PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST CONTINUOUS

1. FORM

   • I/He/She/It
     • Positive
       • I was speaking
     • Negative
       • I was not speaking
   • You/We/ They
     • Positive
       • You were speaking
     • Negative
       • You were not speaking
   • Question
     • Was I..... Were you..?

2. EXCEPTIONS IN SPELLING

   • Final e is dropped
     • Come-coming
     • But ee is not changed
       • agree-agreeing
   • Final consonant is doubled
     • Sit-sitting
   • Final ie becomes y
     • lie-lying

3. USE

   • Puts emphasis on the course of an action in the pass
     • She was playing football
   • Two actions happening at the same time
     • While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes
   • Action going on at a certain time in the past
     • When i was having dinner, the phone suddenly rang