were: You, They, We.
Gerunds
Verb + ing
Singing
Drive - Driving
Calling
Talking
Crying
Positive (Structure)

Subject + was/were +

gerund + Complement.
EXAMPLES
You were watching

television yesterday.
I was driving my

car when you

called me.
They were

studying at

Jennifer´s house.
We were

working last

monday.
I was listening

to music in the

meeting.
Negative (Structure)

Subject + was/were + not

+ gerund + Complement.

wasn´t / weren´t
EXAMPLES
Michael and John

were not / weren´t

traveling to Miami.
You were not

paying attention

to the class
She was not / wasn´t

writing in the book.

We were not

watching the

movie in the

cinema.
Jorge wasn´t eating

pizza with his friends.

Jorge no estaba

comiendo pizza con

sus amigos.

Jorge didn´t eat

pizza with his friends.

Jorge no comio

pizza con sus

amigos.
Question (Structure)
Was/Were + subject +

gerund + Complement + ?
EXAMPLES
Were they

talking with the

teacher?
Was she

looking for a

new cellphone?
Were you

reading a book

when I sent you

the message?
Was I teaching

english class

last month?
Were we eating at

pollo campero last

week?
Let´s Practice
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