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