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Past Progressive Tense Guide

The document discusses the past progressive/past continuous tense in three sentences: 1. The past progressive is used to refer to actions continuously happening at a certain moment in the past and can be used to describe two simultaneous past actions or interruptions to ongoing past actions. 2. The pattern for a past progressive negative statement is the subject + was/were + not + verb-ing. 3. The pattern for a past progressive question is was/were + subject + verb-ing. Examples of positive, negative, and question sentences in the past progressive tense are provided.

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Past Progressive Tense Guide

The document discusses the past progressive/past continuous tense in three sentences: 1. The past progressive is used to refer to actions continuously happening at a certain moment in the past and can be used to describe two simultaneous past actions or interruptions to ongoing past actions. 2. The pattern for a past progressive negative statement is the subject + was/were + not + verb-ing. 3. The pattern for a past progressive question is was/were + subject + verb-ing. Examples of positive, negative, and question sentences in the past progressive tense are provided.

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PAST PROGRESSIVE / PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE


The pattern in making a Past Progressive statement is: (Subject + was/were+ verb-ing)

1. Past Progressive is used to refer to actions continuously happening at certain moment in the past. Example: We were watering the plants this morning. It was raining last night. They were arguing about something.

2. Past Progressive is used for two actions happening at the same time in the past. Example: She was cooking while her younger sisters were playing. Tony was crying while his father was scolding him. I was reading while Dewi was practicing her speech.

3. Past Progressive is used for interruptions while certain actions are happening in the past. Example: They were walking home when it rained. When her friend came, she was taking a shower. I was washing the dishes when the phone rang.

The pastern in making a Past Progressive negative is: (Subject + was/were not+ verb-ing)

Example: Positive sentences I was cleaning the garden this morning It was raining last night They were walking home when it rained

Negative sentences I was not cleaning the garden this morning It was not raining last night They were not walking home when it rained

The pastern in making a Past Progressive question is: (Was/were + Subject + verb-ing)

Example: Positive sentences I was cleaning the garden this morning It was raining last night They were walking home when it rained

Question sentences Was I cleaning the garden this morning ? Was it raining last night ? Were they walking home when it rained ?

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Exercise
Makes sentences in Past Progressive.

Positive

Negative She (bake) when her children came home.

Question

We (skate)when the accident happened. Billy (play) with the kids this afternoon.

It (snow) when they decided to drive home.

They (talk) loudly when Mrs. Wulan passed by.

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