Past Continuous
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Form |
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Affirmative |
Negative |
Interrogative |
Short answers |
I
was
You
were
He
She
was writing
It
We
were
You
were
They
were
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I
wasn’t
You
weren’t
He
She
wasn’t writing
It
We
weren’t
You
weren’t
They weren’t
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Was
I
Were
you
he
Was
she writing?
it
Were
we
Were
you
Were
they
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Yes, I was
No,
you weren’t
Yes, he was,
No,
she wasn’t
Yes, it was
No,
we weren’t
Yes, you were
No,
they weren’t
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Use: We use the past
continuous for:
1.
Actions in progress in the
past.
2.
Actions in progress when
something else
(a “short” action) happened.
3.
Descriptions.
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Spelling of verb + “ing”
1.
Normal 3. ...e
Play playing take
taking
Eat eating ride riding
2
...cons+vowel+cons 4.
. .ie ying
swim swimming lie lying
run running die
dying
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Time
expressions:
At that moment, when, while, at ... o’clock yesterday,
at this time last Tuesday, as, ... |
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