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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


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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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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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?


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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