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Past Continuous Tense in English
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Created on November 20, 2021
Past Continuous Tense presentation for students of Primary Education.
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Pastcontinuous tense
We use the past continuous tense to talk about:
something happening at a precise time in the past
Examples: I was drinking two hours ago. They were sleeping. She wasn´t playing the guitar. They weren´t eating dinner.
how do we form the past continuous tense?
Affirmative sentences
was were
I You We They
-ing verb
HeShe It
was
-ing verb
-ing verb
Examples: I was listening to music. She was making dinner. We were playing hockey. He was talking constantly.
how do we form the present continuous tense?
Negative sentences
-ing verb
was not were not
I You We They
-ing vrb
HeShe It
was not
-ing verb
-ing verb
Examples: I was not having dinner. She was not eating food. We were not doing homework. The Sun wasn´t shining.
how do we form the present continuous tense?
Interrogative sentences
Was Were
I You We They
-ing verb
HeShe It
-ing verb
Was
-ing verb
Examples: Were you going home? Was she having lunch? Were we watching television? Was it raining?
wh- questions
where
what
who
were you
were they
was he talking
working?
about?
doing there?
How
when
why
were they
was he
were you
travelling?
feeling?
studying Chinese?
let´s play!
Alice and Max _________ going home.
were
do
are
was
OH NO!TRY AGAIN!
The cat was _________ fish in a bowl.
were
drinking
eating
eats
OH NO!TRY AGAIN!
The plane _________ flying to Paris.
were
weren´t
aren´t
was
OH NO!TRY AGAIN!
She _________ reading a new magazine.
was
were
reads
is
OH NO!TRY AGAIN!
They were _________ in the Pacific Ocean.
wasn´t
surfing
having
cooking
OH NO!TRY AGAIN!
My friend wasn´t _________ for the train.
waiting
aren´t
waits
sleeping
OH NO!TRY AGAIN!
_________ you calling me last night?
was
were
do
wasn´t
OH NO!TRY AGAIN!
Was he _________ his bedroom yesterday?
playing
were
does
cleaning
OH NO!TRY AGAIN!
Was she _________ her bicycle?
reading
riding
rode
rides
OH NO!TRY AGAIN!
Why was he _________ with his fingers?
eats
drinking
eating
wasn´t
OH NO!TRY AGAIN!
Who _________ clapping at the end?
was
is
does
were
OH NO!TRY AGAIN!