1. PastContinuous (Pasado continuo)
Form (Forma)
Para formar el pasado continuo se utiliza el verbo auxiliar "to be" y el gerundio (infinitivo
+ "-ing") del verbo. El verbo auxiliar "to be" está en el pasado simple, pero ten en cuenta
que "to be" es un verbo irregular.
Sujeto Auxiliar (to be) Gerundio
talking, eating,
I, He, She, It was learning, doing,
going...
talking, eating,
You, We, They were learning, doing,
going...
Structure (Estructura)
1. AffirmativeSentences (Frases afirmativas)
o Ejemplos:
o I was talking. (Estabahablando.)
o He waseating. (Estaba comiendo.)
o They were learning. (Estabanaprendiendo.)
Estructura Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + gerundio.
2. NegativeSentences (Frases negativas)
o Ejemplos:
o I was not [wasn't] talking. (No estaba hablando.)
o He was not [wasn't] eating. (No estaba comiendo.)
o They were not [weren't] learning. (No estaban aprendiendo.)
Estructura Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + "not" + gerundio.
3. InterrogativeSentences (Frases interrogativas)
o Ejemplos:
o Were you talking? (¿Estabashablando?)
o Was he eating? (¿Estaba comiendo?)
o Were they learning? (¿Estabanaprendiendo?)
EstructuraVerbo auxiliar ("to be") + sujeto + gerundio?
Uses (Usos)
1. El pasado continuo lo utilizamos para una acción larga que ya en el pasado fue
interrumpido. La acción que se interrumpe está en pasado continuo y la acción que
provoca la interrupción está en pasado simple. "When" y "while" señalan el uso del
pasado simple y continuo. En general, usamos el pasado simple directamente
después de "when" y el pasado continuo después de "while."

2. o Ejemplos:
o Jose called while I was watching the news. (Jose llamó mientras estaba
mirando las noticias.)
o He was walking to work when he fell. (Estaba caminando hacia su trabajo
cuando se cayó.)
o Was it raining when you left? (¿Estaba lloviendo cuando te fuiste?)
2. Se usa el pasado continuo para hablar sobre acciones en un tiempo
específico en el pasado.
o Ejemplos
o Paula wasn't living in Spain in 2005. (Paula no estaba viviendo en España en
el 2005.)
o We were still working at 10 o'clock last night. (Todavía estabamos trabajando
a las 10 de la noche. )
3. Se usa el pasado continuo para dos acciones que estaban ocurriendo al
mismo tiempo en el pasado.
o Ejemplos
o My son was reading while I was cooking. (Mi hijo estaba leyendo mientras
que yo estaba cocinando.)
o They were talking very loudly while we were trying to watch the movie.
(Estaban hablando muy alto mientras nosotros estábamos intentando mirar
la película.)
Estructura de Oraciones
Oraciones Afirmativas
Pronombre /Sujeto + was/were+ Verbo – ing+ Complemento + Time expression
Oraciones Negativas
Pronombre / sujeto + wasn´t/weren´t + Verbo-ing + Complemento + Time Expression
Oraciones Interrogativas
Was/Were + Subject + verbo-ing + Complemento + Time expression+ ?
Ejemplos de Oraciones
Time Expressions
Word Complement
Last… Nigh, week, weekend, month, year, etc.
…Ago A week, month, day, centuries, etc
In… Year, centuries.
Yesterday, at the morning, nigh, summer, Wednesday, etc.

3. Afirmativa
Alina was running in the court football last weekend.
Negativa
Alina wasn´t running in the court football last weekend.
Interrogativa
Was Alina running in the court football last weekend?
Otros Ejemplos
Simultaneousactions PastProgressive + Past Simple
While I wasplaying in the court, Claudia Claudia and her sister were riding, when
wasstudying. a child ran on front of them.
Ejemplos de Oraciones
Afirmativa
Alina was running in the court football last weekend.
Negativa
Alina wasn´t running in the court football last weekend.
Interrogativa
Was Alina running in the court football last weekend?
Otros Ejemplos
Simultaneousactions PastProgressive + Past Simple
While I wasplaying in the court, Claudia Claudia and her sister were riding, when
wasstudying. a child ran on front of them.

