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Past Tenses

Past Tenses. Past Continuous. B ] Past Continuous 1. Form : We use the past form of be and the - ing form to form the Past Continuous ! I was work ing we were work ing you were work ing you were work ing he/ she / it was work ing they were work ing.

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Past Tenses

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  1. PastTenses PastContinuous

  2. B] PastContinuous 1. Form: Weuse thepast form ofbeandthe-ing form to form thePastContinuous! I wasworkingwewereworking youwereworkingyouwereworking he/she/itwasworkingtheywereworking - I wasn’t working. ? Was she working? ?- Weren’t they working?

  3. 2. Spelling: See Present Continuous.

  4. 3. Use: The PastContinuousisuseda) foractions in progressat a certain time in thepast, b) fortwoactionshappeningatthe same time in thepast, c) in combinationwiththePast Simple, oftenwithwhileorwhen: a) Whatwereyoudoingat 6 o’clockyesterday? I waslisteningtomusic. b) While I washavingbreakfast, mymotherwasreadingthepaper. c) Weweretalkingwhenthephonerang. P.C.: describes the ongoing action/situation. P.S.: describes the completed action that interrupts the ongoing action.

  5. Ex.: Translate! • Was hast du gestern Abend gemacht. Ich habe ein Buch gelesen. Whatwereyoudoinglast night? I wasreadinga book. • Während ich las, spielte mein Bruder mit meinem Neffen. While I wasreading, mybrotherwasplayingwithmynephew. • Ich war gerade am fernsehen, als das Telephon klingelte. I waswatchingthetelevisionwhenthephonerang.

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