Practica esta lección:
Ir al examen
141
Describing activities that took place in the past
The past continuous expresses a past activity that has duration.
Example
: I met my girlfriend while I was studying secondary school.
With the past continuous, the exact moment in time is always clear: at one o´ clock
in the afternoon, at midnight, during recess.
The past continuous expresses an activity in progress before, and probably after, a
time in the past.
Example:
It was raining when I woke up this morning.
The past continuous of any verb is composed of two parts:
1. The past tense of the verb to be (was /were)
2. The base of the main verb + ing.
AF rmative
Subject
Verb to be (past)
Base form verb + ing
You, we, they
were
singing.
I, he, she, it
was
dancing.
Negative
Interrogative
Subject
Verb to be (past)
Base form verb + ing
You, we, they
were not = weren’t
singing.
I, he, she, it
was not= wasn’t
dancing.
Verb to be
Subject
Base form verb + ing ?
Were
You, we, they
singing?
Was
I, he, she, it
dancing?