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Past progressive tense/ Past continuous Tense
- 1. The Past Continuous Tense Prepared by: Junaid Iqbal To show what somebody was doing at a particular time in the past, we use the Past Continuous Tense.
- 2. Past continuous form Affirmative I She He was It eating watching TV We You were They
- 3. Past continuous form I She wasn’t He It reading We You weren’t They I she Was he It reading? we Were you they Negative Interrogative
- 4. I was playing badminton at this time yesterday. She was cycling at 9:00am yesterday. They were playing table tennis at 6:30 last night. was / were verb+ing
- 5. The children w_e_reg_o_in_g_to school at 8 am yesterday. Simon 3:00 yesterday The children 8 am yesterday Simon _w_a_s_p_l_ay_i_n_gfootball at 3 pm yesterday.
- 6. Exercise. Derek at 6 am yesterday.Derek was swimming Mandy Mandy was feeding her dog at 4 o’clock yesterday. Sam & Jess Sam and Jess were having dinner at 8 pm last night.
- 7. We often use the past continuous and past simple tenses in the same sentence. We do this when we want to talk about a shorter activity that happened during a longer activity in the past.
- 8. Sam hurt himself yesterday. But when exactly? when jumping over the vaulting horse Sam hurt himself when he was jumping over the vaulting horse. shorter action longer action
- 9. watch TV peel an apple Nancy cut herself when she was peeling an apple. cut herself arrive They TV when I arrived . were watching We were playing football when it suddenly rained . play football rain
- 10. We were studying while the baby was crying. Sometimes we use the past continuous tense to talk about two or more actions which were taking place at the same time in the past. Example I was playing TV games while mother was cooking.
- 11. Example Grandf ather was reading the newspapwehriglrandmotherwas knitting. Cindy was listening to the Hi-wfhiNileicky was drawing a picture. Father was sleepinwghmiloetherwas drinking some water. e It’s 3:00pm last Sunday. What were they doing?
- 12. Wanna take a challenge? Let’s solve a mysterious crime together!
- 13. Mr. Chan was murdered at around 9 o’clock last night. Today is Monday.
- 14. Mr Chan lives with five flatmates. One of them must have killed Mr Chan. But who is it?
- 16. Is she the murderer?Y e s N o What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night? watch movie, cinema, with friend Maggie I was watching a movie at the cinema with my friend Maggie at 9 o’clock last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!
- 17. Is she the murderer?Y e s N o What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night? visiting my friend, Kevin, hospital, I was visiting my friend Kevin at the hospital at 9 o’clock last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!
- 18. Is he the murderer?Y e s N o What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night? taking my dog, for a walk I was taking my dog for a walk at 9 o’clock last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!
- 19. Is he the murderer?Y e s N o What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night? play TV games, my bedroom I was playing TV games in my bedroom at 9 o’clock last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!
- 20. Is he the murderer?Y e s N o What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night? reading novels, public library, with friend Paul I was reading novels in the public library with my friend Paul at 9 o’clock last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!
- 21. No, I’m not the murderer!!!
- 22. Of course I’m not the murderer! Try somebody else!
- 23. Mr Chan was killed on Sunday. public library isn’t open on Sunday You are lying! You’ve got it! How did you know I’m the murderer?
- 24. When I phoned my friends, they__(play) monopoly. Yesterday at six I_____ (prepare) dinner. The kids_____ (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. I ____(practise) the guitar when he came home. We____ (not / cycle) all day. While Aaron____ (work) in his room, his friends______ (swim) in the pool. I tried to tell them the truth but they___ (listen/not). What____ (you / do) yesterday?
- 25. Write in past progressive. the snowman / melt / in the sun → we / explore / a new territory → the secretary / print out / a document → the girls / not / concentrate / on the task → Garth / not / practise / on the piano → Write questions in past progressive. Jill / dance → your cousins / swim / in the lake → the student / answer / a question → William / play / the guitar → Janet / sit / on the bench →