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Past continuous

Form:

POSITIVE

Subjects I/YOU/HE/SHE/IT/ WE/YOU/THEY

Past simple verb to Be WAS/WERE

Verb-ing

Ex. --> What were you doing yesterday afternoon? I was doing homework

Form:

NEGATIVE

Subjects I/YOU/HE/SHE/IT/ WE/YOU/THEY

Past simple verb to Be WASN'T/WEREN'T

Verb-ing

Ex. --> Were you doing homework yesterday afternoon? No, I wasn't doing homework

Form:

INTERROGATIVE

Past simple verb to Be WAS/WERE

Subjects I/YOU/HE/SHE/IT/ WE/YOU/THEY

Verb-ing

Ex. --> What were you doing yesterday afternoon? I was doing homework

Use:

We use the Past Continuous to talk about actions or situations that were IN PROGRESS in the past. Yesterday from 9.00 am to 10:30 I was swimming.

Use:

We use the Past Continuous to talk about actions or situations that were IN PROGRESS in the past. Yesterday from 9.00 am to 10:30 I was swimming.

Use:

linking words:

use:

We use the Past Continuous to talk about an action/situation in the past that is interrupted by another action: Example: We were playing football when it started to rain.

PAST CONTINOUS FOR THE LONGER ACTION--> WE WERE PLAYING FOOTBALL

PAST SIMPLE FOR THE ACTION THAT INTERRUPTED--> WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN

When and While

We usually use when and while with the past continuous

When--> I was doing the shower when the phone rang While (at the same time)--> to talk about two actions that were happening at the same time Example: I was playing Among us while my sister was doing homework

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PAST SIMPLE

I WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL

AT THAT MOMENT I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL

PAST CONTINUOUS

I BOUGHT AN ICE-CREAM

THIS WEEKEND I DIDN'T DO HOMEWORK

I ATE A PIZZA FOR BREAKFAST

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