4. Nota: Hay unos verbos que no solemos usar en los tiempos continuos.
ContinuousVerb Tenses (Tiempos continuos de los verbos)
A continuación tenemos la lista de los verbos que no podemos usar en los tiempos
continuos. La lista se encuentra clasificada en grupos según el tipo. En general, son
verbos estáticos y no de actividad (dinámicos). Algunos de estos verbos pueden tener dos
significados, uno de acción y otro estático. Si hay más de un significado para un mismo
verbo, encontrarás el significado que no podemos usar en los tiempos continuos con la
traducción al español.
1. Los verbos de sentido:
feel (el tacto, sentir), hear
hear (el oido, oir), see
see (la vista, ver), smell
mell (el olfato, olor), taste
taste (el gusto, sabor)
o Ejemplos:
o Involuntaria:
o I seeyou.
I (can) see you. (Teveo.)

5. o I am seeingyou.
o It smells like you are cooking something.
It smells like you are cooking something. (Huele como que estás cocinando
algo.)
o It is smelling like you are cooking something.
o Voluntaria:
o I am seeing you later, right?
I am seeing you later, right? (¿Teveréluego, no?)
o I see you later, right?
o I am tasting the soup to see if it is as good as it smells.
I am tasting the soup to see if it is as good as it smells. (Estoy probando la
sopa para ver si es tan buena como huele. )
o I taste the soup right now.
Nota: Si la percepción es voluntaria, se puede usar la forma continua. Usamos el
verbo "to listen" para oir de forma voluntaria.
2. Verbos emotivos:
believe (creer), dislike
dislike (no gustar), doubt
doubt(dudar), imagine
imagine(imaginar), hate
hate(odiar), know
know(saber, conocer), like
like (gustar), love
love(encantar, amar, querer), prefer
prefer (preferir), realize
realize(dar cuenta), recognize
recognize(reconocer), remember
remember(recordar, acordarse), suppose

6. suppose(suponer), think
think (creer), understand
understand(entender, comprender), want
want (querer), wish
wish (esperar)
o Ejemplos:
o You're lying. I don't believe you.
You're lying. I don't believe you!
o You're lying. I am not believing you!
o Don't worry, he understands you.
Don't worry, he understands you.
o Don't worry, he is understanding you.
o You think there is something wrong?
You think there is something wrong?
o You are thinking there is something wrong?
3. Verbos de estado o verbos abstractos:
be (ser, estar), cost
cost (costar), seem
seem (parecer), need
need(necesitar), care
care(importar), contain
contain (contener), exist
exist (existir)
o Ejemplos:
o I am ill.
I am ill.
o I am beingill.
o You are silly.

7. You are silly. (*Significa que "eres tonto.")
o You are beingsilly.
You are beingsilly. (*Significa que "ahora te estás portando como un
tonto.")
Nota: Normalmente, "to be" es un verbo estático pero podemos usarlo también
para hablar del comportamiento. Entonces, si lo usamos para referirnos a la
conducta de alguien, podemos usar el tiempo continuo.
o Otros ejemplos:
o David needs a new car.
David needs a new car.
o David is needing a new car.
o Cigarettescost 5 euros now.
Cigarettescost 5 euros now.
o Cigarettes are costing 5 euros now.
o I don't care if you don't like it, you are going to eati it!
I don't care if you don't like it, you are going to eat it!
o I'm not caring if you are not liking it, you are going to eat it!
4. Verbos de posesión:
belong (pertenecer), have
have (tener), possess
possess (poseer), own
own (poseer)
o Ejemplos:
o I have a car.
I have [I've got] a car.
o I am having a car.
o I am having dinner right now.
I am having dinner right now.

8. o I have dinner right now.
Nota: Cuando usamos "tohave" para refirirnos a algo que poseemos (una cosa,
una cantidad, etc.), no podemos usarlo en el tiempo continuo. Pero si es parte de
una expresión, podemos usarlo en el continuo.
o Otros ejemplos:
o Ann owned a house when she lived in New York.
Ann owned a house when she lived in New York.
o Ann was owning a house when she lived in New York.
o Thatbelongsto me!
Thatbelongsto me!
o That is belonging to me!
5. Verbos de comunicación:
agree (acordar), astonish
astonish (asombrar), deny
deny(negar), disagree
disagree(no estar de acuerdo), impress
impress (impresionar), mean
mean(significar), please
please (agradar), promise
promise(prometer), satisfy
satisfy(satisfacer), surprise
surprise (sorprender)
Ejemplos:
I disagree, I think it's a great idea.
I disagree, I think it's a great idea.
I am disagreeing, I am thinking it's a great idea.
Yousurprised me!
Yousuprised me!
Youweresurprising me!