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Past Continuous Presentation

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The past continuous tense is used to describe actions that were occurring at a specific time in the past. It is formed with the past tense of "to be" plus the present participle (verb + "-ing"). The past continuous is used to talk about: 1) actions that were ongoing or in progress over a period of time in the past, 2) interrupted actions in progress, 3) simultaneous actions in the past, 4) polite questions, and 5) expressions of irritation regarding past actions. It follows the structure of subject + past tense of "to be" + gerund.

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THE PAST CONTINUOUS IS USED FOR ACTIONS THAT OCURRED AT A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE PAST . AS THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS IS FORMED WITH THE VER TO BE AND THE GERUND SUBJECT AUXILIARY(TO BE) GERUND
USES OF THE PAST CONTINUOUS WE USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE TO DESCRIBE A PAST ACTION OVER A PERIOD OF TIME . EXAMPLES : * WHAT WERE THEY DOING YESTERDAY AT 10 OCLOCK ? - THEY WERE WORKING ALL DAY .
USE 1 - DURATION IN THE PAST. 2 - INTERRUPTED ACTIONS IN PROGRESS. 3 - ACTIONS IN PROGRESS AT THE SAME TIME IN THE PAST. 4 - IRRITATION. 5 - POLITE QUESTION.
USE 1 : DURATION IN THE PAST WE USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS TO TALK ABOUT ACTIONS OR SITUATIONS THAT LASTED FOR SOME TIME IN THE PAST , AND WHOSE DURATION TIME IS UNKNOWN OR UNIMPORTANT. EXAMPLES : I WAS WATCHING TV YESTERDAY IN THE EVENING . SHE WAS SPLEEPING ON THE COUCH . THE DOG WAS BARKING .
USE 2 : INTERRUPTED ACTIONS IN PROGRESS THE PAST CONTINUOUS IS OFTEN WHEN ONE ACTION IN PROGRESS IS INTERRUPTED BY ANOTHER ACTION IN THE PAST . WE USUALLY USE WHEN OR WHILE TO LINK THESE TWO SENTENCES. EXAMPLE S: I WAS TALKING WITH JAMES WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG . WHILE ANGELA WAS PLAYING TENNIS , THE PLANE CRASHED . WHEN BOB WAS PAINTING WINDOWS , IT STARTED RAINING .
USE 3 : ACTIONS IN PROGRESS AT THE SAME TIME WE ALSO USE THIS TENSE TO TALK ABOUT TWO OR MORE ACTIVITIES HAPPENING AT THE SAME . WE USUALLY USE WHEN OR WHILE TO LINK THE TWO SENTENCES. EXAMPLES : I WAS WATCHING TV AND BARBARA WAS READING A BOOK. THE FAMILY WAS EATING THE DINNER AND TALKING. WHEN CARLOS WAS PAINTING WINDOWS , MARY WAS WORKING IN THE OFFICE .
USE 4 : POLITE QUESTIONS IF WE WANT TO ASK A POLITE QUESTION , WE CAN USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS . EXAMPLES : I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD OPEN THE WINDOW. I WAS THINKING YOU MIGHT HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM .
USE 5 : IRRITATION REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN ALSO EXPRESS IRRITATION OVER SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING IN THE PAST. EXAMPLE: * SHE WAS ALWAYS COMING LATE FOR DINNER!
FORMS TO FORM A SENTENCE IN THE PAST CONTINUOUS , YOU NEED : THE PROPER CONJUGATION OF THE AUXILIARY VERB TO BE IN THE PAST FORM THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE OF YOU VERB ( VERB+ ING ) 1 AUXILIARY VERB TO BE THE PAST FORM OF THE AUXILIARY VERB TO BE IS : FOR THE FIRST AND THIRD PERSON SINGULAR : WAS FOR ALL OTHERS : WERE EXAMPLES : SHE WAS ALWAYS COMING LATE FOR DINNER! YOU WERE ALWAYS COMING LATE FOR DINNER! 2 THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE IS FORMED BY ADDING (ING) TO THE VERB. EXAMPLES: TALK + ING = TALKING BE + ING = BEING
STRUCTURE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES: I WAS TALKING . HE WAS EATING. THEY WERE LEARNING. NEGATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES : I WAS NOT TALKING. HE WAS NOT EATING. THEY WERE NOT LEARNING. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES : WERE YOU TALKING? WAS HE EATING? WERE THEY LEARNING? SUBJECT + AUXILIARY VERB (TO BE ) + GERUND . SUBJECT + AUXILIARY VERB (TO BE ) + NOT + GERUND . AUXILIARY VERB (TO BE ) + SUBJECT + GERUND .
