2. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST
CONTINUOUS:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
3. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST
CONTINUOUS :
We form this tense with the helping verb "to
be" , in the past tense (was,were), plus the
present participle of the verb (with an -ing
ending): Example: Working, Dancing
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
4. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
5. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
6. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
7. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They were
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
8. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They were working
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
9. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They were working All night long
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
10. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They were working All night long
Traducción: Ellos estuvieron trabajando toda la noche
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
11. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
12. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
13. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
14. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They Were NOT
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
15. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They Were NOT working
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
16. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They Were NOT working All night long
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
17. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They Were NOT working All night long
Traducción: Ellos NO estuvieron trabajando toda la noche
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
18. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
Question form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
19. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
20. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
were
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
21. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
were They
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
22. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
were They working
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
23. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
were They working All night
long?
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
24. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
were They working All night
long?
Traducción: ¿Estuvieron Ellos trabajando toda la noche?
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
25. Como se puede observar, existen dos
componentes muy importantes en: the past
continuous.
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
26. Como se puede observar, existen dos
componentes muy importantes en: the past
continuous.
AUXILIARY VERB
BE
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE:
ING FORM
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
27. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
28. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I
SHE
HE
IT
WE
THEY
YOU
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
29. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS
SHE WAS
HE WAS
IT WAS
WE WERE
THEY WERE
YOU WERE
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
30. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS PLAYING
SHE WAS PLAYING
HE WAS PLAYING
IT WAS PLAYING
WE WERE PLAYING
THEY WERE PLAYING
YOU WERE PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
31. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
32. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I
SHE
HE
IT
WE
THEY
YOU
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
33. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT
SHE WAS NOT
HE WAS NOT
IT WAS NOT
WE WERE NOT
THEY WERE NOT
YOU WERE NOT
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
34. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT PLAYING
SHE WAS NOT PLAYING
HE WAS NOT PLAYING
IT WAS NOT PLAYING
WE WERE NOT PLAYING
THEY WERE NOT PLAYING
YOU WERE NOT PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
35. Si comparamos la forma negativa de: The past continuous,
existe la posibilidad de contraer el verbo auxiliar “to be”
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
36. Was
Were
Si comparamos la forma negativa de: The past continuous,
existe la posibilidad de contraer el verbo auxiliar “to be”
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
37. Was
Were
Si comparamos la forma negativa de: The past continuous,
existe la posibilidad de contraer el verbo auxiliar “to be”
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
38. Was Wasn`t
Were Weren`t
Si comparamos la forma negativa de: The past continuous,
existe la posibilidad de contraer el verbo auxiliar “to be”
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
39. Look at the chart
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I PLAYING
SHE PLAYING
HE PLAYING
IT PLAYING
WE PLAYING
THEY PLAYING
YOU PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
40. Look at the chart
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT PLAYING
SHE WAS NOT PLAYING
HE WAS NOT PLAYING
IT WAS NOT PLAYING
WE WERE NOT PLAYING
THEY WERE NOT PLAYING
YOU WERE NOT PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
41. Look at the chart
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT PLAYING
SHE WAS NOT PLAYING
HE WAS NOT PLAYING
IT WAS NOT PLAYING
WE WERE NOT PLAYING
THEY WERE NOT PLAYING
YOU WERE NOT PLAYING
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
42. Look at the chart
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT PLAYING
SHE WAS NOT PLAYING
HE WAS NOT PLAYING
IT WAS NOT PLAYING
WE WERE NOT PLAYING
THEY WERE NOT PLAYING
YOU WERE NOT PLAYING
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I PLAYING
SHE PLAYING
HE PLAYING
IT PLAYING
WE PLAYING
THEY PLAYING
YOU PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
43. Look at the chart
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT PLAYING
SHE WAS NOT PLAYING
HE WAS NOT PLAYING
IT WAS NOT PLAYING
WE WERE NOT PLAYING
THEY WERE NOT PLAYING
YOU WERE NOT PLAYING
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WASN`T PLAYING
SHE WASN`T PLAYING
HE WASN`T PLAYING
IT WASN`T PLAYING
WE WEREN`T PLAYING
THEY WEREN`T PLAYING
YOU WEREN`T PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
44. Remember:
Use the past continuous to describe
an activity that continued during a period
of time in the past.
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
49. Time: Yesterday
(La acción se realiza ayer)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you
doing yesterday
when I called you?
50. Time: Yesterday
(La acción se realiza ayer)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you
doing yesterday
when I called you? I was going shopping
51. Time: Yesterday
(La acción se realiza ayer)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you
doing yesterday
when I called you? I was going shopping
52. Time: Yesterday
(La acción se realiza ayer)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you
doing yesterday
when I called you? I was going shopping
53. Time: Yesterday
(La acción se realiza ayer)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you
doing yesterday
when I called you?
I was going shopping
or
I was shopping
54. Time: Yesterday
(La acción se realiza ayer)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you
doing yesterday
when I called you?
I was going shopping
or
55. Time: Yesterday
(La acción se realiza ayer)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you
doing yesterday
when I called you?
I was going shopping
or
I was shopping
56. Time: Yesterday
(La acción se realiza ayer)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you
doing yesterday
when I called you?
I was going shopping
or
I was shopping
57. Time: Yesterday
(La acción se realiza ayer)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you
doing yesterday
when I called you?
I was going shopping
or
I was shopping
58. Time: Yesterday
(La acción se realiza ayer)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you
doing yesterday
when I called you?
I was going shopping
or
I was shopping
