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Lore 9

The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It is used to describe activities that were ongoing or interrupted in the past, or things that were happening simultaneously. The past continuous is formed with the helping verb "was/were" plus the present participle ending in "-ing." Questions are formed by placing the helping verb before the subject. The negative is created by adding "not" between the helping verb and present participle.

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Lore 9

The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It is used to describe activities that were ongoing or interrupted in the past, or things that were happening simultaneously. The past continuous is formed with the helping verb "was/were" plus the present participle ending in "-ing." Questions are formed by placing the helping verb before the subject. The negative is created by adding "not" between the helping verb and present participle.

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PAST

CONTINUOUS
TENSE
Use
 We use the past continuous to
describe an interrupted
activity which continued for a
period in the past and to talk
about things happening for a
continuous period in the past.
 to say that somebody was
in the middle of doing
something

He was playing computer


games.
 for two things happening at
the same time

He was playing computer


games while she was
watching TV.
 for things you were in the
middle of doing when
another thing happened

He was watching TV when Tom


arrived.
Affirmative
 We form the past continuous
tense with the helping verb
was/were + present participle
(V1 + -ing).
 Was/Were V1+Ing
 I was going wewere going
You were going you were going
He was going they were going
She was going
It was going
Introgative
We form questions by
using the helping verb
was/were + subject +
present participle
(V1 + -ing).
Was/Were  V1+Ing
Was I going? Were we going?
Were you going? Were you going?
Was he going? Were they going?
Was she going?
Was it going?
Negative
 We form the negative with
the helping verb was/were +
not + present participle (V1
+ -ing).
 Was/Were Not V1+Ing
I was not going we were not going
You were not going you were not going
He was not going they were not going
She was not going
It was not going

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