Past Continuous

We use the past continuous to talk about

the actions that were happening at a certain

point in the past. Actions that were in

progress but not finished.

For example…

Mike started work at half-past eight

yesterday morning.

He finished work at three o’clock in the

afternoon.

So we can say that Mike worked from 8:30 to

3:00 yesterday

What was Mike doing at

10:00 yesterday morning?

He was working in the

office.(He started at 8:30 and finished at 3:00, so at ten he was in the middle of work)

We make past simple

like this:

• Affirmative • (S + was/were + [Verb+ing])

• “She was sleeping.”• “They were singing.”

• Negative • (S + was/were + not +

[Verb+ing])• “She wasn’t sleeping.”• “They weren’t singing.”

·Interrogative (Was/were + S + [Verb+ing]+?)

“Was she sleeping?”“Were they singing?”

What were they doing?

What was happening at 11 o’clock yesterday?

What were the students doing at the school?

What was Tracy doing?What was Paul doing?

What were Jane and Fred doing?What was Jane doing?

What were Matt and Linda doing?What was Chris doing?

What was the teacher doing?What was Gary doing?

Tracy was standing on her head.Paul was drawing a picture on the

noticeboard.Jane and Fred were dancing.Jane was wearing a big hat.

Matt and Linda were talking about the weekend.

Chris was playing the guitar for his dog.The teacher was looking at his watch.

Gary was sleeping on the stairs.

How good is your memory?

1.- What was Chris doing?

2.- Was Tracy sleeping on the stairs?

3.- What were Matt and Linda doing?

4.- Was Chris playing the guitar for his dog?

5.- What was the teacher doing?

6.- Was Jane dancing?

•THE END