The document summarizes a lesson on using the past continuous tense to describe actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past. It provides examples of positive and negative sentences using was/were + verb+ing. It also includes a short dialogue practice using the past continuous to ask and answer questions about what various people were doing at certain times in the past.

1. SCHOOL OF LANGUAGESNAMES:BUSTILLOS JENNYNACEVILLA GABRIELAPAUCAR BELENCOURSE: 5th SEMESTER

2. TOPICPAST CONTINUOUS

3. PAST CONTINUOUS/PAST PROGRESSIVE What Were You Doing?Betsy: I telephoned you yesterday afternoon but you didn't answer? Where were you?Brian: I was in another room when you called. I didn't hear the phone ringing until it was too late. Betsy: What were you working on? Brian: I was photocopying a report that I needed to send to a client. What were you doing when you telephoned? Betsy: I was looking for Tom and couldn't find him. Do you know where he was?Brian: Tom was driving to a meeting. Betsy: Oh, I see. What did you do yesterday?Brian: I met the representatives from Driver's in the morning. In the afternoon, I worked on the report and was just finishing when you telephoned. What did you do?

4. Betsy: Well, at 9 I had a meeting with Ms Anderson. After that, I did some research.Brian: Sounds like a boring day! Betsy: Yes, I don't really like doing research. But it needs to be done. Brian: I agree with you on that, no research - no business! Betsy: Tell me about the report. What do you think of it?Brian: I think the report is a good. Tom believes it's good, too. Betsy: I know that every report you write is excellent.Brian: Thank you Betsy, you are always a good friend!

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6. Was/Were+ingisthePast Continuos Positive I HE WAS SHE IT WE YOU WERE THEY

7. EXAMPLES I WAS WATCHING A MOVIE LAST SUNDAY.

8. THE STUDENTS WERE STUDING FOR THEIR FINAL EXAMS.

9. SHE WAS VISITING HER GRANDMA IN CHRISTMAS.NegativeThey werenoteatingyesterday

10. I wasn`t sleeping duringtheafternoon

11. Weweren`twashingyour car WAS/WERE+ING IS THE PAST CONTINUOSQUESTION: I doing?was He watching? She playing? It running?were We living? You (etc) They

12. EXAMPLES:What were you doing at 11:30 yesterday?Were you working?Was it raining?Was she living in Japan?Was she wearing a skirt today?Were they singing a beautiful song?

13. PAST PROGRESSIVE-USEto be(was, were) + infinitive+ -ing Actions were in progress at special time in the pastTogether with the Simple PastRepeated actions irritating the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)Peter wasreading a book yesterday evening.While we weresittingat the breakfast table, the telephone rang.Andrew was always comingin late.

14. Positive SentencesWrite positive sentences in past progressive.you / play / cards Alice / walk / around the lakeSarah and Luke / not / work Mister Miller / not / teach / chemistry