The past continuous (progressive) tense

1. THE PAST CONTINUOUS(PROGRESSIVE)TENSE

2. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE = WAS/WERE + VING

• To talk about actions in progress at
a particular time in the past .

3. LAST NIGHT 08.00

• She was dancing at 8.00 last night.

4. Slayt 4

POSITIVE FORM
I
SHE
HE
IT
was
WE
YOU
THEY
were
Verbing ….

5. Slayt 5

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
• They were playing table tennis yesterday
afternoon.

6. Slayt 6

YESTERDAY EVENİNG 06.00
• Jane was cooking at 6 yesterday evening.
(SHE)

7. Slayt 7

NEGATIVE FORM
I
SHE
HE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
was not
wasn’t
were not
weren’t
Verbing ….

8. Slayt 8

YESTERDAY EVENİNG
X Sue wasn’t playing computer games yesterday
evening.
She was doing homework yesterday evening.

9. Slayt 9

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
X Jim and Tim were’nt
playing football
yesterday afternoon.
They were playing table tennis.

10. Slayt 10

11. Slayt 11

I
Was
Were
SHE
HE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
Verbing …
?

12. Slayt 12

• Was he watching TV last night?
(-) No,he wasn’t.
• Was he reading a book?
(+) Yes,he was.

13. Slayt 13

• Were they singing?
(+) Yes,they were.
• Were they dancing?
(-) No,they weren’t.

14. Slayt 14

• What were they doing at 5 yesterday afternoon?
They were drinking coffee.

15. Slayt 15

• Where was he going at 8 yesterday morning?
He was going to school.

16. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SIMLE PAST & PAST CONTINUOUS :

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
SIMLE PAST & PAST CONTINUOUS :
SIMLE PAST TENSE:
• To talk about completed actions in the past.
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:
* To talk about actions in progress at a particular
time in the past .

17. Slayt 17

SIMLE PAST =V2
He ate dinner at 7 yesterday evening.

18. Past Continuous = was/were+Ving

• He was eating dinner at 7 yesterday evening.

19. Slayt 19

SIMLE PAST TENSE:
• To talk about short actions in the past.
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:
* To talk about long actions in the past .

20. Slayt 20

SIMLE PAST =V2
• She cut her finger yesterday.

21. Past Continuous = was/were+Ving

• He was cutting a tree yesterday afternoon.

22. Slayt 22

The man was running.
The man fell down.

23. Slayt 23

• The mouse saw the cat and it ran.

24. Slayt 24

• The mouse was running on the wheel last night.