This document provides information about forming and using the past continuous tense in English. It lists the affirmative and negative forms using "was/were + verb+ing" and includes examples of questions, short answers, WH- questions, and uses. It notes that the past continuous tense indicates an ongoing action in the past and how it translates to Spanish.

1. PAST
CONTINUOUS

2. FORM: AFFIRMATIVE
AND NEGATIVE
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Simple past of “to be” + verb-ING
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
I was working
I wasn't working
You were working
You weren't working
He was working
He wasn't working
She was working
She wasn't working
It was working
It wasn't working
We were working
We weren't working
You were working
You weren't working
They were working
They weren't working

3. QUESTIONS AND
SHORT ANSWERS
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Were you working? Yes, I was/ No, I wasn't
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Was your sister working? Yes, she was
No, she wasn't
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Were your parents working? Yes, they were
No, they weren't

4. WH- QUESTIONS
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What was your brother doing yesterday at 6?
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Where were you going yesterday evening?
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Who were you waiting for yesterday afternoon?

5. USE
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El pasado continuo indica una acción larga que se
desarrolla en el pasado
En español se traduce como “estaba haciendo” o
“hacía”
–
Yesterday at 6 I was watching TV
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Yesterday at 7 my brother was doing homework

6. MAKE SENTENCES

7. MAKE SENTENCES