Module: Past Continuous Tense (exelearning).

MODULE: PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE.

MODULO: PAST CONTINUOUS.

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This module is about "Past Continuous Tense".

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PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE (DIAGNOSTIC).

PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

The present continuous (sometimes called the present progressive) tense in English is really easy to make and is the same for all verbs. We make it using the present simple of 'be' + verb-ing:

Here is how we make the positive:

Positive	Positive Short Form
I am sleeping	I'm sleeping
you are sleeping	you're sleeping
he is sleeping	he's sleeping
she is sleeping	she's sleeping
it is sleeping	it's sleeping
we are sleeping	we're sleeping
they are sleeping	they're sleeping

We can make the negative by adding 'not':

Negative	Negative Short Form
I am not sleeping	I'm not sleeping
you are not playing	you aren't playing
he is not reading	he isn't reading
she is not working	she isn't working
it is not raining	it isn't raining
we are not cooking	we aren't cooking
they are not listening	they aren't listening

Questions are also really, really easy. Just like we made the question with 'be' in the present simple, here we also put 'am', 'is', or 'are' before the subject to make a 'yes / no' question:

Yes / No Questions

am I eating chocolate ?

are you studying now ?

is he working ?

is she doing her homework ?

is it raining ?

are we meeting at six ?

are they coming ?

If you want to make a deep review you can check some links right here to practice! 🙂

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-1.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-2.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-5.html

PAST CONTINUOUS.

LECTURE TIME! 😃

Instructions: Read the following story and analyze the grammar structure.

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THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE (FULL EXPLANATION).

GRAMMAR POINT.

The Past Simple with 'be'

Here's how to make the positive:

Positive with 'be'

I was cold

you were tired

he was in the garden

she was late

it was sunny

we were on holiday

they were hungry

To make the negative with 'be', just add 'not':

Negative with 'be'	Negative Short Form
I was not sleepy	I wasn't sleepy
you were not on the bus	you weren't on the bus
he was not at school	he wasn't at school
she was not beautiful	she wasn't beautiful
it was not cold	it wasn't cold
we were not at work	we weren't at work
they were not tired	they weren't tired

How can we make the past continuous?

subject + was / were + verb-ing.

Here's the positive form:

• I was sleeping
• you were working
• he was coming
• she was reading 'War and Peace'
• it was raining
• we were shopping
• they were watching a film

Next, here's the negative - it's very easy, just add 'not':

• I was not (wasn't) sleeping
• you were not (weren't) working
• he was not (wasn't) coming
• she was not (wasn't) reading 'War and Peace'
• it was not (wasn't) raining
• we were not (weren't) shopping
• they were not (weren't) watching a film

And, just like the past simple with 'be', to make a 'yes / no' question, put 'was / were' in front of the subject:

• Was I listening?
• Were you working?
• Was she working?
• Was he living in Paris at the time?
• Was it snowing when you arrived?
• Were we eating?
• Were they studying?

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• Meet
• June
• he
• was
• living
• on
• the
• streets
• of
• Manilla.

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It was a busy day in Manila, the sun was shining and everyone was hurrying to work. A young puppy was limping along the road, Jack saw him but he couldn’t afford to adopt him because he was supporting both himself and his younger brother through school.

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WRITE A BRIEF STORY USING PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE!

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