past continuous tense we use this tense to talk about actions that were going on, or happening at a...
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Past Continuous
TenseWe use this tense to talk about actions that were going on, or happening at a certain moment in the past. At this time last Saturday, Paul was playing in the park with his friends.
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We often use past continuous tosay what was in progress, whensomething happened: The phone rang while I was doing my homework. I was reading a comic book whilemy sister was watching TV. When I was walking along the road, I saw a car hit a motorbike.
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Key words
1. While
2. Interruption
Last night, while I was sleeping,
the sound of the broken window
woke me up.
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Form
Affirmative(Declarative)
- I, He, She, It + was + v-ing
I was studying.
He was playing.
- You, We, They + were + v-ing
You were reading.
They were sleeping.
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Use
Negative form
- I, He, She, It + wasn’t(not) + v-ing
I wasn’t (not) studying.
He wasn’t (not) playing.
- You, We, They + weren’t(not) + v-ing
You weren’t (not) reading.
They weren’t (not) sleeping.
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Question form
- Was + He, She, It + v-ing?
Was he working?
- Were + you, we, they + v-ing?
Were they working?
Short answers
- Yes, he, she, it + was.
you, we, they were.
- No, he, she, it + wasn’t.
you, we, they + weren’t.
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Use
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Use
- It was raining on Monday so we didn’t
play football.
- Don’t turn the radio off! I was listening
to it.
We use the simple past to talk about a complete action(long or short). We use
past continuous for actions which were
not complete at a past time.
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Use
- Jack got up at 6.00 and worked from
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- At 8 p.m., when Jack came home, I
was reading cartoon book.
We often use the past continuous and
the past simple together with while.
Past continuous: longer action or situation
Past simple: complete shorter action that
happened during the longer action.
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Use
- While I was having dinner, the phone
rang.
- While I was talking to my brother, Bill
came in.
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were dancing.
was cooking dinner.
was driving home.
was not watching T.V.
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