Past continuous

Past continuous formIHe/SheIt

WAS+ing

Verbs ending in E=INGconverse=conversingVerbs ending in Y=YINGStudy=studyng1 syllable CVC= we double CChat=chatting

Past continuous formWeYouThey

WERE+ ING

Verbs ending in E= INGCome=comingVerbs ending in= YINGPlay= playing1 syllable CVC=we double CEat=eatting

USESWe use the Past Continuous to talk about

situations in the past and images...AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

SUB+WAS/WERE+ING+COMPLEMENT

My mum was eatting at my father’s restaurant.

SB+WASN’T/WEREN’T+ING+COMPLEMENT

My brother wasn’t cooking a cake.

USESQUESTIONS & ANSWERSINTERROGATIVE

INVERSION

WAS/WERE+SUBJECT+ING+COMPLEMENT

Was she playing a basketball match?

Were the boys doing the homework?

•The boy was eating an ice cream of chocolate and strawberries.

•The man was sleeping on the tree.

•The man was doing a hamburger for the family.

•The couple was walking on the street.

•The girls were taking a cocktail on the park.

•The family was having a good time.

•The man was playing a golf.

Past simpleUSES:We use the past simple to talk about past

finished actions.Past expressions:Last week, last day, last month...Examples:They did a global exam of Spanish.He carried the balls of the match.Last week I was chatting with my friends of

Blanes.

Forms of Past SimpleAFFIRMATIVE: SB+VERB IN

PAST+COMPLEMENT

He came at my home last wednesdayShe watched a film.

REGULAR & IRREGULAR VERBS

NEGATIVEINTERROGATIVE DID/DIDN’T

QUESTIONS(QUESTION WORD)+AUXILIARY(DID)

+SB+INF?When did you go last summer?When did she sing a song?NEGATIVE:SB+DIDN’T+INFINITIVE+COMPLEMENTWe didn’t stay with my fathers.They didn’t score in the match.

Past continuous & Past simple togetherPast continuous=long actionPast simple=interrupted/short actionWHEN+PAST SIMPLEWHILE+PAST CONTINUOUSI was doing my homework when my mum

enter in my bedroomI was washing the dishes when the water

stopped.

Interrupted action

WHILE=LONG ACTIONWhile I was watching TV my brother was

calling her girlfriend.While my mum was doing the dinner I was

chatting with friendsWhile my father was working I was playing a

football match

Parallel actions

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