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Past Continuous Tense l Slide 1 -1 Past Continuous Tense is chiefly used for past actions which continued for some time but whose exact limits are not known and are not important.

Past Continuous Positive (+) Negative (-) S + to be(was/were) + not + V 1 -ing/present participle The team was not running. To be(was/were) + S + V 1 -ing/present participle? Was the team running? Interogative (? ) Slide 1 -2 The team was running. S + to be(was/were) + V 1 -ing/present participle The workers were queuing. The workers weren’t queuing. Were the workers queuing?

1. Interrupted Action in the Past Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted by shorter action. Positifve Slide 1 -3 Negative Interogatifve I was watching TV when she called. I was not watching TV when she called. Was I watching TV when she called? I was watching TV when my younger brother drank milk. I was not watching TV when my younger brother drank milk. Was I watching TV when my younger brother drank milk ?

2. Specific Time as an Interruption Use with a point in time - at 8 , at 9 yesterday , last night etc. IT EXPRESSES AN ACTION WHICH BEGAN BEFORE THAT TIME AND PROBABLY CONTINUED AFTER IT. Slide 1 -4 Positive Negative Introgrative At 09: 00 last night, I was watching TV. At 09: 00 last night, I was not watching TV. At 09: 00 last nght, was I watching TV? Judika and Aliya were singing together in a TV show at 8 o’clock last night. Judika and Aliya were not singing together in a TV at 8 o’clock last night. At 8 o’clock last night, were judika and Aliya singing together in a TV show?

3. Parallel Actions When you use the Past Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time. The actions are parallel. Examples: I was studying while he was making dinner. While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television. Were you listening while he was talking? I wasn't paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several mistakes. Slide 1 -5

4. Descriptions /Atmosphere In English, we often use a series of parallel actions to describe the atmosphere at a particular time in the past. Example: When I walked into the office, several people were busily typing, some were talking on the phones, the boss was yelling directions, and customers were waiting to be helped. One customer was yelling at a secretary and waving his hands. Others were complainingto each other about the bad service. Example : A wood fire was burning on the hearth , and a cat was sleeping in front of it. A girl was playing the piano and (was) singing softly to herself. Suddently there was a knock on the door. The girl stopped playing. The cat woke up . Slide 1 -6

5. Repetition and Irritation with "Always" The Past Continuous with words such as "always" or "constantly" expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happened in the past. The concept is very similar to the expression "used to" but with negative emotion. Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly" between "be" and "verb+ing. " Examples: l She was always coming to class late. l He was constantly talking. So, he made everyone annoying. l I didn't like them because they were always complaining. Slide 1 -7

ADVERB PLACEMENT The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, still, just, etc. • • Slide 1 -8 You were just studying when she called. Were you just studying when she called? You were always together when you were kids. Were you always together when you were kids?

Past Continuous Tense ( PC ) vs Past Tense ( PT ) FORM : 1. P C when PT 2. When P T P C 3. PT while PC 4. while PC PT ; 5. while parallel PC , PC Example: 1. She was reading a book when her mother called her. 2. When I arrived home, my brother was watching a film. 3. Mother washed dishes while father waxing the floor. 4. While she was listening music her husband opened the door 5. while Alice Smart was singing her boy friend ( was ) Slide 1 -9

EXERCICE l Make sentences by using words pair below , and the form above / previous slide : l 1 read , come 2. have lunch , open the door 3. turn on the light , sleep 4. stop, drive 5. Read, cook 6. Cry , come 7. listen, call 8. sing, read l l l l Slide 1 -10