Past Continuous Were Paul and Claire working at eight o’clock last night? No, they weren’t. They were having dinner at a restaurant.

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Past Continuous Were Paul and Claire working at eight o’clock last night? No, they weren’t. They were having dinner at a restaurant.

Form was/were + Ving affirmative: She was studying interrogative: Was she studying? negative: She wasn’t studying.

A fire broke out yesterday at Crofton Electronics A fire broke out yesterday at Crofton Electronics. What were the people doing when the fire broke out? Tim/sit/at his desk Jim and Robert/check some reports Sarah/talk/on the phone The directors/have/a meeting Mary/work/on the computer Kim/read/a letter

Use At three o’clock yesterday afternoon Mike and his son were washing the dog. Is it a long or short action? Did they start washing the dog at three o’clock? Did they finish washing the dog at three o’clock? Do we know when they started or finished washing the dog?

Use 1 We use the Past Continuous for an action which was in progress at a stated time in the past. We do not know when the action started or finished.

Use He was reading a newspaper when his wife came. How many actions are there? Which action is the long one? Which action is the short one? Which action started first? Which action interrupted the first one? Use

Use 2 We use the past continuous for a past action which was in progress when another action interrupted it. We use the past continuous for the longer action and the past simple for the shorter action.

Use The people were watching while the cowboy was riding the bull. How many actions are there? Did they happen at different times? Did they happen at the same time? Use

Use 3 We use the past continuous for two or more actions which were in progress at the same time in the past (simultaneous actions).

The sun was shining and the birds were singing The sun was shining and the birds were singing. Tom was driving his old truck through the forest. Where can you read such sentences? What do you think happened next? Use

Use 4 We use the past continuous to give the background information in a story, that is to set the scene.

Time Expressions when while as

Join the sentences, using as, when or while, as in the example. Tina was cooking. She burnt herself. As/When/While Tina was cooking, she burnt herself. 2. Laura was making some tea. She dropped the kettle. Mrs Jason was sitting in the garden. It started raining. Peter was driving his car. He got a flat tyre. She was walking in the park. A dog attacked her.