Past Continuous (Black Edition)

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Past continuous tense

BEL260

KCS1102A

Group 4

Sabri, Ali, Faez, Emy.


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Verb tense background

Verbs change their form to allow writers to

accurately describe events.

Verbs alert the reader if the action is in the

past, present or future.

Within these three main time frames, actions

can be further broken down.


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Past continuous

The past continuous describes an event at aspecific moment in the past.

Sentences using the past continuous usuallyalert the reader regarding the specificmoment.

This tense is especially popular in crime andmystery fiction as well as memoirs.


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Definition

We use this tense to talk about actions that

were going on, or happening at a certain

moment in the past.

Example:

At this time last Saturday, Ali was playing inthe park with his friends.


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Past continuous tense

We use the past continuous tense to describe a past

action over a period of time.


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Past continuous examples

The past continuous tense describes an event at a

specific moment in time.

Examples:

I was calling you when someone knocked at the door.

I was calling at the specific moment someone knocked.

We were working out at 6:30 a.m.

We were working out at the specific moment of 6:30 a.m.


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Negative form- I, He, She, It + wasnt(not) + v-ing

I wasnt (not) studying.

He wasnt (not) playing.- You, We, They + werent(not) + v-ing

You werent (not) reading.

They werent (not) sleeping


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How do I form the negative?

Use the correct form of wasnt/werent

She/he/I wasnt doingher/his/my homework

We/they/you werent listeningto music


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Question form- Was + He, She, It + v-ing?

Was he working?

- Were + you, we, they + v-ing?Were they working?


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How do I ask questions?

Wereyou readingthat book?

Washe walkingalong the road?

You can also use question words:

What wasshe doing?

Where werethey going?


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Short answers

- Yes, he, she, it + was.

you, we, they were.- No, he, she, it + wasnt.

you, we, they + werent.


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Creating the past continuous

To create the past continuous tense:

Subject + auxiliary verb was/were + -ing verb

I was cleaning the kitchen when Jack called.

Here, the subject was cleaning at the specific

moment she was called by Jack.


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TO BE (PAST)

To be presentSubject To be past

Ihe,she, it

you, we, they

amis

are

was

were


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TO BE (PAST)

TO BE

Non verbs

(noun, adjective, adverb, etc)

Continuous

(verb + ing)

Passive voice

(past participle/verb3)


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Be aware!

When phrasing a question in the pastcontinuous tense, the auxiliary verb was/wereshould begin the question followed by the

subject.

Wereyou listening during Mondays lecture?

Was I cooking when you arrived? I cantremember.


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EXERCISE!!!

PAST CONTINUOUS-DESCRIBING PAST EVENTSPut the verbs in the Past Continuous tense.


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Last night was hard. There was a blackout as well as a robbery. People in

Smithville were upset. But what were they doing when the lights went out? Aman 1._______________ (wash) the dishes while his wife

2._______________ ( give) her baby a bath. A blonde woman

3.________________ (wash) her clothes. Another woman

4._______________ (watch) TV with her husband and their children

5._______________ (do) their homework. A young man didn't realise thelights went out because he 6.________________ (listen) to music on his mp3

player. But why did the lights go out? The director of the power company

claims that there was a blackout because it 7._______________ (rain) heavily

but it is said that they 8._______________ (have) a party and they

9._______________ (not watch) the controls. One of the reporters, Bob,

10._______________ (wash) the dishes and Dorris, his wife,

11._______________ (have) a bath.


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Jackie, Bob's colleague, 12._______________ (work) in the building. Now let's

talk about the robbery. Burglars broke into all the apartments in the building

when all the tenants were out. But what 13._______________ (they/do)?

One of the tenants 14._______________ (wash) his clothes and a woman

15.______________ (visit) a friend. Another woman 16._______________

(have) a picnic at the beach and a man 17._______________ (play) tennis in

the park. Two men 18._______________ (attend) a football game and a

blonde woman 19._______________ (visit) her grandchildren. What a night!


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