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    The document discusses the past continuous tense, which is used to describe actions that were ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past or during a period in the past. It notes that the past continuous tense is formed using was/were + verb+ing, and gives examples of how it can be used to express an action happening at a specific past time, an ongoing action that was interrupted by another past action, and two simultaneous past actions.

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    The document discusses the past continuous tense, which is used to describe actions that were ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past or during a period in the past. It notes that the past continuous tense is formed using was/were + verb+ing, and gives examples of how it can be used to express an action happening at a specific past time, an ongoing action that was interrupted by another past action, and two simultaneous past actions.

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    Past continuous

    Past continuous • 2. Use.


    a. Express an action which was happening
    1. Form. AT A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE PAST.
    a. Positive. at 8 p.m yesterday, at this time last Saturday
    S + was/ were + V-ing What were you doing at this time yesterday?
    b. Negative b. Express an action which was happening in
    S + wasn’t/ weren’t + V-ing the past then another action happened.
    c. Interrogative. When I was watching T.V my father came
    Was/ were + S + V- ing? home.
    Yes, S + was/ were No, S+ wasn’t/weren’t

    c. Express two actions which were


    happening at the same time in the past.
    While I was making the report my son was
    doing his homework.

    Hội kiểm toán viên hành nghề Việt Nam (VACPA)


    Giảng viên: Phan Thị Thanh Tâm 1

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