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PAST CONTINUOUS

VERB READ
Affirmative: Subject + Auxiliary Be in past + main verb + ing
Negative: Subject + Auxiliary Be in past + negative + main verb + ing
Interrogative: Auxiliary Be in past + Subject + main verb + ing

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE


I was reading I was not reading Was I reading ?
You were reading You were not reading Were you reading ?
He was reading He was not reading Was he reading ?
She was reading She was not reading Was she reading ?
It was reading It was not reading Was it reading ?
We were reading We were not reading Were we reading ?
You were reading You were not reading Were you reading ?
They were reading They were not reading Were they reading ?

Examples:
He was watching TV when the power went out.
They weren’t listening to the teacher’s instructions.
Were you playing soccer when you broke your leg?

Contractions:
I wasn’t, You weren’t, He wasn’t, She wasn’t, It wasn’t, We weren’t, You
weren’t, They weren’t

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