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Past Continuos

The past continuous is defined as the tense that tells us about past situations in which their duration is relevant and they are not considered finished.

To talk about the past continuous, the verb to be was/were is used.

Were for plural

Was for singular

  1. I
  2. He
  3. She
  4. It
  1. You
  2. They
  3. We

The verb is accompanied by "ing"

Swimming

Driving

Cooking

Watching

Reading

Dancing

"Grammar structure"

+ Affirmative

Subject+Auxiliary Verb (to be)+Principal Verb+Ing+Complement

+ Negative

Subject+Auxiliary Verb (to be)+Not+Principal Verb+Ing+Complement

+ Interrogative

Auxiliary Verb (to be)+Suject+Principal Verb+Ing+Complement+?

*With some verbs we just add ing.

  • go-going
  • play-playing
  • Work-working
*But if the verb ends in a consonant plus e, we must remove this letter and add ing.
  • Come - coming Live - living
  • Move - moving Have - having (with the exception of Be / being)
*If the verbs end in ie, we change ie and add ying.
  • Die-dying
  • lie-lying
*If the verb ends in a vowel plus a consonant, we add a double consonant.
  • Get – getting Run – running Shop – shopping Sit – sitting Put – putting
*When verbs end in one more vowel y, w or x we ​​just add ing.
  • play-playing
  • Snow - snowing
  • Mix-mixing

"Using While"This preposition of time means while, a sentence is always followed and indicates that the action takes place simultaneously with another within the same sentence. This means that two things happen in parallel.

"Using When"When is used to indicate short actions that fall in the middle of a longer action.

Examples of While.

1. While you were sleeping Judith prepared the breakfast.

2. While he was studying, we were watching the football.

3. While I was traveling my sister was working.

4. While you were dancing in a party I worked.

5. While they were painting the house, it raidend.

Examples of When.

1. When I was driving Isaw a deer.

2. When we were eating I received a phone call.

3. When the teacher was talking, she felt sleep.

4. When Carlos was playing piano I was singing.

5. When I was buying milk Iwas Jonathan.

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