| The Past Continuous is used |
To express a past activity happening over a period of time |
| For example | Sara was singing at seven o'clock (she started before 7.00 and finished after 7.00). |
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| I He She It | was
wasn't | watching television. |
| We They |
were weren`t |
| Who | was | I He She It | talking to? |
| were | We You They |
| ENDING | CHANGE | INFINITIVE |
PAST CONTINUOUS
| -consonant | verb+
-ing |
work | learn be working | be learning -y | cry | play be crying | be playing -e | verb+ -ing | -e = 0 drive | give be driving | be giving -ie | verb+
-ing | -ie = y lie | die be lying
| be dying -consonant - vowel - consonant
| double a last letter | swim | rob
be swimming
| be robbing |
| The Past Continuous is used |
To express a past activity happening over a period of time |
| For example | Sara was singing at seven o'clock (she started before 7.00 and finished after 7.00). |
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