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  • 2. THE PAST CONTINUOUS IS USED FOR ACTIONS THAT OCURRED AT A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE PAST . AS THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS IS FORMED WITH THE VER TO BE AND THE GERUND SUBJECT AUXILIARY(TO BE) GERUND
  • 3. USES OF THE PAST CONTINUOUS WE USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE TO DESCRIBE A PAST ACTION OVER A PERIOD OF TIME . EXAMPLES : * WHAT WERE THEY DOING YESTERDAY AT 10 OCLOCK ? - THEY WERE WORKING ALL DAY .
  • 4. USE 1 - DURATION IN THE PAST. 2 - INTERRUPTED ACTIONS IN PROGRESS. 3 - ACTIONS IN PROGRESS AT THE SAME TIME IN THE PAST. 4 - IRRITATION. 5 - POLITE QUESTION.
  • 5. USE 1 : DURATION IN THE PAST WE USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS TO TALK ABOUT ACTIONS OR SITUATIONS THAT LASTED FOR SOME TIME IN THE PAST , AND WHOSE DURATION TIME IS UNKNOWN OR UNIMPORTANT. EXAMPLES : I WAS WATCHING TV YESTERDAY IN THE EVENING . SHE WAS SPLEEPING ON THE COUCH . THE DOG WAS BARKING .
  • 6. USE 2 : INTERRUPTED ACTIONS IN PROGRESS THE PAST CONTINUOUS IS OFTEN WHEN ONE ACTION IN PROGRESS IS INTERRUPTED BY ANOTHER ACTION IN THE PAST . WE USUALLY USE WHEN OR WHILE TO LINK THESE TWO SENTENCES. EXAMPLE S: I WAS TALKING WITH JAMES WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG . WHILE ANGELA WAS PLAYING TENNIS , THE PLANE CRASHED . WHEN BOB WAS PAINTING WINDOWS , IT STARTED RAINING .
  • 7. USE 3 : ACTIONS IN PROGRESS AT THE SAME TIME WE ALSO USE THIS TENSE TO TALK ABOUT TWO OR MORE ACTIVITIES HAPPENING AT THE SAME . WE USUALLY USE WHEN OR WHILE TO LINK THE TWO SENTENCES. EXAMPLES : I WAS WATCHING TV AND BARBARA WAS READING A BOOK. THE FAMILY WAS EATING THE DINNER AND TALKING. WHEN CARLOS WAS PAINTING WINDOWS , MARY WAS WORKING IN THE OFFICE .
  • 8. USE 4 : POLITE QUESTIONS IF WE WANT TO ASK A POLITE QUESTION , WE CAN USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS . EXAMPLES : I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD OPEN THE WINDOW. I WAS THINKING YOU MIGHT HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM .
  • 9. USE 5 : IRRITATION REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN ALSO EXPRESS IRRITATION OVER SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING IN THE PAST. EXAMPLE: * SHE WAS ALWAYS COMING LATE FOR DINNER!
  • 10. FORMS TO FORM A SENTENCE IN THE PAST CONTINUOUS , YOU NEED : THE PROPER CONJUGATION OF THE AUXILIARY VERB TO BE IN THE PAST FORM THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE OF YOU VERB ( VERB+ ING ) 1 AUXILIARY VERB TO BE THE PAST FORM OF THE AUXILIARY VERB TO BE IS : FOR THE FIRST AND THIRD PERSON SINGULAR : WAS FOR ALL OTHERS : WERE EXAMPLES : SHE WAS ALWAYS COMING LATE FOR DINNER! YOU WERE ALWAYS COMING LATE FOR DINNER! 2 THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE IS FORMED BY ADDING (ING) TO THE VERB. EXAMPLES: TALK + ING = TALKING BE + ING = BEING
  • 11. STRUCTURE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES: I WAS TALKING . HE WAS EATING. THEY WERE LEARNING. NEGATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES : I WAS NOT TALKING. HE WAS NOT EATING. THEY WERE NOT LEARNING. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES : WERE YOU TALKING? WAS HE EATING? WERE THEY LEARNING? SUBJECT + AUXILIARY VERB (TO BE ) + GERUND . SUBJECT + AUXILIARY VERB (TO BE ) + NOT + GERUND . AUXILIARY VERB (TO BE ) + SUBJECT + GERUND .