Past continuous tense

1. Past continuous tense Základní škola Olomouc, Heyrovského 33 Mgr. Ludmila Faltýnková EU OPVK ICT2-4/AJ06 Určeno pouze pro výuku Žádná část ani celek nesmí být použit pro komerční účely

2. Identifikátor materiálu: EU OPVK ICT2-4/AJ06

3. Past Continuous Tense Minulý čas průběhový

4. The action Past Present 7 o´clock Use:Užití minulého času průběhového: • To talk about a past action at some point between its beginning and end

5. Examples • I was working in the garden at 7 o´clock this morning. • He was writing a test yesterday at 10 o´clock. • They were listening to the music the whole evening.

6. How to form past continuous • The correct form of the verb to be in the past • Verb with -ing ending Was/ were + verb + ing

7. + Affirmative sentences

8. - Negative sentences

9. Questions and short answers ?

10. Examples John………….lunch in the Terrace Café at 2 o´clock. (eat) + John was eating lunch in the Terrace Café at 2 o´clock. - John wasn´t eating lunch in the Terrace Café at 2 o´clock. ?Was John eating lunch in the Terrace Café at 2 o´clock? Yes, he was. No, he wasn´t.

11. Examples The children.................in the park. (walk) + The children were walking in the park. - The children weren´t walking in the park. ? Were the children walking in the park? Yes, they were. No, they weren´t.

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