The document provides information about the past continuous tense in English. It explains that the past continuous tense is used to talk about actions that were ongoing or happening at a certain time in the past. It provides examples of how the past continuous can be used to describe what was happening when something else occurred. It also outlines the formation of the past continuous tense, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms.
The document provides information about the past continuous tense in English. It explains that the past continuous tense is used to talk about actions that were ongoing or happening at a certain time in the past. It provides examples of how the past continuous can be used to describe what was happening when something else occurred. It also outlines the formation of the past continuous tense, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms.
The document provides information about the past continuous tense in English. It explains that the past continuous tense is used to talk about actions that were ongoing or happening at a certain time in the past. It provides examples of how the past continuous can be used to describe what was happening when something else occurred. It also outlines the formation of the past continuous tense, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms.
going on, or happening at a certain moment in the past.
At this time last Saturday, Paul was playing in
the park with his friends. We often use past continuous to say what was in progress, when something happened: The phone rang while I was doing my homework. I was reading a comic book while my sister was watching TV. When I was walking along the road, I saw a car hit a motorbike. Key words 1. While 2. Interruption Last night, while I was sleeping, the sound of the broken window woke me up. Form Affirmative(Declarative) - I, He, She, It + was + v-ing I was studying. He was playing. - You, We, They + were + v-ing You were reading. They were sleeping. e Us Negative form - I, He, She, It + wasn’t(not) + v-ing I wasn’t (not) studying. He wasn’t (not) playing. - You, We, They + weren’t(not) + v-ing You weren’t (not) reading. They weren’t (not) sleeping. Question form - Was + He, She, It + v-ing? Was he working? - Were + you, we, they + v-ing? Were they working? Short answers - Yes, he, she, it + was. you, we, they were. - No, he, she, it + wasn’t. you, we, they + weren’t. s e U s e U - It was raining on Monday so we didn’t play football. - Don’t turn the radio off! I was listening to it. We use the simple past to talk about a complete action(long or short). We use past continuous for actions which were not complete at a past time. e Us - Jack got up at 6.00 and worked from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. - At 8 p.m., when Jack came home, I was reading cartoon book.
We often use the past continuous and
the past simple together with while. Past continuous: longer action or situation Past simple: complete shorter action that happened during the longer action. e Us
- While I was having dinner, the phone
rang. - While I was talking to my brother, Bill came in. https://es.liveworksheets.com/vk7865vm