Past Continuous

Past Continuous

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For the pronouns I, SHE, HE and IT we use

(verb to be in the past)

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For the pronouns YOU, WE and THEY we use

(verb to be in the past)

To form the past continuous we always need

verb to be + ING

Remember some rules when adding -ing

1. if the word ends in "e" we have to remove it

e.g.: dance----dancing

2. If the word ends with a combination of CONSONANT-VOWEL-CONSONANT I have to double the last letter

e.g.: run----running

Multiple Choice

Julie ______(sleep) at three o'clock.

• is sleeping

• was sleeping

• were sleeping

Multiple Choice

Luke______(not read) at three o'clock.

• wasn't reading

• weren't reading

Multiple Choice

They________ (eat) chocolate at three o'clock.

• was eating

• were eating

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John

(play) tennis at three o'clock.

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We

(not watch) TV at three o'clock.

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Sarah

(swim) when the cat jumped from the tree.

Questions

To form questions we have to write the verb to be at the beginning.

Was Sally playing basketball yesterday?

Were Tom and Nat swimming in the pool last Sunday?

Now answer about yourself!

Open Ended

What were you doing today at 7 am?

Open Ended

What was your mum doing yesterday at 5 o'clock?

Open Ended

What was your pet doing last night?