Presentation Past Continuous

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PAST CONTINUOUS 
PAST PROGRESSIVE 
WHEN TO USE
STATIVE VERBS
STRUCTURE
CONTRACTIONS
SPELLING
SHORT ANSWERS
OVERVIEW
PAST SIMPLE
Happened at a specific point at time 
Ex.: I worked
I started work at 9 a. m. (P.S.)
I finished work at 5 p.m. (P.S.)
I was working from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m. (P.C)
PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST PROGRESSIVE
Continued during a period
Ex.:
I was working
He was working
She was working
It was working
You were working
We were working
They were working
WHEN TO USE PAST CONTINUOUS 
	WHEN TO USE	EXAMPLE
	Continuing during a period 	 Sarah was studying all day
	Continuing during a moment	At 11 p. m., I was sleeping
	Continuing when interrupted 	They were having dinner when we arrived
	Planned action	I was planning to call Jhon but I didn’t have time 
	Polite request	I was wondering if you could help me
STATIVE VERBS
 I was knowing him for many years.
 Susan was hating spiders.
 They were owning a big house.
 We were wanting to call you.
 She was needing to cactch her flight.
 He was having a computer 
 He was having a party
HOW TO USE PAST CONTINUOUS 
SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + VERB + ING
	POSITIVE	 NEGATIVE	INTERROGATIVE
	I
HE
SHE WAS WORKING
IT	WAS NOT WORKING	WAS I
 HE
 SHE WORKING?
 IT
	YOU
WE WERE WORKING
THEY	WERE NOT WORKING	WERE YOU
 WE WORKING?
 THEY
CONTRACTIONS
WAS NOT  WASN’T
WERE NOT WEREN’T
	I
HE
SHE
IT	WASN’T WATCHING
	YOU
WE
THEY	WEREN’T WATCHING
PAST CONTINUOUS SPELLING
	 MOST VERBS	ADD -ING	TALKTALKING
SELLSELLING
	VERBS ENDING IN -E	DROP -E	MAKEMAKING
TAKETAKING
	VERBS ENDING IN -IE	DROP –IE
ADD -Y	TIETYING
LIELYING
	VERBS ENDING IN C-V-C	DOUBLE LAST LETTER	 JOGJOGGING
SITSITTING
SHORT ANSWER
 WAS HE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES?
YES, HE WAS. (no contraction)
NO, HE WASN’T.
WERE THEY STUDYING FOR THE TEST?
YES, THEY WERE. (no contraction)
NO, THEY WEREN’T.
WERE YOU MANAGING A TEAM?
YES, I WAS. (no contraction)
NO, I WASN’T. 
PRACTICE 
I am learning.  I...
We are waiting  We...
He is singing.  He...
Ruby was teaching.  Ruby...
Simon was winning  Simon...
We were driving.  We...
Steven was going to a conference.  Where...
She was doing her homework.  What... 
COMMON MISTAKES
	WRONG TENSE	I AM STUDYING WHEN YOU CALLED
	TO BE	WE WAS RELAXING
	SPELLING	WHEN YOU WERE GOING TO CALL?
	MISSING WORDS	YOU WAITING A LONG TIME?
HE TALKING TO A CLIENT.
	STATIVE VERBS	I WAS BELIEVING YOU
		
WH QUESTIONS
WHAT WERE YOU DOING?
WHERE WERE YOU GOING?
WHO WERE YOU TALKING TO?