Past Continuous

Past Continuous

Use
1. Interrupted Action in the Past
  1. I was watching TV when she called.
2. two actions happening at the same time
  1. I was studying while he was making dinner.
3. puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past
  1. He was playing football
Exceptions in Spelling
1. come – coming (but: agree – agreeing)
2. sit – sitting
3. travel – travelling
4. lie – lying
Form
1. Afirmative
  1. I / he / she / it was + - ing
  2. you, we, they were + - ing
2. Negative
  1. I / he / she / it was not (wasn't) + - ing
  2. you, we, they were not (weren't) + - ing
3. Interrogative
  1. Was (I, he, she, it) + -ing ?
  2. Were (you, we, they) + -ing?
Signal words
1. Yesterday, while, last week, at 8 o'clock...

Resource summary

	Created by Mar Fernández Salgado about 8 years ago