Past Continuous (Progressive)

What is the formula for Past Continuous?

• S + have/has + V3

• S + was/were + Ving

• S + V2/ed

• S + am/are + Ving

Auxiliary verb form for 'I/She/He/It'

• Were

• Was

• Am

• Had

Auxiliary verb form for 'You/We/They'

• Was

• Were

• Is

• Have

Correct affirmative sentence in Past Continuous

• She was reading a book.

• She is reading a book.

• She will read a book.

• She reads a book.

Usage of Past Continuous

• For an event happening now

• For parallel actions

• For a future plan

• For a general truth

Parallel action-да қолданылатын сөз

• Since

• While

• Until

• Already

Interrupted action-да бөлінген процесс

• Continuous

• Simple

• Future

• Present

Interrupted action-да бөлген процесс

• Continuous

• Simple

• Future

• Present

Correct negative sentence in Past Continuous

• They were not playing football.

• They not playing football.

• They didn’t played football.

• They was not playing football.

Interrogative form of Past Continuous

• Did + S + V?

• Was/Were + S + Ving?

• Do/Does + S + V?

• S + V2/ed?