Past Continuous

Past Continuous

By Ruth Alva

We form the Past Continuous like this:

Negative

I

He

She

It​

Affirmative

Questions

was​

waiting.

+

+

You

We

They​

+

were

+

waiting.

I

He

She

It​

+

was​ not

wasn't​

+

waiting.

You

We

They​

+

+

waiting.

were​ not

weren't​

I

he

she

it​

Was​

waiting?

+

+

you

we

they​

+

Were

+

waiting?

Multiple Choice

I tried to explain her my problem to her, but she ...

• is listening.

• was listening.

• was listened.

• wasn't listening.

Multiple Choice

A lot of people ... for the 7:30 bus last night.

• are waiting.

• were waiting.

• was waiting.

• was waitting.

Multiple Choice

Fortunately, I ... too fast when the chld walked into the road in front of me.

• ...wasn't driving...

• ... drove ...

• ...was driving...

• ... didn't drive...

We form the Past Continuous like this:

• We use the past continues for an action or situation that was in progress at a particular time in the past​

  ​A: What were you doing at seven o'clock last night?

  B: I was driving home from work.​

• For an action in progress in the past:

  When I walked into the room, Ann was writing poscards and Keith was reading.​

• We can use WHEN or WHILE before the past continuous.

  I met her when/while we were working for the same company

• We can only use WHEN before the past simple:

  When I met her, we were working for the same company.​

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Multiple Choice

He ... on the phone when I arrived.

• ...weren't talking...

• ...was talking...

• ...were talking...

• ...is talking...