1. PastContinuous

2. We use thepastcontinuoustotalkabouttheactionsthatwere happening at a certainpoint in thepast. Actionsthatwerein progressbutnotfinished.

3. Forexample…

4. Mike startedwork at half-pasteightyesterdaymorning.

5. He finishedwork at threeo’clock in theafternoon.

6. So we can saythat Mike workedfrom 8:30 to 3:00 yesterday

7. Whatwas Mike doing at 10:00 yesterdaymorning?

8. He wasworking in the office.(He started at 8:30 and finished at 3:00, so at ten he was in themiddle of work)

9. Wemakepast simple likethis:

10. Affirmative (S + was/were + [Verb+ing]) “Shewas sleeping.” “Theyweresinging.”

11. Negative (S + was/were + not + [Verb+ing]) “Shewasn’t sleeping.” “Theyweren’tsinging.”

12. ·Interrogative(Was/were + S + [Verb+ing]+?)“Wasshe sleeping?”“Weretheysinging?”

13. What were they doing?

14. Whatwas happening at 11 o’clockyesterday?Whatwerethestudentsdoing at theschool?

15. Whatwas Tracy doing? Whatwas Paul doing? Whatwere Jane and Fred doing? Whatwas Jane doing? WhatwereMattand Linda doing? Whatwas Chris doing? Whatwastheteacherdoing? Whatwas Gary doing?

16. Tracy wasstandingonher head. Paul wasdrawing a pictureonthenoticeboard. Jane and Fred weredancing. Jane waswearing a bighat. Matt and Linda weretalkingabouttheweekend. Chris wasplayingthe guitar forhisdog. Theteacherwaslooking at hiswatch. Gary was sleepingonthestairs.

17. Howgoodisyourmemory?

18. 1.- Whatwas Chris doing? 2.- Was Tracy sleepingonthestairs? 3.- WhatwereMatt and Linda doing? 4.- WasChris playingthe guitar forhisdog? 5.- Whatwastheteacherdoing? 6.- WasJane dancing?

19. THE END