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Past Continuous Done by: Maram Alabdulaaly. Outline. Past Continuous VS. Simple Present Forming Sentences. Forming Questions. Simple Past. Past Continuous. Started 6 Am. Started 6 Am. Ended 6:30 Am. The simple past tense describes actions or situations that began and ended in the past.
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Past Continuous Done by: MaramAlabdulaaly
Outline • Past Continuous VS. Simple Present • Forming Sentences. • Forming Questions. Maram Alabdulaaly
Simple Past Past Continuous Started 6 Am Started 6 Am Ended 6:30 Am The simple past tense describes actions or situations that began and ended in the past Two actions occurred at the same time, but one action began earlier and was in progress when the other action occurred. Ended 6:30 Am I ate breakfast today. At 6:15 today, I was eating breakfast. Maram Alabdulaaly
1 2 When + Simple Past Rita stood under a tree when it began to rain. When it began to rain, Rita stood under a tree. The Action in the When Clause happened first. Maram Alabdulaaly
1 2 When + Past Continuous Rita was standing under a tree when it began to rain. When it began to rain, Rita was standing under a tree. The present continuous phrase happened before the simple past. Maram Alabdulaaly
2 1 When Vs While Lama and May were already studying when hind joined them. When Hind joined them, Lama and May were already studying. While Lama and May were studying, Hind joined them. Hind joined Lama and May, While they were studying. Maram Alabdulaaly
Forming Sentences Forming Affirmative Sentences.Forming Negative Sentences. Maram Alabdulaaly
How is it formed? • Affirmative statements: Maram Alabdulaaly
How is it formed? • Negative statements: Maram Alabdulaaly
Forming Questions: Forming yes/No Questions.Forming Information Questions. Maram Alabdulaaly
Yes/ No Questions Maram Alabdulaaly
Forming a question from a sentence • She was working. • Switch the order between the subject and the verb –be. • Add the question mark. • Was she working? Maram Alabdulaaly
Short Answers, Yes/No questions • Positive answers: Maram Alabdulaaly
Short Answers, Yes/No questions • Negative answers: Maram Alabdulaaly
Other Questions Maram Alabdulaaly
Forming a question from a sentence • She wasworking in the library. • Switch the order between the subject and the verb –be. • Add the question word. • Add the question mark. • Where was she working? Maram Alabdulaaly