s2 past continuous tense

s2 past continuous tense

Simple Past vs. Past continuous

Simple Past:

在過去的時間開始及完結的動作

e.g. I worked at that shop for 5 years. (= I don’t work there anymore.)

過去重覆發生的動作

e.g. I played basketball every day when I was young.

Past continuous:

在過去的一個特定時間，某動作正在進行中

e.g. At 7pm last night I was driving home.

在過去發生某事的時候，某動作正在進行中

e.g. John was doing homework when Mary called him.

Multiple Choice

At 9 p.m. yesterday, we________(watch) a movie.

• are watching

• watched

• was watching

• were watching

Multiple Choice

I________(work) in a big company for 5 years.

• was working

• work

• worked

• am working

Multiple Choice

I________(go) to library yesterday.

• am going

• was going

• go

• went

Multiple Choice

They_______(eat) chocolate at 3 o'clock.

• ate

• were eating

• are eating

• eat

Multiple Choice

My brother and sister ________ (play)tennis at 11am yesterday.

• play

• were playing

• played

• are playing

Multiple Choice

My brother ________(see)a bear an hour ago.

• sees

• is seeing

• was seeing

• saw

When an action was happening during a period of time in the past, we use Past continuous tense

Was ( he / she / it / I  )/ Were ( you / we / they  ) + (verb) ing

e.g. I was sleeping on the beach.

They were eating breakfast at home before school.

Find "When/ While"in a sentence!

→ Generally, we use past tense (shorter action) +past continuous tense (longer action)

For example:

The door bell rang while Ella was playing mobile phone games.

When Mark saw John, he was running in the park.

Notes:

Verb shows long duration of time→ past continuous tense

e.g. talk, walk, eat, sleep, cook, study, wait

Verb shows short duration of time→ past tense

e.g. bark, jump, clap, begin, end, fall, shout, arrive

Multiple Choice

While I __________ (wait), someone from the back suddenly ____________ (shout).

• waited, shouted

• waited, was shouting

• was waiting, shouted

• was waiting, was shouting

Multiple Choice

When she ________(wake) up yesterday morning, the sun ________ (already shine).

• was waking, was shining

• woke, already shined

• was waking, was already shining

• woke, was already shining

Multiple Choice

I ________ (have) lunch when Joe________(arrive).

• was having, arrived

• had, arrived

• was having, was arriving

• had, was arriving

Multiple Choice

He________(meet) a lot of friendly people when he ________(work) in USA.

• met, was working

• met, worked

• was meeting, worked

• was meeting, was working

Multiple Choice

They __________(watch) TV when I ________(arrive).

• were watching, arrived

• watched, arrived

• were watching, was arriving

• watched, was arriving

Multiple Choice

While he________(bath), his dog ________(bark)

• was bathing, was barking

• was bathing, barked

• bathed, was barking

• bathed, barked

Multiple Choice

The students ________(play) card games when the teacher________(come) in.

• played, was coming

• were playing, was coming

• played, came

• were playing, came

Multiple Choice

John________(do) homework when Mary ________(call) him.

• was doing, called

• did, called

• did, was calling

• was doing, was calling

Multiple Choice

He________(hear) a loud bang while he________(talk) to his friends.

• was hearing, talked

• was hearing, was talking

• heard, talked

• heard, was talking

Multiple Choice

When Mark ________(see) John, he________(run) in the park.

• was seeing, was running

• was seeing, run

• saw ,was running

• saw , ran

Sometimes in one sentence, they are both using the same tense.

When you called (call), he picked (pick) up his phone.

(Both are short action, so using past tense)

We were eating (eat) dinner while he was talking (talk) to his phone.

(Both are long action, so using past continuous tense)

Multiple Choice

When I________(drive), my sister________(listen) to music.

• was driving, listened

• drove, was listening

• was driving, was listening

• drove, listened

Multiple Choice

I________(swim) while Tom________(count) my time.

• was swimming, was counting

• was swimming, count

• swam, count

• swam, was counting

Changing tense into past continuous tense in the sentence