Past Continuous Tense Negative & Question Our mission is to empower our students to utilize their potentials in a diverse and challenging world. We provide outstanding education for the mind, spirit and body using state-of-the-art methodologies while fostering intercultural awareness, and lifelong learning.
Usages Actions in the past that took place at a particular time With the Past Simple to refer to a long action that is interrupted by a shorter one. Two actions developing at the same time in the past I was making my bed yesterday at 7 am . They were watching TV when I visited them. While I was reading, my sister was doing her HW. Our mission is to empower our students to utilize their potentials in a diverse and challenging world. We provide outstanding education for the mind, spirit and body using state-of-the-art methodologies while fostering intercultural awareness, and lifelong learning.
The Form: Verb to be in the past + verb + ing I He She It was They We You were Example: She was watching a horror film last night evening. Our mission is to empower our students to utilize their potentials in a diverse and challenging world. We provide outstanding education for the mind, spirit and body using state-of-the-art methodologies while fostering intercultural awareness, and lifelong learning.
Keywords Yesterday / last night, year, month, ----, + Specific point of time in the past. Example: Yesterday at 10 o’clock Last night evening------ As Just as While when . We use the Past Continuous Tense for two actions happening at the same time in the past. In This case we usually use While . Our mission is to empower our students to utilize their potentials in a diverse and challenging world. We provide outstanding education for the mind, spirit and body using state-of-the-art methodologies while fostering intercultural awareness, and lifelong learning.
The Rule: Verb to be in the past + not + verb + ing I He She It wasn’t They We You weren’t Example: She was not watching a horror film last night evening. She wasn’t watching a horror film last night evening. Our mission is to empower our students to utilize their potentials in a diverse and challenging world. We provide outstanding education for the mind, spirit and body using state-of-the-art methodologies while fostering intercultural awareness, and lifelong learning. The Negative Form
Let’s change these sentences into negative 1-He was watching TV last night evening. 2-They were studying for the test all day yesterday . 3-It was raining when we went out. 4-We were cooking dinner when they arrived. He wasn’t watching TV last night evening . They weren’t studying for the test all day yesterday. It wasn’t raining when we went out. We weren’t cooking dinner when they arrived. Our mission is to empower our students to utilize their potentials in a diverse and challenging world. We provide outstanding education for the mind, spirit and body using state-of-the-art methodologies while fostering intercultural awareness, and lifelong learning.
The Rule: Verb to be in the past + verb + ing + ? I He She It Was They We You Were Example: Was she watching a horror film last night evening? Were they watching a horror film last night evening? Our mission is to empower our students to utilize their potentials in a diverse and challenging world. We provide outstanding education for the mind, spirit and body using state-of-the-art methodologies while fostering intercultural awareness, and lifelong learning. The Question Form Yes/no question
Let’s change these sentences into yes/no question 1-He was watching TV last night evening. 2-They were studying for the test all day yesterday . 3-It was raining when we went out. 4-We were cooking dinner when they arrived. Was he watching TV last night evening ? Were they studying for the test all day yesterday ? Was it raining when we went out ? Were you cooking dinner when they arrived ? Our mission is to empower our students to utilize their potentials in a diverse and challenging world. We provide outstanding education for the mind, spirit and body using state-of-the-art methodologies while fostering intercultural awareness, and lifelong learning.
The Rule: Wh + verb to be in the past + subject + verb + ing + ? I He She It Was They We You Were Example: What was she watching last night evening? She was watching a horror film last night evening. Our mission is to empower our students to utilize their potentials in a diverse and challenging world. We provide outstanding education for the mind, spirit and body using state-of-the-art methodologies while fostering intercultural awareness, and lifelong learning. The Question Form Wh question What When Why Where
Let’s change these sentences into Wh question 1-He was watching TV last night evening. 2-They were studying for the test all day yesterday . 3-It was raining when we went out. 4-We were cooking dinner in the garden when they arrived. What was he do ing last night evening ? Why were they study ing all day yesterday ? When was it rain ing ? Where were you cook ing dinner when they arrived ? Our mission is to empower our students to utilize their potentials in a diverse and challenging world. We provide outstanding education for the mind, spirit and body using state-of-the-art methodologies while fostering intercultural awareness, and lifelong learning.