PAST PROGRESSIVE

PAST CONTINUOUS

USES:

To talk about an action that was happening in the

past for a period of time.
 PAST CONTINUOUS

AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT + WAS / WERE + VERB –ING + COMPLEMENT.
I WAS PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.
FORM

NEGATIVE
SUBJECT + WASN’T / WEREN’T + VERB –ING +
COMPLEMENT.
YOU WEREN’T STUDYING FOR THE EXAM.

INTERROGATIVE
WAS / WERE + SUBJECT + VERB –ING + COMPLEMENT ?
WERE THEY LISTENING TO MUSIC?
 PRESENT PARTICIPLE (-ING VERBS)

FORM THE GERUND BY ADDING IF THE VERB FINISH WITH E,

–ING AT THE END OF THE VERB. CANCEL THE E AND ADD –ING

DO – DOING LIVE – LIVING

PLAY – PLAYING MAKE – MAKING
EAT – EATING PARTICIPATE – PARTICIPATING
STUDY – STUDYING HAVE – HAVING
WALK – WALKING DECIDE – DECIDING
GO - GOING INVITE – INVITING