Past Continuous

Past Continuous

Form -  Positive sentences -

Subject + was or were  + verb(ing).

Negative sentences -

Subject + wasn’t or weren’t + verb(ing).

Question sentences -

Was or Were or Wasn’t or Weren’t + Subject + verb(ing)?

Read about it HERE. 

Uses

We use the past continuous to talk about the past:

• for something which happened before and after another action in the past:

The children were doing their homework when I got home.

• for something that happened before and after a specific time:

It was eight o'clock. I was writing a letter.

• to show that something continued for some time:

Everyone was shouting.

• for something that happened again and again:

I was practising every day, three times a day.

Time expressions: when, for, since, quickly, always.

Examples. Please write 4 examples of each, (on the left side): 

4 examples of an action happening before another action in the past. (when)

4 examples of negative past continuous.

4 examples of past continuous that happened again and again. (always)

4 examples of past continuous questions.