use and rules of the past continuous

ENGLISH CLASS 2use and rules of the past continuous

01/08/2023

LUIS ENRIQUE ZAPATA ALFERES

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Past Continuous

El pasado continuo se utiliza para acciones que estaban pasando en un momento específico en el pasado. Como el presente continuo, se forma con el verbo auxiliar “to be” y el verbo+ing. The past continuous 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.

Structure of the Past Continuous

La forma de construir este tiempo verbal es muy fácil, y basta con seguir la siguiente fórmula “Sujeto” + “was/were” + “verb + ing” Como podemos ver, el verbo auxiliar es el pasado del verbo “to be”. Si te fijas detenidamente y te paras a analizar la composición del “Past Continuous”, este no es más que una combinación del “past simple” y el “present conitnuous”. The way to construct this verb tense is very easy, and it is enough to follow the following formula_. "Sujeto" + "was/were" + "verb + ing". As we can see, the auxiliary verb is the past tense of the verb "to be". If you look closely and analyze the composition of the "Past Continuous", it is nothing more than a combination of the "past simple" and the "present conitnuous".

GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES

interrogative.

affirmative

negative

Negative sentences usually have an adverb of negation, which is "no" in most cases.There are also other grammatical constructions of similar semantic value. For example: "by no means" or "not at all".

Affirmative sentences are sentences that clearly state something that is generally assumed to be true. They are very often used to communicate.

The past simple is used to ask questions about events that have happened in the past.

USE OF WHILE AND WHEN

When y While. Aprende a utilizar de forma apropiada estas conjunciones.La conjunción While, cuyo significado es “mientras”’, “aunque” y suele usarse para introducir o iniciar frases que trasmiten acciones de tipo progresivo o continuo, las cuales son interrumpidas por una acción de tipo perfectiva. En general se utiliza para coordinar dos frases donde dos o más acciones están o estaban sucediendo de forma simultánea.

EXAMPLES WHILE

• While I admit it is difficult, I don’t think it is impossible (Aunque reconozco que es difícil, no creo que sea imposible)

• I were giving a shower while my sister cooked. (Me estaba dando una ducha mientras mi hermana cocinaba)

• While i was walking, i found a coin on the floor. (Mientras estaba caminando, encontré una moneda en el piso)

• While (he was) living in Paris, Bruno created his first perfumes. ((Mientras vivía en París, Bruno creó sus primeros perfumes).

• ENRIQUE stepped into LUISA office while she was putting on her lipstick. (ENRIQUE entró en la oficina de LUISA mientras que ella se pintaba los labios.)

EXAMPLES WHEN

• You were working, when she called (Tú estabas trabajando cuando ella llamó)
• Were you having a good conversation when I interrupted you?(¿Estaban teniendo una buena plática cuando los interrumpí?)
• Was Alan running behind the car when he broke his leg?(¿Alan estaba corriendo atrás del carro cuando se lastimó la pierna?
• It was raining yesterday when I came to pick you up. (Ayer estaba lloviendo cuando vine a recogerte)
• You were going to the swimming pool when I saw you. (Estabas yendo a la alberca cuando te vi)