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Past continuous

Today we talk about the past continuous. The past continuous is used when we have to talk about an action that was in progress in a particular moment of the past.

Past continuous V.S simple past

The past continuous is associated with the simple past when we describe An action that has been prolonged for a period in the past and that was stopped by a little action. The long action is the PAST CONTINUOUS and the little is SIMPLE PAST

Just a little example...

Just a little example...

PAST CONTINUOUS:1.At the 11.30 i was watching TV.2.This time yesterday i was flying to London. PAST CONTINUOUS V.S SIMPLE PAST: 1.I was cooking last night, when the telephone rang. 2.I saw her in the library yesterday, she was reading a book.

Building of the verbs

The PAST CONTINUOUS is a verbal time that use the auxiliary "to be" at the SIMPLE PAST and the verb in the -ing form.

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