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It was raining
cats and dogs
 What is the meaning of this idiom?
 What does it have to do with this unit?
PAST CONTINUOUS
El Past Continuous en inglés se
utiliza para decir lo que estaba
ocurriendo en un momento
concreto del pasado
How is it formed?
 Affirmative:
SUJETO + WAS/WERE + VERBO ACABADO EN -ing
It was snowing yesterday night​.
She was slepping because it was raining​.
We were living in the Alps the year of the avalanches​.
How is it
formed?
SUJETO + WASN'T/WEREN'T
+ VERBO ACABADO EN -ing
The presenter was not talking
about the floods.
You weren't listening to the
rain.
The sun wasn't shining at that
time.
Negative:
How is it
formed?
WAS/WERE + SUJETO +
VERBO ACABADO EN -ing
Interrogative:
Si la frase tiene una partícula
interrogativa, ésta se pone
antes de Was o Were:
• Why was the baby crying
during the storm?
• Where were the animals
sheltering during the rain?
- Were you working during the
heat wave?
- Was she at home the day of the
earthquake?
Important!!
You must remember the past tense of
the verb TO BE:
I was
You were
He / She / It was
You were
We were
They were
And don't forget...
the -ing!
Sino en lugar de decir:
Ayer yo estaba jugando al Micraft
(Yesterday I was playing Minecraft)
Estarás diciendo:
*Ayer yo estaba jugar al Minecraft
*(Yesterday I was play Minecraft)
Let's see some examples
And do some practice
What was
she doing
on that
sunny day?
She was doing sport
She was running
She was exercising
She was listening to music
What was happening?
It was raining
The wind was blowing
People were running
The girl was smiling
The sun wasn't shining
They were looking for shelter
They were getting wet

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Past continuous

  • 1. It was raining cats and dogs  What is the meaning of this idiom?  What does it have to do with this unit?
  • 2. PAST CONTINUOUS El Past Continuous en inglés se utiliza para decir lo que estaba ocurriendo en un momento concreto del pasado
  • 3. How is it formed?  Affirmative: SUJETO + WAS/WERE + VERBO ACABADO EN -ing It was snowing yesterday night​. She was slepping because it was raining​. We were living in the Alps the year of the avalanches​.
  • 4. How is it formed? SUJETO + WASN'T/WEREN'T + VERBO ACABADO EN -ing The presenter was not talking about the floods. You weren't listening to the rain. The sun wasn't shining at that time. Negative:
  • 5. How is it formed? WAS/WERE + SUJETO + VERBO ACABADO EN -ing Interrogative: Si la frase tiene una partícula interrogativa, ésta se pone antes de Was o Were: • Why was the baby crying during the storm? • Where were the animals sheltering during the rain? - Were you working during the heat wave? - Was she at home the day of the earthquake?
  • 6. Important!! You must remember the past tense of the verb TO BE: I was You were He / She / It was You were We were They were
  • 7. And don't forget... the -ing! Sino en lugar de decir: Ayer yo estaba jugando al Micraft (Yesterday I was playing Minecraft) Estarás diciendo: *Ayer yo estaba jugar al Minecraft *(Yesterday I was play Minecraft)
  • 8. Let's see some examples And do some practice
  • 9. What was she doing on that sunny day? She was doing sport She was running She was exercising She was listening to music
  • 10. What was happening? It was raining The wind was blowing People were running The girl was smiling The sun wasn't shining They were looking for shelter They were getting wet