PAST CONTINOUS TENSE
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
PAST CONTINUOUS is used for an action which was happening | |||||||||||||
when another action in the past happened. | |||||||||||||
For example : positive | |||||||||||||
S + was / were + V1 ing | |||||||||||||
1. She was reading when I came to her house. | |||||||||||||
2. He was teaching when I saw him. | |||||||||||||
3. I was repairing TV when Tini called me. | |||||||||||||
4. They were listening while I was teaching. | |||||||||||||
For example : negative | |||||||||||||
S + was / were + not + V1 ing | |||||||||||||
1. He wasn't reading when I came to his house. | |||||||||||||
2. He wasn't teaching when I saw him. | |||||||||||||
3. I wasn't repairing TV when Tini called me. | |||||||||||||
4. They weren't listening while I was teaching. | |||||||||||||
For example : interrogative | |||||||||||||
Was / were + S + V1 ing ( ? ) | |||||||||||||
1. Was he reading when I came to his house? | |||||||||||||
2. Was she teaching when I saw him? | |||||||||||||
3. Were you repairing TV when Tini called me? | |||||||||||||
4. Were they listening while I was teaching? | |||||||||||||