PAST CONTINUOUS USE

PAST CONTINUOUS USE

1. USES

   • The past continuous is used for actions that occurred at a specific time in the past
   • To express actions that were in the process of making or taking place at a specific time in the past

2. STRUCTURES

   • AFFIRMATIVE
     • Subject + Was - Were + Verb with ING + Complement
   • NEGATIVE
     • Subject + Was not- Were not + Verb with ING + Complement
   • INTERROGATIVE
     • Was- Were + Subject + Verb with ING + Complement?

3. EXPLATION ABOUT IT

   • This tense is formed using two components: the verb BE ( In the past tense), and the ING from of a verb.

4. EXAMPLES

   • * I was speaking in my house
     • * She wasn't gratting the carrot
       • * Were they waking at 6:00 o'clock

5. VERB

   • WAS
     • I, She, He ,It
   • WERE
     • They, We, You