Past Continuous

16-01-2013 10:39

  • Actions that  were happening at a certain time in the past.

  • The adverbs when and while are used when an action is interrupted by another.

  1.       ~~~~~~~~> He was reading.

  2.       ~~~~~~~~> She was writing.

  3.       ~~~~I~~~~> I was playing basketball when my mum called me.                                                                                                     

How do you form the Past Continuous?

  • AFF: Subj + was/were + _____ing
  • NEG: Subj + wasn´t/weren't + _____ing
  • INT: Was/Were + subj + ______ing

Examples:

  • AFF: They were eating when she arrived.
  • NEG: They weren't eating when she arrived.
  • INT: Were they studying when she arrived?

 

 

 

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