PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST CONTINUOUS

• The past continuous (or progressive) is the tense used to express situations that occurred in the past and were in progress at any moment during a period of time.

  
  

  When expressed in its affirmative form, the verb confirms that something was happening in a past period of time.

  The past continuous, in its affirmative form, has this structure:Subject + was/were + [verb + -ing] + …Was/were: past simple of the verb to be.

  SUBJECT WAS/WERE VERB + -ING

  I was working.

  You were working

  He/She/It was working

  We/You/They were working

  
  

Multiple Choice

I___________ in the park when you sent me that message.

• were running

• was running

• am running

• is running

Past Continuous Negative Form

• The past continuous, in its negative form, has this structure:

  Subject + was not/were not+ [verb + -ing]

  
  

  SUBJECT WAS/WERE NOT VERB + -ING

  I was not working

  You were not working

  He/She/It was not working

  We/You/They were not working

Multiple Choice

We ____________ TV during our break.

• was not watching

• were not watching

• is not watch

• is not waching

Past Continuous Interrogative Form

• In the interrogative form we put 'was / were' in front of the subject:

  
  

• Was I listening?

• Were you working?

• Was she working?

• Was he living in Paris at the time?

• Was it snowing when you arrived?

• Were we eating?

Multiple Choice

When you arrived at the party____________ (Alan/dance)?

• were Alan dancing

• was Alan dancing