Past continuous

Past continuous

The past continuous

• Was/were + verb +ing

• He was waiting for a phone call all day

• We often use the past simple and the past continuous together

• The past simple-short action

• The past continuous-longer action

Multiple Choice

How do we make the past continuous?

• am/is/are +verb+ing

• was/were +verb +ing

• am/is/are + verb

• was/were +verb

The uses

• OVERLAPPING ACTION- I was cycling to school when I saw my friend

• STORY BACKGROUND- It was raining heavily and the sky was pitch black...

• SOME PAST HABITS- She was constantly singing

• EMPHASIS OF LENGTH OF ACTION- They were doing homework all weekend!

Multiple Choice

We often use the _______ and past continuous together

• past simple

• present simple

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence:

Last night ___________suitcase ready for their holiday

• they was packing

• they were packing

• they pack

Making negative sentences and asking questions using the past continuous

• wasn't- He wasn't waiting all day

• weren't - We weren't waiting all day

• Were you waiting all day?

• Was she waiting all day?

Multiple Choice

Which city ______they______?

• was/ visit

• was/visiting

• were/visit

• were visiting

Multiple Choice

It ______yesterday. It was sunny

• was raining

• wasn't raining

• were raining

• weren't raining