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PAST CONTINUOUS

Irene Bruno Albendea

Created on June 15, 2023

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PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

PURPOSE

- To talk about actions and states in progress (happening) around a particular time in the past.

AFFIRMATIVE

WAS + VERB - ING

he

we

you

they

she

it

WERE + VERB - ING

I was cleaning the kitchen

He was writing an essay

She was riding her bike

It was raining outside

We were lying about it

You were going shopping

They were drinking coffee

EXAMPLES

NEGATIVE

he

WAS + NOT (WASN'T) + VERB - ING

she

it

we

WERE + NOT (WEREN'T) + VERB - ING

you

they

EXAMPLES

I wasn't cleaning the kitchen

We weren't lying about it

He wasn't writing an essay

You weren't going shopping

She wasn't riding her bike

They weren't drinking coffee

It wasn't raining outside

INTERROGATIVE

he

WAS + SUBJECT + VERB - ING

she

it

we

WERE + SUBJECT + VERB - ING

you

they

EXAMPLES

Was I cleaning the kitchen?

Were we lying about it?

Was he writing an essay?

Were you going shopping?

Was she riding her bike?

Were they drinking coffee?

Was it raining outside?

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