PAST CONTINOUS

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past continous in english
Marina Artiga Villalba
Mind Map by Marina Artiga Villalba, updated more than 1 year ago
Marina Artiga Villalba
Created by Marina Artiga Villalba almost 8 years ago
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PAST CONTINOUS
  1. FORM
    1. POSITIVE
      1. I / he / she / it was speaking
        1. You / we / they were speaking
      2. NEGATIVE
        1. I / he / she / it wasn't speaking
          1. You / we / they weren't speaking
        2. QUESTION
          1. Was I / he / she / it speaking?
            1. Were you / we / they speaking?
        3. USE
          1. puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past
            1. He was playing football.
            2. two actions happening at the same time (in the past)
              1. While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes.
              2. action going on at a certain time in the past
                1. When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
              3. SIGNAL WORDS
                1. when, while, as long as
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