jueves, 10 de diciembre de 2015

FORMATION & USE OF THE PAST CONTINUOUS

How do we make the Past Continuous Tense?

The structure of the past continuous tense is:
subject  + auxiliary be + main verb


conjugated in Past Simple
 
was, were present participle                           

The auxiliary verb (be) is conjugated in the Past Simple: was, were
The main verb is invariable in present participle form: -ing.
  • Negative sentences we insert not between the auxiliary verb and the main verb.
  • Question sentences, we exchange the subject and the auxiliary verb.

 USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past


Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the Simple Past. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.
Example:
  • I was watching TV when she called.