looking for the guilty__ past continuous questions

looking for the guilty__ past continuous questions

PAST CONTINUOUS QUESTIONS

We use past continuous questions to get specific information about activities that were made at a specific time in the past.

Examples

were you playing Minecraft last night?

Was Lucy studying for the exam?

Was your mom baking a cake yesterday?

Were your brothers playing the guitar yesterday in the afternoon?

Short answers

Como puedes ver las preguntas anteriores son preguntas cerradas, esto es, que solo se contestan con un si o un no...

Example.

Were you playing video games?

yes I was -- No, I wasn't

Was Lucy studying for the exam?

yes she was--- no,she wasn't

Multiple Choice

What is the structure of a close question?

• subj+ Was/Were + verb*ing + comp?

• Was/Were + subj+ verb*ing + comp?

• Was/Were + subj+ verb + comp?

Multiple Choice

Como se diría...

Carlitos estaba viendo videos de youtube?

• Was carlitos watch youtube videos?

• carlitos were watch youtube videos?

• Was carlitos watching youtube videos?

Multiple Choice

ustedes estaban trabajando anoche?

• Was you working last night?

• Were you working last night?

• you was work last night?

Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer

Como se diría...

Estabas cantando en la regadera?

• Were you singing in the shower?

• You were singing in the shower?

• You were sign in the shower?

Multiple Choice

como se contestaria la siguiente pregunta...

Were Lucca, Ron and Mony playing in the park?

• yes they are

• yes we were

• yes they were

Open questions

las open question o preguntas abiertas son las que sus respuestas son diferentes, varian y se inician con las WH questions

*what

*where

*when

*how

*who

*why

Examples

What were you watching on Netflix last night?

Why were you making strange noises?

Where were you working last year?

Multiple Choice

En que parte de la pregunta colocaremos las WH questions para hacer una pregunta abierta?

• at the beginning

• in the middle

• at the end

Multiple Choice

choose the best answer

• Why was Nancy training with the dog?

• was Nancy Why training with the dog?

• was Nancy training with the dog Why?

Activity

Write 10 questions in the past continuous 5 closed questions and 5 opened questions and ask them to a classmate or friend.