C9 U4 Project past continuous

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS:

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :

We form this tense with the helping verb "to be" , in the past tense (was,were), plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing ending): Example: Working, Dancing

THE PAST CONTINUOUS


Affirmative form

THE PAST CONTINUOUS


STRUCTURE

SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERBIN PRESENT PARTICIPLE

COMPLEMENT

Affirmative form

THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST


STRUCTURE


COMPLEMENT

They

Affirmative form



STRUCTURE


COMPLEMENT

They were

Affirmative form



STRUCTURE


COMPLEMENT

They were working

Affirmative form



STRUCTURE


COMPLEMENT

They were working All night long

Affirmative form



STRUCTURE


COMPLEMENT

They were working All night long

Traducción: Ellos estuvieron trabajando toda la noche

Affirmative form



Negative form:



STRUCTURE

SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+ NOT

MAIN VERBIN PRESENT PARTICIPLE

COMPLEMENT

Negative form:



STRUCTURE



COMPLEMENT

They

Negative form:



STRUCTURE



COMPLEMENT

They Were NOT

Negative form:



STRUCTURE



COMPLEMENT

They Were NOT working

Negative form:



STRUCTURE



COMPLEMENT

They Were NOT working All night long

Negative form:



STRUCTURE



COMPLEMENT

They Were NOT working All night long

Traducción: Ellos NO estuvieron trabajando toda la noche

Negative form:



Question form:



STRUCTUREAUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB

IN PRESENT PARTICIPLE

COMPLEMENT ?

Question form





COMPLEMENT ?

were

Question form





COMPLEMENT ?

were They

Question form





COMPLEMENT ?

were They working

Question form





COMPLEMENT ?

were They working All night long?

Question form





COMPLEMENT ?

were They working All night long?

Traducción: ¿Estuvieron Ellos trabajando toda la noche?

Question form


Como se puede observar, existen dos componentes muy importantes en: the past

continuous.


Como se puede observar, existen dos componentes muy importantes en: the past

continuous.

AUXILIARY VERB BE

VERB IN PRESENT

PARTICIPLE:ING FORM


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SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB

VERB IN PRESENT PARTICIPLE


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I

SHE

HE

IT

WE

THEY

YOU


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I WAS

SHE WAS

HE WAS

IT WAS

WE WERE

THEY WERE

YOU WERE


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I WAS PLAYING

SHE WAS PLAYING

HE WAS PLAYING

IT WAS PLAYING

WE WERE PLAYING

THEY WERE PLAYING

YOU WERE PLAYING


Look at the chartsSUBJECT AUXILIARY

VERBVERB IN PRESENT PARTICIPLE




I

SHE

HE

IT

WE

THEY

YOU




I WAS NOT

SHE WAS NOT

HE WAS NOT

IT WAS NOT

WE WERE NOT

THEY WERE NOT

YOU WERE NOT




I WAS NOT PLAYING

SHE WAS NOT PLAYING

HE WAS NOT PLAYING

IT WAS NOT PLAYING

WE WERE NOT PLAYING

THEY WERE NOT PLAYING

YOU WERE NOT PLAYING


Si comparamos la forma negativa de: The past continuous, existe la posibilidad de contraer el verbo auxiliar “to be”


Was

Were



Was

Were



Was Wasn`t

Were Weren`t



Look at the chart



I PLAYING

SHE PLAYING

HE PLAYING

IT PLAYING

WE PLAYING

THEY PLAYING

YOU PLAYING


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I WAS NOT PLAYING

SHE WAS NOT PLAYING

HE WAS NOT PLAYING

IT WAS NOT PLAYING

WE WERE NOT PLAYING




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I WAS NOT PLAYING

SHE WAS NOT PLAYING

HE WAS NOT PLAYING

IT WAS NOT PLAYING

WE WERE NOT PLAYING






Look at the chart



I WAS NOT PLAYING

SHE WAS NOT PLAYING

HE WAS NOT PLAYING

IT WAS NOT PLAYING

WE WERE NOT PLAYING





I PLAYING

SHE PLAYING

HE PLAYING

IT PLAYING

WE PLAYING

THEY PLAYING

YOU PLAYING


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I WAS NOT PLAYING

SHE WAS NOT PLAYING

HE WAS NOT PLAYING

IT WAS NOT PLAYING

WE WERE NOT PLAYING





I WASN`T PLAYING

SHE WASN`T PLAYING

HE WASN`T PLAYING

IT WASN`T PLAYING

WE WEREN`T PLAYING

THEY WEREN`T PLAYING

YOU WEREN`T PLAYING


Remember:

Use the past continuous to describe an activity that continued during a period of time in the past.

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

Activity:

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

Activity:GO SHOPPING / SHOP

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

When:


THE PAST CONTINUOUS

When:Yesterday


Time: Yesterday (La acción se realiza ayer)

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

What were you doing yesterday

when I called you?


THE PAST CONTINUOUS


when I called you? I was going shopping


THE PAST CONTINUOUS




THE PAST CONTINUOUS




THE PAST CONTINUOUS


when I called you?

I was going shoppingor

I was shopping


THE PAST CONTINUOUS


when I called you?I was going shopping

or


THE PAST CONTINUOUS


when I called you?


I was shopping


THE PAST CONTINUOUS


when I called you?


I was shopping


THE PAST CONTINUOUS


when I called you?


I was shopping


THE PAST CONTINUOUS


when I called you?


I was shopping

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

Activity:

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

Activity:Watch TV

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

When:

Activity:Watch TV

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

When:Last night

Activity:Watch TV

Time: Last night (La acción se realizó anoche)

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

What were you doing yesterday at night?


THE PAST CONTINUOUS

What were you doing yesterday at night? I was


THE PAST CONTINUOUS

What were you doing yesterday at night? I was watching TV with

my family


THE PAST CONTINUOUS

What were you doing yesterday at night? I was watching TV with

my family

Thank you!!!

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

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C9 U4 Project past continuous