PAST CONTINOUS

PAST CONTINOUS

1. FORM

   • POSITIVE
     • I/he/she/it was talking
     • you/we/they were talking
   • NEGATIVE
     • I/he/she/it wasn't talking
     • you/we/they weren't talking
   • QUESTION
     • Was i/he/she/it talking?
     • Were you/we/they talking

2. USE

   • puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past
     • He was playing football.
   • two actions happening at the same time (in the past)
     • While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes.
   • action going on at a certain time in the past
     • When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.

3. Signal Words

   • when, while, as long as