Past Continuous tense in English

1. Past Continuous Tense

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3. Positive Form

4. Negative Form

5. Question Form

6. 1: An action in the past which overlaps or is interrupted by another action or a time. • 2. To emphasise something lasted for a long period of time. Usually used it with time expressions like 'all day' or 'all evening' or 'for hours’. • 3. We can also use past continuous to explain when 2 actions over a longer period of time were happening at the same time. Usually used with time expressions like ‘while.’ Why we use past continuous

7. 1. An action in the past which overlaps or is interrupted by another action or a time. • I was walking to school when I met Jane. • I was watching TV when the phone rang. met Jane walking to school present past

8. 2. To emphasise that something lasted for a long period of time. Usually used with time expressions like 'all day’, 'all evening' or for specific time.

9. 3. We can also use past continuous to explain when 2 actions over a longer period of time were happening at the same time. Usually used with time expressions like ‘while.’

10. Let’s practice past continuous!

11. Fill the gaps with the correct verb form using past continuous. • They ___ ___ ___ (eat) lunch in the cafeteria at noon. They ___ ___(study) in the library. • A: ___ you ___(sing) a few minutes ago? B: No, I ___ ___(listen)to the radio. • I ___ ___(walk) home when I saw the robbery. • My brother and I ___ ___(run) in the park together at lunchtime when it started to rain. • While he ___ ___ (fix) the car, we ___ ___(clean) our bikes. • A: What ___you ___(do) at one o’clock? B: I ___ ___ (shop) for groceries. • They ___ ___ ___(not listen) to the teacher because ___ ___ ___ (use) their phones in class • Jane ___ ___ (work)as a teacher in London last year. • We ___ ___ (play)badminton while you ___ ___ (swim). • Mary ___ ___(drink)coffee in the cafe while ___ (look) out of the window in the café when she saw her friend .

12. Answers • They were not eating lunch in the cafeteria at noon. They were studying (study) in the library. • A: Were you singing a few minutes ago? B: No, I was listening to the radio. • I was walking home when I saw the robbery. • My brother and I were running in the park together at lunchtime when it started to rain. • While he was fixing the car, we were cleaning our bikes. • A: What were you doing at one o’clock? B: I was shopping for groceries. • Theywere not listening to the teacher because they were using their phones in class • Jane was working as a teacher in London last year. • We were playing badminton while you were swimming. • Mary was drinking coffee in the cafe while looking out of the window in the café when she saw her friend .

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