This document provides examples and explanations of the past continuous tense in English. It lists the subjects and verbs used in the past continuous, such as "I was sitting" and "They were talking." A number of examples are given of actions in progress, such as "He was eating his lunch" and "We were giving her a present." The past continuous is explained as describing a long action in progress in the past, while the past simple describes a short completed action.

1. PAST
CONTINUOUS
Gerard Sureda

2. I
She
He
It
We
They
You
Was
Wasn’t
Were
Weren’t
INFINITIVE + ING
INFINITIVE + ING
He was eating a sanwich
It was playing with the cat
We were having a problem
They were doing an English exam

3. EXAMPLES
• I was sitting in the bed
• They were talking about the homework
• He was eating his lunch
• We were giving her present
• It was beginning to walk
• You were southing in the class
• She was drawing a butterfly
• They were running in the street

4. •Matilde was eating chips
•Mark and Susana were talking about
football
•Marco polo was opening the door
•A lot of people were dancing
•Joan was staying in the back of the
room

5. Past simple
• SB Verb in past Complement
Regular and
Irregular verbs
I rode a bicicle
She didn’t do her homework
I
You
She
He
It
We
They

6. Past Simple Vs Present Continuous
• PAST CONTINOUS Long action in progres
• PAST SIMPLE Short action
When-Past
Simple
While-Pat
continuous
I was sitting in the chair where my mother entered
to the room
My friend was riding a bike when he fail

7. CREATED
BY: Gerard
Sureda