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Past Continuous
We use the past continuous to say what was
(not) happening around (before, at and perhaps
after) a past time.
He was
swimming
a
He started He finished
swimming, swimming,
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Was/were + -ing is the past
continuous.
Example:
* It was raining, so we didn’t
go out.
* The sun was shining and
the birds were singing.
* Today she’s wearing a
skirt, but yesterday she
was wearing trousers.
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Devgan Pore
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He was not
She wasn’t | watchin
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playing
We were not | Swimm
You (weren't | ng
Graz |i) living
etc.
Example:
+ Yesterdaly he wasnt wearing @ jacket.
+ It wasn’t]snowing when | got hp.
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Question form
Was He
She watching 5
it 7 Past Continuous
playing? 7۳
We swimmin >
Were You 07
they living?
etc.
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Simple past or past
continuous?
We use the simple past to talk about a complete action (long or
short).
We use the past continuous for actions which were not complete
at a past time. ‘AC, when Joe came home, | was
reading
1 4
Joe got up at 7:00 and worked from 9:00
to 16:00,
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ving in France when her uncle died.
Simple past or past
continuous?
» Sofia ti
Example:
0 / عد۷ 3 in France for 8 years.
Question:
» 1. Bill watched/was watching TV when Tim came in.
» 2. We listened/were listening to music all evening.
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We often use the past continuous and the simple past
together, for example with while.
Past continuous : longer action or situation
Simple past : complete shorter action that happened
during the longer action.
While | was talking to my
brother,
Bill came in.
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Simple past and past continuous
together
Example:
+ While I was walking down the road, | saw my friend.
* While | was reading the newspaper, the cat jumped on to the table.
“While I was shopping, somebody stole my car.
Plus, we can use when in different ways with past tenses.
When Alice came home, Lucy was cooking dinner. (Alice came home during
the cooking.)
When Alice came home, Lucy cooked dinner. (First Alice came home; then]
Lucy cooked dinner.)
Example:
When Mary got home, she made tea.
When I saw James, he was shopping.
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صفحه 10:
Thanks for your attention