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Past Continuous
Singular |
Plural |
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1st person |
I was + verb+ -ing |
we + were + verb +-ing |
2nd person |
you were + verb + -ing |
you + were + verb +-ing |
3rd person |
he, she, it was + verb +-ing |
they + were + verb +-ing |
Past Continuous is used to express something that was happening in the past.
Contexts |
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| 1) When something interrupts something else happening in the past. | 2) When something happened for a certain amount of time in the past. |
| Example: I was sleeping when the alarm went off. | Example: I was sleeping for the whole ride. |
1) I ______________ (clean) my house when the earthquake happened.
2) The afternoon soccer match _________________ (happen) when Kyle won the lottery.
3) The Beatles' White album _______________ (play) when I took a break.
4) What ________ you __________ (do) when I knocked on your door?
5) Why ________ you __________ (fix) the table if it wasn't broken?
6) I am sure James is completely bald now, because he _________________ (go) bald when I saw him five years ago.
7) I _____________ (think) about going to Spain for the whole summer.
8) I __________________ (ride) my bicycle home when the birthday party ended.
9) We __________________ (have) coffee when the new century arrived.
10) The children _________________ (live) in France when their grandmother died.
11) Kyle and Paola ________________ (travel) through Argentina on 9-11.
12) What _______ you _________ (do) in your room all day?
13) What ________ you ________ (do) with your bicycle when I saw you?
