3. DEFINITIOND E F I N I T I O N
Past Continuous is a tense that we use when we want to
tell about an activity or event that is taking place in
the past.
4. THE
Subject + be (was /were) + verb + ing
Subject + be (was/were) + not + verb + ing
Be (was/were) + subject + verb + ing + ?
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
INTROGATIVE
5. THEU S E
To express activities in progress before, and probably after, a
particular time in the past.
6. EXAMPLESE X A M P L E S
1. She was waiting for you
yesterday
2. They were discussing my
birthday party
1. She was not waiting for
you yesterday
2. They were not discussing
my birthday party
1. Was she waiting for you
yesterday?
2. Were they discussing my
birthday party?