1. PAST CONTINUOUS Affirmative
Past be + (verb –ing)
I was
You were
He / She / It was
-ing
We were
You were
They were

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative - Play
Past be + (playing)
I was
You were
He / She / It was
playing
We were
You were
They were

3. Examples
• I was listening to my teacher.
• You were talking to me.
• Pedro was playing with me.
• María was doing her homework.
• The cat was sitting on the chair.
• Pedro, María and I were watching TV.
• “You, boys and girls, were studying English.”
• Pedro and María were eating fruit.

4. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Negative
Past be + not + (verb –ing)
I was wasn’t
You were weren’t
He / She / It was wasn’t
not -ing
We were weren’t
You were weren’t
They were weren’t

5. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Negative - Play
Present be + not + (playing)
I was ‘m not
You were aren’t
He / She / It was isn’t
not playing
We were aren’t
You were aren’t
They were aren’t

6. Examples
• I was not (wasn’t) listening to my teacher.
• You were not (weren’t) talking to me.
• Pedro was not (wasn’t) playing with me.
• María was not (wasn’t) doing her homework.
• The cat was not (wasn’t) sitting on the chair.
• Pedro, María and I were not (weren’t) watching
TV.
• “You, boys and girls, were not (weren’t) studying
English.”
• Pedro and María were not (weren’t) eating fruit.

7. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative Interrogative
I was
You were
He / She / It was -ing ?
We were
You were
They were

8. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Interrogative
Was I
Were you
Was he / she / it -ing ?
Were we
Were you
Were they

9. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Interrogative - Play
Was I
Were you
Was he / she / it playing ?
Were we
Were you
Were they

10. Examples
• Was I listening to my teacher ?
• Were you talking to me ?
• Was Pedro playing with me ?
• Was María doing her homework ?
• Was the cat sitting on the chair ?
• Were Pedro, María and I watching TV ?
• “Were You, boys and girls, studying English ?”
• Were Pedro and María eating fruit ?

11. Short Answers
• Was I listening to my teacher ?
Yes, you were /// No, you weren’t
• Were you talking to me ?
Yes, I was. /// No, I wasn’t.
• Was Pedro playing with me ?
Yes, he was. /// No, he wasn’t.
• Was María doing her homework ?
Yes, she was. /// No, she wasn’t
• Was the cat sitting on the chair ?
Yes, it was. /// No it wasn’t.
• Were Pedro, María and I watching TV ?
Yes, we were. /// No, we weren’t.
• “Were You, boys and girls, studying English ?”
Yes, we were. /// No, we weren’t.
• Were Pedro and María eating fruit ?
Yes, they were. /// No, they weren’t.