Use and rules of the past Continuous INGLES II

Use and rules of the past Continuous INGLES II

IUV- LETICIA CORTEZ HERNANDEZ TEACHER OSVALDO PLATA AVILA

BANDERILLA JULIO 2023

The continuous past is used for actions that were happening at a specific time in the past. Like the present continuous, it is formed with the auxiliary verb "to be" and the verb +ing.

To form the past continuous, the auxiliary verb "to be" and the verb + ing are used. The auxiliary verb "to be" is in the simple past, but keep in mind that "to be" is an irregular verb.

FORM

SUJETO I, he, she, it AAUXILIAR (TO BE) was VERB+ING talking, eating, learning, doing, going… you, we, they were talking, eating, learning, doing, going…

Structure (Estructura)

Interrogative Sentences

Negative Sentences

Affirmative Sentences

Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + “not” + verbo+ing.

Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + verbo+ing.

Verbo auxiliar (to be) + sujeto + verbo+ing?

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

He was not [wasn’t] eating

I WAS TALKING

Were they learning?

Uses

The past continuous is used for an action in development in the past when another action interrupts it. The action that interrupts is in the simple past. "When" and "while" indicate the use of the simple and continuous past. In general, we use the simple past directly after "when" and the past continuous after "while".

Write 5 examples using While and When in past continuous

WHEN

WHILE

• Jose called while I was watching the news.
• My son was reading while I was cooking.
• They were talking very loudly while we were trying to watch the movie.
• I fell asleep while reading.
• Do not read while walking

• He was walking to work when he fell.
• Was it raining when you left?
• Tell me when to stop
• Write me when you arrive
• When will your father arrive?

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