Project past continuous.

1. THE PAST CONTINUOUS

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

45. Activity:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS

46. THE PAST CONTINUOUS
Activity:
GO SHOPPING / SHOP

47. THE PAST CONTINUOUS
When:
Activity:
GO SHOPPING / SHOP

48. THE PAST CONTINUOUS
When:
Yesterday
Activity:
GO SHOPPING / SHOP

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

59. THE PAST CONTINUOUS
Activity:

60. THE PAST CONTINUOUS
Activity:
Watch TV

61. THE PAST CONTINUOUS
When:
Activity:
Watch TV

62. THE PAST CONTINUOUS
When:
Last night
Activity:
Watch TV

63. Time: Last night
(La acción se realizó anoche)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you doing
yesterday at night?

64. Time: Last night
(La acción se realizó anoche)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you doing
yesterday at night? I was

65. Time: Last night
(La acción se realizó anoche)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you doing
yesterday at night? I was watching TV with
my family

66. Time: Last night
(La acción se realizó anoche)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
What were you doing
yesterday at night? I was watching TV with
my family

67. THE PAST CONTINUOUS