Past continuous; past continuous with when

Past continuous

Past continuous: Affirmative sentences

• Yesterday, Pam and Walter played soccer. They began at 10:00 and finished at 11:30. Therefore, they were playing soccer at 11:00. They hadn't finished yet.

FORM

Subject + was/were + verb +ing + complement

1. I was cooking for three hours yesterday.

2. You were singing since 9 this morning.

3. We were watching TV.

4. They were walking yesterday.

5. He was talking to his girlfriend.

6. She was crying all day long.

7. it was fighting all night.

Multiple Choice

I .......... my homework yesterday at 9 pm.

• was doing

• were doing

• doing

Multiple Choice

She ......... for her test.

• were studying

• was studying

• studying

Negative sentences.

David and Edgar were playing basketball. They were not studying for their test.

SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + NOT + VERB - ING + COMPLEMENT

My mother and I weren't talking. We were laughing.

Multiple Choice

Harry ........... TV last night. He was studying.

• wasn't watching

• watched

• weren't watching

STOP

Past continuous with when

An antion interrups another action in the past.

I was singing when someone shouted stop.

I was singing. (first and longer action)

someone shouted stop. (second and shorter action)

Form

^{Subject + was/were + verb-ing + when + subject + simple past verb + Complement}

^{When + subject + simple past verb + complement + , + subject + was/were + verb -ing}

1. She walked in the park.

2. Her phone rang.

She was walking in the park when her phone rang.

When her phone rang, she was walking in the park.

Multiple Choice

I was eating when they .......

• arriving

• arrived

• arrivet

Multiple Choice

.......... when she met her husband.

• Jane was traveling

• Jane traveled

• Jane traveling

What happened?

What happened?

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

He ...... in Russia when the revolution started.

• lived

• was living

Multiple Choice

I ......... at home when you called.

• wasn't sitting

• wasn't siting

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