Categorias: Todos - negative - past - continuous - interrogative

por Fatima Ezzahra Essaoudi 7 meses atrás

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Past continuous

The past continuous tense is utilized for actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past. It has different forms depending on whether the sentence is negative, affirmative, or interrogative.

Past  continuous

Past continuous

ADVERBS

YESTERDAY
Last saturday

Last week

The USE

We use the past continuous for an action that was already happening at a particular time in the past.

The FORM

INTERROGATIVE
Were+Subject+V+ing?

Ex: Were you living in Spain last year?

Was+Subject+V+ing?

Ex: Was she cooking dinner last night?

NEGATIVE
Subject+Weren't+V+ing

You/We/They

Ex: They weren't having a party last weekend

Subject+wasn't+V+ing

HE/SHE/IT

Ex: It wasn't raining last monday.

AFFIRMATIVE
Subject+Were+V+ing

YOU/WE/THEY

Ex: We were reading books last week,

Subject+ Was+V+ing

I/HE/SHE/IT

Ex: He was playing basketball yesterday afternoon.