Lesson 9 - Past Progressive / Continuous
Adverbial Time in Past time
Adverbs of time tell us when an action happened
Adverbial Time of past tense
Example
- I was eating a Pizza last night
- I was going to the supermarket today
- She was reading a novel about religion last month
- You were to the cinema last week
- You were drinking a juice fruit this morning
Example
Past Progressive
Indicates continuing action, something that was happening, going on, at some point in the past
Introduction
Structure
Subject + verb to be in past + verb in ING form + complement
Structure
Past of verb to be
I, he, she, it ----> Was
I was dancing in the club
You, they, we, you ---> Were
They were going to the beach last night
Examples
- I was watching TV in the Cinema the last week
- We were going to Peru 5 months ago
- She was dancing in the club last night
- He was going at the gym yesterday
- I was walking with my family at the mall 3 days ago
Questions
Verb to be in past (Was/Were) + subject + Verb (ING) + complement
Questions
Examples
- Were you going to the beach?
- Was she cooking the dinner?
- Was he pasting the test?
- Were they going to the theater last night?
Examples
Questions
Wh words + Verb to be in past (Was/Were) + subject + Verb (ING) + complement
Questions Wh
- Where was she going last night?
- What were you doing at the club?
- When was buying that purse?
Negative
Subject + Was not (Wasn't) / Were not (Weren't) + verb (ING) + Complement
Negative Sentences
Example
- I wasn't eating in the party the other night.
- They weren't playing PS4 in the Marcos' house.
- She wasn't drinking beer in the pub the saturday
- We weren't going to the beach
Example