Past Continuos

We use PAST PROGRESSIVE ( or Continuous) to talk about...

• progressive actions in the past.

• progressive actions in the present.

He, she, It

• WAS working

• WERE working

You, We, They

• WAS singing

• WERE singing

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

• sleeped

• slept

• was sleeping

• were sleeping

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

They ______ ______ rice in the afternoon

• were eating

• were aeting

• was eat

• were eat

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Paula ... ... (SLEEP).

• were sleeping

• wasn't sleeping

• was sleeping

• weren't sleeping

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.4A

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

• do you do

• did you do

• didn't do

• were you doing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The reporter ... ... (STAND) in front of the building.

• was standing

• were standing

• weren't standing

• wasn't standing

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1C

Brian ... ... (TALK) on the phone.

• wasn't talking

• weren't talking

• was talking

• were talking

Peter ... ... (SWIM).

• was swiming

• wasn't swimming

• were swimming

• was swimming