PAST CONTINUOUS
was/were verb + -ing
He was studying history at 8 o'clock last night.
He wasn't watching TV when I came.
Was he working on his project? Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t.
Remember!
- When a verb ends in -e, we leave out the -e when we add -ing.
take + -ing » takeing » taking - When a one-syllable verb ends in a single vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant.
beg + -ing » begging win + -ing » winning put+ -ing » putting - When a verb ends in -ie, it turns into -y in front of the ending -ing.
die + -ing » dying
When do we use past continuous?
The past continuous is used:
- for an action that was in progress at a specified time in the past
- to describe an activity that was interrupted by another past action
WHEN?
(Time expressions)
at 9 o'clock yesterday evening
the whole afternoon yesterday
from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. last Sunday
A Let’s practise!
A1 Positive form - What were they doing at 10 o’clock yesterday?
A2 Positive form - What were they doing when you saw them?
A3 Negative form
A4 Questions