Past progressive

Contenido
USAGES....................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Affirmative sentences.......................................................................................................................................... 2

negative form............................................................................................................................................................. 2

Question or interrogative form........................................................................................................................... 3

How to use the verbs do and have in past progressive......................................................................…. 3

Diagram of the Past Progressive........................................................................................................................ 5

Homework to practice Past progressive…….…………………………………………………………………………….5

USAGES

1. Use of the Past Progressive

1.1. actions were in progress at a special time in the past
1. Peter was reading a book yesterday evening.

1.2. two actions were happening at the same time (the actions do not influence
each other)
2. Anne was writing a letter while Steve was reading the New York Times.

1.3. together with Simple Past

3. While we were sitting at the breakfast table, the telephone rang.

1.4. repeated actions irritating the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)

4. Andrew was always coming late.

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 2. Signal words
while

3. Form ( grammar sentences structure)

to be (was, were) + infinitive + -ing

 Affirmative sentences
Singular
I was walking in the park
you were walking in the park
he/she/it was walking in the park
Plural
we were walking around the neighborhood
you were walking around the neighborhood
they were walking around the neighborhood

 Negative sentences
Long forms Contracted forms

I was not playing football. I wasn't playing football.

You were not playing football. You weren't playing football.

He was not playing football. He wasn't playing football.

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  Questions or Interrogative form

Long forms Contracted forms

Was I playing football?

Were you playing football? not possible

Was he playing football?

 How to use the verbs do and have in Past

Progressive

1. do as a main verb

Affirmative
Pronouns Negative sentences Questions
sentences

I was doing an I was not doing an Was I doing an

I
exercise. exercise. exercise?

You were doing an You were not doing an Were you doing an

you
exercise. exercise exercise?

He was doing an He was not doing an Was he doing an

he, she, it
exercise. exercise. exercise?

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 Affirmative
Pronouns Negative sentences Questions
sentences

we, you, They were doing an They were not doing an Were they doing an

they exercise. exercise. exercise?

2. have as a main verb

Affirmative
Pronouns Negative sentences Questions
sentences

Was I having a
I I was having a bath. I was not having a bath.
bath?

You were having a You were not having a Were you having a

you
bath. bath. bath?

He was having a He was not having a Was he having a

he, she, it
bath. bath. bath?

we, you, They were having a They were not having a Were they having a

they bath. bath. bath?

 Diagram of the Past Progressive

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  Practice of the Past Progressive.

Diagnostic practice you do not have to send.

Task No. 4319
Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Past Progressive/Past Continuous.

Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

Show example
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Form of the Past Progressive
1. She   the lunch basket. (to pack)
2. I  . (not/to whisper)
3.  he   to help? (to try)
4. The men   at the street corner. (not/to fight)
5. Frank   the grass. (to cut) Frank   the grass. (to cut)
6.  you   during the last lesson? (to yawn)
7. They   stickers. (to swap)
8. The guest   the whole evening. (to dance)
9. We   in the tree house. (not/to hide)
10. .  it   dark? (to get) They   stickers. (to
swap)

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Direccón web de la tarea para los que gusten entrar.
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_progressive_mix.htm

Websites references

http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/tenses/past_progressive.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/past_prog.htm

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