PAST CONTINUOUS

• We use past continuous to talk about actions in progress in a particular

time in the past, when another action was in progress or repeated actions
in the past or at the beginning of a story.
• I was running yesterday at 5:00 pm
• he was watching tv last Saturday at 10:00 pm
• We were having lunch when they arrived
• He was driving very fast when he crushed with the tree.
• I was practising every day my english
• They were always yelling
• The other day, I was waiting the bus when I saw Carlos
• RULES:

• RUN • RUNNING
• STUDY • STUDYING
• EAT • EATING
• LIE • LYING
• PLAY • PLAYING
• BEGIN • BEGINNING
 Past continuous
While subject Verb to Verb + ing Complement When Simple past
be
He Was Running In the park When The accident happened

I Was Watching Tv When Ana showed up

They Were Playing Soccer When He broke his arm

While My Was Cooking, The pone rang

mother
While She Was Studying At home, She Heard a strange noise
 QUESTIONS
• Were you studying english last night at 8:00 pm?
• No. I wasn’t.
• Yes,I was. I was studying english last night at 8:00 pm
• No, I wasn’t. I was watching TV.
• Was your father working last Saturday at 9:00 am?
• No, he wasn’t. He was having breakfast at home.
• Yes, he was. He was working last Saturday at 9:00 am
• Were you and your Friends hanging out last Friday when the accident
happened?
• Yes,I was hanging out with my Friends when the accident happened
• No, I was watching tv at home when the accident happened.
• What were you doing last saturday at 7:00 pm?
• I was watching tv with my family
• What was your brother doing last night at 9:00 pm ?
• He was talking on the phome with his girlfriend
• What was your mother doing at 7:00 am today?
• She was making breakfast
• While : for long actions
• When : for short actions
• While I was running in the park I saw Carlos.
• When I saw Carlos, I was running in the park.