The document describes the past continuous tense in English. It explains how to form the past continuous using was/were + verb+ing, and provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It notes that the past continuous is used to talk about actions in progress at a specific time in the past or actions happening simultaneously in the past. It encourages writing example sentences using common verbs like write, study, play, watch, and travel in the past continuous form.

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3. Pastcontinuous WewerestudyingMathsyesterday at 6 o´clock Theyweren’tcookingdinner Was he talkingonthephone? HOW CAN WE FORM PASTCONTINUOUS?

4. Subject + WAS / WERE + verb-ing + complements Shewassurfingthe net yesterdayevening Affirmativeform

5. Subject + WAS / WERE + NOT + verb-ing + complements He wasn’twatchingTV in the shopping centre Negativeform

6. Interrogativeform WAS / WERE + subject + verb-ing +complements? Weretheylisteningtomusic in theirroom?

7. Pastcontinuous Shewassurfingthe net yesterday He wasn’twatchingTV in the shopping centre Weretheylisteningtomusic in theirroom? WHEN DO WE USE PASTCONTINUOUS?

8. We use pastcontinuoustotalkaboutactions in progress at themoment in thepast. HewasstudyingMathsyesterday at 10 o’clock Use

9. Wealso use pastcontinuoustotalkaboutactionsthatwere happening at thesame time in thepast. Whileshewaseatingsomefruit, herboyfriendwastaking a nap. Use

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14. travelPastContinuous