Past continuous - course english high .pdf

English

1. PAST
CONTINUOUS
Miss: María Cohaila

2. CONTINUOUS
PAST
Let’s look at:
When we use the past
continuous.
Spelling of verbs + ing
How we make sentences in
the past continuous.

3. WHEN DO WE USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS?
We were playing in the sand when we went to the beach.
IT IS USED TO TALK ABOUT THE EVENTS OR SITUATIONS AROUND A SPECIFIC TIME IN PAST.
When my friends and I went to the beach, we did a lot of
activities. Joseph was singing and were singing along with
him , Stephanie was eating some watermelon and Claudia
was drinking some pop and of course we were having a
wonderful time.

4. SHE WAS VISITING RIO DE JANEIRO AND
GUATEMALA.
THEY STARTED DOING IT THEY FINISHED DOING IT
THIS TIME LAST YEAR, I WAS VISITING RIO DE JANEIRO AND
GUATEMALA.
She was doing it at a certain time. The action or situation started before
that time, and had not finished.

5. THE PHONE RANG
THEY WERE LEAVING
THEY WERE LEAVING HOME TO THE AIRPORT WHEN
THE PHONE RANG.
Past action in progress (they were leaving) interrupted by another action
(the phone rang)

6. NICK WAS PACKING HIS BAG
ZOE WAS LOOKING FOR THEIR
PASSPORTS.
NICK WAS PACKING HIS BAG WHILE ZOE WAS LOOKING FOR THEIR
PASSPORTS.
Two actions were happening simultaneously

7. most verbs +ing verbs ending in -e
verbs ending in one vowel
and then one consonant
go - going
eat - eating
read - reading
make - making
dance - dancing
take - taking
swim - swimming
get - getting
put - putting
SPELLING OF THE -ING FORM OF THE VERB

8. subject to be in the past verb +ing
I was building
he/she/it was building
we/you/they were building
WE WERE BUILDING SANDCASTLES.
HOW DO WE MAKE POSITIVE SENTENCES IN
THE PAST CONTINUOUS?

9. subject to be +not in the past verb +ing
I wasn’t going
he/she/it is wasn’t going
we/you/they are weren’t going
FORM: HOW DO WE MAKE NEGATIVE
SENTENCES IN THE PAST CONTINUOUS?
THEY WEREN’T TAKING PHOTOS. THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE MAP.

10. to be in the past subject verb + ing...?
Was I going...?
Was he, she, it going...?
were you, we, they going...?
HOW DO WE MAKE QUESTIONS IN THE
PAST CONTINUOUS?
WAS SHE TRAVELING?
WHERE WAS SHE GOING?
WHY WAS SHE TRAVELING ALONE?