Past continuous
Past continuous • Interrupted Action in the Past
• Parallel Actions
WhileAnd
Past continuous • To describe the atmosphere
When I walked into the office, several people were busily typing, some were talking on the phones, the boss was yelling directions, and customers were waiting to be helped..
Simple Past: Forms• Positive
• Negative
• Interrogative
Sub + was/were + verb –(ing) + complement
Sub + was not-wasn’t + verb –(ing) + complement were not-weren’t
Was /Were + sub + verb –(ing)+ complement+?• Yes, sub + was/were• No, sub + was not-wasn’t
were not –weren’t
Adverb “when”The police officer broke his leg when he was running.
He was running He broke her leg
Adverb “while”• While I was studying, she called.
I was studing
She
called.
PracticeWrite 6 sentences:
• 2 using Simple Past • 2 using Past Participle• 2 combining Simple Past and Past Participle