PAST CONTINUOUS FORMIHE/SHE WAS + INGIT

WEYOU WERE THEY + ING

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PAST CONTINUOUS USES We use the Past Continuous to talk about specific

situations in the past and images..AFFIRMATIVE sb+was+were+ing+complement She was jumping into the poolWe were studying for the Maths exam NEGATIVE sb-wasn’t-

weren’t+ing+complementI wasn’t driving my car that dayYou weren’t

PAST CONTINUOUS USEWe use the Past Continuous to talk about a

specific situation in the past and images….

INTERROGATIVE INVERSION

Was you father driving his newcars to his work ?

Mark was playing football with her friendsArnau was skating with her friends Santi was surfing with her brother PolMarta wasn’t walking, she was runningJoan wasn’t playing football, he was cyclingWas Michael play basketball with her brother ?

Past simpleUses: we use the past simple to talk about past

action

Past expressionsLast week , last summer, last year, last month

Examples:I did an English course last summerHe enjoyed his party last week My sister danced 4 years ago

finished actions

FORMS OF PAST SIMPLEAFFIRMATIVE: SB+VERB IN

PAST+COMPLEMEN

NEGATIVEINTERROGATIVE

DID/DIDN’T

Regular & irregular verbs

I forgot my mobile at home this morningThe film ended very late (regular)

QuestionQASI= Question word +auxiliary (DID)+ SB + inf?Where did you golast night ?When did you meet your friend Rossie?Negative = SB+ dind’t+ infinitive + complement We didn’t eat pizza at schoolThey didn’t visit us at convis.

PAST CONTINUOUS & PAST SIMPLE

Past continuous = LONG ACTIVITYPast SIMPLE = interrupted = short ACTIVITY

WHENWHILEI was chatting with my friend Noah WHEN

my mum came into my room We were explaining the Past Continuous

When Pol students opened the door.

WHILE= long action While I was doing my homework , my brother

arrived homeMy father fell while he was repairing a

cupboard He was listening to the news while his

mother was cooking