Use, Rules, and Time Expressions/Signal words of the Past C/ Prog.

1. The Past Continuous
Tense
Uses, Rules and Time Expressions
Mr. Ottman Elbaida

2. Uses
• We use the past continuous or progressive to
express an action or event that happened in
the past time and progressed or continued for
a while.
In other words:
Past time Present Time Future Time
X-------- >
( took some time in the past)

3. Rule of the Past Continuous /
Progressive
Auxiliary ‘ to be’ in the simple past + Present Participle
i.e., (that is to say)
Was/ Were + ‘ base form + ing’
( Present Participle)

4. Time Expressions & Examples
- Yesterday morning at 6:00, I was sleeping in my
bedroom.
- While I was dreaming, were you dreaming too?
->Yes I was
->No, you weren’t
- Last night, I was doing homework when you called
me.
- When the teacher explained the lesson, some
students were not ( weren’t) paying attention.

5. Speaking and Language
skills’Practice
• What was going on ?
• What was happening?
• What were they wearing?
• Were they Happy , sad or funny?
• Was your teacher of English explaining this lesson very well?

6. SURFING
II hope you have enjoyed this
lesson, the floors is yours now !
YOU CAN ASK ANY QUESTION

Created and prepared by:
EL Bai. Ottman ( The speedologist)

7. SURFING
II hope you have enjoyed this
lesson, the floors is yours now !
YOU CAN ASK ANY QUESTION

Created and prepared by:
EL Bai. Ottman ( The speedologist)