Past Continuous

Past Continuous

The past continuous expresses an activity that was in progress, ocurring, happening.

Affirmative statement

​:) + was / were + verb (ING)

Examples:

( I - She- He - It) was working yesterday at 10 am.

(You - We - They ) were working this morning.

Multiple Choice

Bob went to bed at 10.30 pm, at 11.00 he __________ (sleep).

• is sleeping

• was sleeping

• were sleeping

• sleeping

NEGATIVE

​:) + wasn't / weren't + verb (ING)

( I - She - He - It) wasn't working.


(We, You, They ) weren't working.

Multiple Choice

She ________ (not pay) attention to the teacher.

• isn't pay

• doesn't paying

• wasn't paying

• wasn't paing

Questions and answers.

​Was / Were + :) + verb (ING) ... ?
Yes, ( I, she, he, it ) was. Yes, (you, we, they) were.
No, ( I, she, he, it ) wasn't. No, ( you, we , they ) weren't.

Were you studying English at 7:00 am?
No, I wasn't.

Was she talking to her ex-boyfriend?
Yes, she was.

Multiple Choice

Were you doing your homework 2 min before the teacher arrived?

answer: negative

• Yes, I do.

• No, I don't.

• Yes, you were.

• No, I wasn't.

Multiple Choice

Translate: ¿Estaban ellos viendo Netflix?

• They were watching netflix.

• Was you watching Netflix?

• Were they watching Netflix?

• They were watching netflix?