The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It provides examples of using the past continuous to talk about specific situations in the past, including affirmative and negative examples. It also covers using the past continuous interrogatively. The document contrasts the past continuous with the past simple, noting that the past continuous is used for longer activities while the past simple is used for shorter finished actions. It provides examples of using "while" to describe interrupted actions and "when" to describe continued actions.

1. 8 Gerard Gil Tarés
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2. I
HE/SHE
IT
WAS+ING
Verbs ending in E  ing
Verbs ending inY  ying
1 sillabyile CVC  we double de CWe
You
They
WERE+ING

3.  We use the Past Continuous to talk about a
specific situations in the past and images.
 Affirmative
Ex: I was playing video games.
Ex:We were studying for the exam.
 Negative
Ex:They weren’t playing the piano.
Ex:You weren’t watchingTV.
SB+WAS/WERE+ING+COMPLEMENT
SB+WASN’T/WEREN’T+ING+COMPLEMENT

4.  We use the Past Continuous to talk about a
specific situations in the past and images...
 Interrogative
Ex:Was your father making a toy?
Ex:Were they playingAgar.io?
Inversion
WAS/WERE+SB+ING+COMPLEMENT

5. • I was sailing in the sea.
• Santi was climbing.
• Arnold was skating in a skate park.
• Marina was riding a horse.

6.  Uses: we use the past simple to talk about
past finished actions.
 Past expressions: last day, last summer, last
years...
 Examples
• I was in the party last night
• We went with Alex the last day we met.

7.  Affirmative: SB+VERB IN PAST + COMPLEMENT
• I was very happy.
• We played the piano.
• They touched the fish.
 Negative: SB+DIDN’T+COMPLEMENT
• They didn’t play football .
• We didn’t win the competition.
• She didn’t study for the exam.
Regular & Irregular

8.  QASI= QW+AUXILIRIARY VERB + SB + INF
 What did your father play?
 Where was the party?

9.  Past continuous Long activity
 Past simple Short activity
 I was playing PS3 when my father came home.
 They played the piano in Laia’s house.
 While  Interrupted actions
 When  Continued actions