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   Subject + auxiliary (was/were) + verb with –ing (+ compliment)

                          auxiliary
              subject                             main verb    compliment
                          verb

              I           was                     reading      a book.
Affirmative
 statements   You         were                    reading      the lesson.

                          was
              She                     not         taking       that course.
Negative
 statements               were
              We                      not         playing      tennis.

              was
                          he                      watching     TV?

Yes/no        were
                          we                      staying      ?
 questions
              were
                          they                    eating       apples?
   We use the past continuous to describe an action in
    progress at a particular time in the past.

Examples:
They were doing homework when the bell rang.
They were not doing homework when the bell rang.
Were they doing homework when he the bell rang?

   We use the past continuous to indicate that an action
    in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually
    a shorter action in the Simple Past.

Examples:
While I was watching TV, I got a phone call.
He was waiting for me when I arrived.
   When the actions are parallel, we use the
    past continuous with the two actions.

Examples:
I was reading while he was ironing.
He was not paying attention while
his mother was talking.
Assignment
Use the correct form of the past continuous and
  the verb in       brackets

1. Yesterday at four I ______________ (work).
2. He _____________________(practice) the
   guitar.
3. While Andres ______________ (clean) his
   room, his mother ___________ (cook) dinner.
4. What ________________ (you/do) when you
   broke your leg?
5. The children _______________(watch)
   television while Peter _______________ (read).

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Basic english grammar (past continuous)

  • 1.
  • 2. Subject + auxiliary (was/were) + verb with –ing (+ compliment) auxiliary subject main verb compliment verb I was reading a book. Affirmative statements You were reading the lesson. was She not taking that course. Negative statements were We not playing tennis. was he watching TV? Yes/no were we staying ? questions were they eating apples?
  • 3. We use the past continuous to describe an action in progress at a particular time in the past. Examples: They were doing homework when the bell rang. They were not doing homework when the bell rang. Were they doing homework when he the bell rang?  We use the past continuous to indicate that an action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the Simple Past. Examples: While I was watching TV, I got a phone call. He was waiting for me when I arrived.
  • 4. When the actions are parallel, we use the past continuous with the two actions. Examples: I was reading while he was ironing. He was not paying attention while his mother was talking.
  • 5. Assignment Use the correct form of the past continuous and the verb in brackets 1. Yesterday at four I ______________ (work). 2. He _____________________(practice) the guitar. 3. While Andres ______________ (clean) his room, his mother ___________ (cook) dinner. 4. What ________________ (you/do) when you broke your leg? 5. The children _______________(watch) television while Peter _______________ (read).