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Past Progressive Tense

The document discusses the past progressive tense, also known as the past continuous tense. It provides examples of how to form sentences in the past progressive tense and the contexts in which it is used, such as for actions happening simultaneously or being interrupted in the past. It also covers forming negative and interrogative sentences in the past progressive tense and provides exercises with examples of forming sentences in the past progressive tense.

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Past Progressive Tense

The document discusses the past progressive tense, also known as the past continuous tense. It provides examples of how to form sentences in the past progressive tense and the contexts in which it is used, such as for actions happening simultaneously or being interrupted in the past. It also covers forming negative and interrogative sentences in the past progressive tense and provides exercises with examples of forming sentences in the past progressive tense.

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Past progressive Tense

Twelve verb tenses:

● Simple present ● Present progressive


● simple past ● Past progressive
● simple future ● Future progressive

● Present perfect ● Present perfect progressive


● Past perfect ● Past perfect progressive
● Future perfect ● Future perfect progressive

Also known as past continuous

The pattern in making a Past Progressive Tense statement is:


(subject + was/were + verb in present progressive or the -ing form)

Past Progressive is used to refer to actions continuously happening at a certain moment in


the past.

Example:
● We were watering the plants this morning.
● It was raining last night.
● They were arguing about something.

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.
● Tommy was crying while his father was scolding him.
● I was reading while Beth was practicing her speech.

Past Progressive is used for interruptions while certain actions are happening in the past.

Example:
● They were walking home when it rained.
● When her friends came, she was taking a shower.
● I was washing the dishes when the phone rang.

Negative:
(subject + was/were not + verb in present progressive)

Example:

● I was cleaning the garden this ● I was not cleaning the garden this
morning. morning.
● It was raining last night. ● It was not raining last night.
● they were walking home when it ● They were not walking home when it
rained. rained.

Questions

Was / were + subject + verb in present progressive


I was cleaning the garden this morning
Was I cleaning the garden this morning?
It was raining last night
Was it raining last night?
They were walking home when it rained
Were they walking home when it rained?
Exercise; Make sentences in past progressive
a) She (bake) when her children came home
Positive: She was baking when her children came home
Negative: She was not baking when her children came home
Question: Was she baking when her children came home?
b) We (skate) when the accident happened.
Positive: We were skating when the accident happened
Negative: we were not skating when the accident happened
Question: Were we skating when the accident happened?
c) Billy (play) with the kids this afternoon.
Positive: Billy was playing with the kids this afternoon.
Negative: Billy was not playing with the kids this afternoon.
Question: Was Billy playing with the kids this afternoon?
d) They (talk) loudly when Miss Newton passed by.
Positive: They were talking loudly when Miss Newton passed by.
Negative: They were not talking loudly when Miss Newton passed by.
Question: Were they talking loudly when Miss Newton passed by?
e) It (snow) when they decided to drive home
Positive: It was snowing when they decided to drive home
Negative: It was not snowing when they decided to drive home
Question: Was it snowing when they decided to drive home?

Traducido
Tiempo pasado progresivo

Doce tiempos verbales:

● Presente simple ● Presente progresivo


● pasado simple ● Pasado progresivo
● futuro simple ● Futuro progresivo

● Presente perfecto ● Presente perfecto progresivo


● Pasado perfecto ● Pasado Perfecto Progresivo
● Futuro perfecto ● Futuro perfecto progresivo

También conocido como pasado continuo.

El patrón para hacer una declaración en tiempo pasado progresivo es:


(Sujeto + era / estaba + verbo en presente progresivo o en -ing)

Pasado progresivo se utiliza para referirse a acciones que suceden continuamente en un


momento determinado del pasado.

Ejemplo:
● Esta mañana estábamos regando las plantas.
● Anoche estuvo lloviendo.
● Estaban discutiendo por algo.

Pasado progresivo se utiliza para dos acciones que ocurren al mismo tiempo en el pasado.

Ejemplo:
● Ella cocinaba mientras sus hermanas menores jugaban.
● Tommy lloraba mientras su padre lo regañaba.
● Estaba leyendo mientras Beth practicaba su discurso.

Pasado Progresivo se utiliza para interrupciones mientras ocurren ciertas acciones en el


pasado.

Ejemplo:
● Iban caminando a casa cuando llovió.
● Cuando llegaron sus amigas, ella se estaba duchando.
● Estaba lavando los platos cuando sonó el teléfono.

Negativo:
(Sujeto + no era / no estaba + verbo en presente progresivo)

Ejemplo:
● Esta mañana estaba limpiando el ● Esta mañana no estaba limpiando el
jardín. jardín.
● Anoche estuvo lloviendo. ● Anoche no llovió.
● Estaban caminando a casa cuando ● No caminaban a casa cuando llovió.
llovió.

Preguntas

Era / estaba + sujeto + verbo en presente progresivo

Estaba limpiando el jardín esta mañana.


¿Estaba limpiando el jardín esta mañana?

Anoche llovió.
¿Llovió anoche?

Estaban caminando a casa cuando llovía.


¿Estaban caminando a casa cuando llovía?

Ejercicio; Hacer oraciones en pasado progresivo.

a) Ella (horneaba) cuando sus hijos llegaban a casa.

Positivo: Estaba horneando cuando sus hijos llegaron a casa.


Negativo: No estaba horneando cuando sus hijos llegaron a casa.
Pregunta: ¿Estaba horneando cuando sus hijos llegaron a casa?

b) Nosotros (patinamos) cuando ocurrió el accidente.

Positivo: Estábamos patinando cuando ocurrió el accidente.


Negativo: no estábamos patinando cuando ocurrió el accidente.
Pregunta: ¿Estábamos patinando cuando ocurrió el accidente?

c) Billy (juega) con los niños esta tarde.

Positivo: Billy estaba jugando con los niños esta tarde.


Negativo: Billy no estaba jugando con los niños esta tarde.
Pregunta: ¿Billy estaba jugando con los niños esta tarde?

d) Ellos (hablan) en voz alta cuando pasó la señorita Newton.

Positivo: estaban hablando en voz alta cuando pasó la señorita Newton.


Negativo: No estaban hablando en voz alta cuando pasó la señorita Newton.
Pregunta: ¿Estaban hablando en voz alta cuando pasó la señorita Newton?

e) Estaba (nieve) cuando decidieron conducir a casa.


Positivo: Estaba nevando cuando decidieron conducir a casa.
Negativo: No nevaba cuando decidieron conducir a casa.
Pregunta: ¿Estaba nevando cuando decidieron conducir a casa?

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