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Past

Continuous
Tense
By: L.A.R​
The Points

1 2 3 4 5
Introduction Form Usage Exercise Summary

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Introduction
Past Continuous describes actions that
were in progress at a specific time in the
past.

Definition: The Past Continuous tense is


used to indicate an ongoing action that
was happening at a certain moment in
the past.

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Form
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Affirmative Sentence

Subject + was/were + verb-ing

Examples:
I was writing an article.
She was cooking at 7 o’clock this morning.
They were playing soccer at 3 p.m. yesterday

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Negative Sentence

Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing

Examples:
He was not sleeping.
It was not raining at 8 o’clock yesterday morning.
They were not eating dinner.

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Interrogative Sentence

Was/were + subject + verb-ing

Examples:
Were you watching TV?
Was I sleeping at 9 o’clock last night?
Was it raining at 8 o’clock yesterday morning?

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Subject
Singular Subjects use "was“
I, She, He, It

Plural Subjects use "were”


You, We, They

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“
Usage of Past Continuous
Tense

1. Describing an Ongoing Past


Action: Actions that were happening at
a specific moment in the past.

”
Example: "At 8 PM last night, I was doing
my homework."

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2. Two Simultaneous Actions in the
Past: Actions that happened at the
same time.

Example: “While she was cooking, he

”
was watching TV."

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“ 3. Interrupted Action in the Past:
One action in progress that gets
interrupted by another.

Example: “I was reading a book when

”
the phone rang.”

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“ 4. Setting the Scene in the Past:
Often used in storytelling.

Example: “The sun was setting, and the


birds were singing.”

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EXERCISE​
A. Gap-Fill Exercise B. Story Completion C. Role Play

Provide sentences Continue the story by Set up a scene (e.g., in a


with blanks for using the Past park) and ask students
students to complete: Continuous Tense: to describe what people
were doing using Past
“Yesterday evening, I Continuous:
"They ____ (walk) to was watching a movie
school when it started when suddenly… Example: “The man was
to rain." jogging, the kids were
playing, and some
"While she ____ people were picnicking.
(work), her children
____ (play) outside."
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Summary
The Past Continuous Tense
describes actions that were
ongoing at a specific time in
the past. It is formed using
"was/were" + verb-ing.

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