PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST CONTINUOUS
The past continuous is used to talk about actions that
were in progress in a specific moment in the past.The
past continous is formed with the auxilliary verb to BE
and the main verb+ING.

El pasado continuo se utiliza para acciones que estaban

pasando en un momento específico en el pasado. El
pasado continuo, se forma con el verbo auxiliar “to
BE” y el verbo+ING.
 AUXILIARY VERB
SUBJECT EXAMPLES
(PAST FORM) (-ING)

I was sleeping on the sofa.

I was (yo) Estaba durmiendo en el sofá.
You were sleeping on the sofa.
You were
(tú) Estabas durmiendo en el sofá.
He was sleeping on the sofa.
He (él) Estaba durmiendo en el sofá.
She was sleeping on the sofa.
She was (ella) Estaba durmiendo en el sofá.
sleeping
It was sleeping on the sofa.
It (ello) Estaba durmiendo en el sofá.
We were sleeping on the sofa.
We
(nosotros/as) Estábamos durmiendo en el sofá.
You were sleeping on the sofa.
You were
(vosotros/as) Estábais durmiendo en el sofá.
They were sleeping on the sofa.
They
(ellos/as) Estaban durmiendo en el sofá.
 AUXILIARY VERB
SUBJECT EXAMPLES
(PAST FORM) (-ING)

I was not I wasn't sleeping on the sofa.

wasn't (yo) No estaba durmiendo en el sofá.
were not You weren't sleeping on the sofa.
You
weren't (tú) No estabas durmiendo en el sofá.
He wasn't sleeping on the sofa.
He
(él) No estaba durmiendo en el sofá.

She was not She wasn't sleeping on the sofa.

wasn't (ella) No estaba durmiendo en el sofá.
sleeping
It It wasn't sleeping on the sofa.
(ello) No estaba durmiendo en el sofá.
We weren't sleeping on the sofa.
We (nosotros/as) No estábamos durmiendo en el sofá.
were not You weren't sleeping on the sofa.
You weren't (vosotros/as) No estabais durmiendo en el sofá.
They weren't sleeping on the sofa.
They
(ellos/as) No estaban durmiendo en el sofá.
 VERB
AUXILIARY SUBJECT EXAMPLES
(-ING)

Was I sleeping on the sofa?

Was I
(yo) ¿Estaba durmiendo en el sofá?
Were you sleeping on the sofa?
Were you (tú) ¿Estabas durmiendo en el sofá?
Was he sleeping on the sofa?
he (él) ¿Estaba durmiendo en el sofá?
Was she sleeping on the sofa?
Was she
(ella) ¿Estaba durmiendo en el sofá?
sleeping? Was it sleeping on the sofa?
it (ello) ¿Estaba durmiendo en el sofá?
Were we sleeping on the sofa?
we (nosotros/as) ¿Estábamos durmiendo en el sofá?

Were Were you sleeping on the

you sofa?(vosotros/as) ¿Estabais durmiendo en el sofá?
Were they sleeping on the sofa?
they (ellos/as) ¿Estaban durmiendo en el sofá?
ADVERB SUBJECT AUXILIARY ADVERB SUBJECT AUXILIARY

I was I wasn't
you were you weren't
he he
she was she wasn't
Yes, No,
it it
we we
you were you weren't
they they