Past continuous tense I was going to school

I was going to school when you called me. past continuous past simple This

I was going to school when you called me. Subject + I You He

Negative Form I was not going to school when you called me. Subject +

Contracted Form Negative I was not going You were not going He was not

Question Form Was he going to school when he called you? past form of

Question form with question words Why was he crying? Where were they playing? What

-ing form The basic rule for regular verbs is to add -ing to the

Long action in the past To describe a long action in the past that

Interrupted long action in the past We use past continuous to describe a long

Interrupted long action in the past 2 I was living in Phuket when I

Set the scene in a story We use the past continuous to set (describe)

+ “Always” to describe annoying habits in the past We use the past continuous

Several actions at the same time We use the past continuous to describe actions

Non continuous verbs Some verbs do not have a continuous form. Most of them

Exercise 1 Put the verbs into the correct form of the past continuous. 1.

Exercise 2 Make the correct form of the past continuous. 1. (you / sleep

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Past continuous tense

I was going to school when you called me. past continuous past simple This is the lesson about the past continuous. You will learn: The form The common uses There are exercises to test your understanding

I was going to school when you called me. Subject + I You He / she / it We You They (auxiliary verb) (main verb) past form of verb “to be” + -ing form of verb was going were going

Negative Form I was not going to school when you called me. Subject + past form of verb “to be” + not + -ing form of verb I was not going You were not going He / she / it was not going We You were not going They were not going

Contracted Form Negative I was not going You were not going He was not going She was not going It was not going We were not going You were not going They were not going I wasn’t going You weren’t going He wasn’t going She wasn’t going It wasn’t going We weren’t going You weren’t going They weren’t going

Question Form Was he going to school when he called you? past form of verb “to be” + subject + - ing form of verb ? Was I going? Were Was you she / it going? Were we going? Were you going? Were they going?

Question form with question words Why was he crying? Where were they playing? What was he cooking? What Where Who Why How + past form of “to be” subject -ing form of verb

-ing form The basic rule for regular verbs is to add -ing to the base form. go - going clean - cleaning For all the rules of the –ing form, please watch my other video. ( There is a link to the video at the end of this video)

Long action in the past To describe a long action in the past that started before a specific time. The long action is continuing after the specific time. 7 pm Past 5 pm present future At 5 pm she was cooking. Last night at 7 pm, I was watching football.

Interrupted long action in the past We use past continuous to describe a long actin in the past that is interrupted by a short action. We use the past simple for the short action that interrupts it. present call future Past I was going to school when you called me or we can also changed the order: When you called me, I was going to school. when + past simple

Interrupted long action in the past 2 I was living in Phuket when I met Roger. Or we change the order When I met Roger, I was living in Phuket. When + past simple Or: While I was living in Phuket, I met Roger. Or we change the order I met Roger while I was living in Phuket While + past continuous

Set the scene in a story We use the past continuous to set (describe) the scene in a story before the real action starts. We use the past simple for the real action. Tom and Jerry were walking in the park. The children were playing volleyball and dogs were running. Suddenly a man ran towards the children

+ “Always” to describe annoying habits in the past We use the past continuous with “always” to describe annoying habits in the past. Our neighbors were always fighting. Roger was always complaining.

Several actions at the same time We use the past continuous to describe actions that happened at the same time. While Peter was ironing clothes, Ryan was cooking. Matt was writing some articles while I was mopping the floor.

Non continuous verbs Some verbs do not have a continuous form. Most of them are called stative verbs. List of common verbs that do not have a continuous form. believe doubt feel imagine know like and others… love hate prefer realize recognize remember see suppose think (= believe meaning) understand want wish The vanilla cake was nice. I was wanting another slice. X The vanilla cake was nice. I wanted another slice.

Exercise 1 Put the verbs into the correct form of the past continuous. 1. Yesterday at six I (prepare) ______ dinner. Yesterday at six I was preparing dinner. 2. I (practise)______ the guitar when he came home. I was practicing the guitar when he came home. 3. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) ______ I tried to tell them the truth but they weren't listening. 4. We (not / cycle) ______ all day. We weren't cycling all day.

Exercise 2 Make the correct form of the past continuous. 1. (you / sleep when I got home)? Were you sleeping when I got home? 2. (it / rain at lunchtime) It was raining at lunchtime. 3. (you / shop when I called you) You were shopping when I called you. 4. (how / we / do at that time)? How were we doing at that time?

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