Past Continuous

Past Continuous

1. Use

   • Interrupted Action in the Past
     • I was watching TV when she called.
   • two actions happening at the same time
     • I was studying while he was making dinner.
   • puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past
     • He was playing football

2. Exceptions in Spelling

   • come – coming (but: agree – agreeing)
   • sit – sitting
   • travel – travelling
   • lie – lying

3. Form

   • Afirmative
     • I / he / she / it was + - ing
     • you, we, they were + - ing
   • Negative
     • I / he / she / it was not (wasn't) + - ing
     • you, we, they were not (weren't) + - ing
   • Interrogative
     • Was (I, he, she, it) + -ing ?
     • Were (you, we, they) + -ing?

4. Signal words

   • Yesterday, while, last week, at 8 o'clock...