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He was learning Chinese.
The Past Continuous
What was Sheldon Cooper doing yesterday at5 o’clock in the afternoon?
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The Past Continuous
He was learning Chinese.
WAS / WERE + -ing.
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Affirmative
I was
playing
You
We
They
were
HeShe
It
was
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Past continuous tense
Were Sheldon and his friends watching a film
yesterday at 7pm?
No, they weren’t. They were eating Chinese food.
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Past continuous tense
Was I
playing?Were
you
we
they
Washeshe
it
I
was not
wasn’t
playing
YouWe
They
were notweren’t
HeShe
It
was notwasn’t
INTERROGATIVENEGATIVE
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Uses of the past continuous
1-We use the past continuous tense todescribe a past action over a period of
time
What were they doing yesterday at 8 o’clock?"
They were having dinner.
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3 - Past simple and past continuous are used
together when something happened in the middle of
something else
Sheldon had an idea while he was thinking.
Sheldon heard a noise while he was speaking.
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Past continuous tense
Time expressions:
while / when
mientras / cuando
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3 - Past simple and past continuous are used
together when something happened in the middle of
something else
Sheldon heard a noise when he was speaking.
Sheldon heard a noise while he was speaking.
Sheldon heard a noise as he was speaking.
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Sheldon was playing on the computer
while he was talking to his friends.
4. Parallel actions. Both actions were happening atthe same time
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What was he doing?
Sheldon on a physics problem.
WORK
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What was he doing?
Sheldon on a physics problem.was working
WORK
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Penny when Sheldon
on her door .
SLEEP
KNOCK
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Penny when Sheldon
on her door .
was sleeping
SLEEP
KNOCK
knocked
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Amy and Sheldon when she
him.
TALK KISS
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Amy and Sheldon when she
him.
were talking
TALK KISS
kissed
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Penny and Leonard on the sofa
when she him.
SIT HUG
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Penny and Leonard on the sofa
when she him.
were talking
SIT HUG
hugged
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Past continuous
Past continuous (WAS/WERE + -ING)
Action happening at a specific time in the past.
What was Sheldon doing yesterday at 5 o’clock?
He was learning Chinese.
Do – doing
Mak e – making
Hug – hugg ing
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Past continuous
Past continuous (long action) / past simple (short action)
A short action happened in the middle of a longer action
Amy and Sheldon were talking when she kissed him.
when / while / as
Past continuous / Past continuous
Two actions happening at the same time.Sheldon was playing while his friends were watching a film.
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