47 present continous revision

Question 1

How do we form the past continuous?

Answer 1

We form the past continuous with:

* was/were + the-ing form of the verb

Question 2

When do we use was or were in the past continuous?

Answer 2

Was working = I/he/she/it

were working = we/you/they

Question 3

How do we form the negative form of the past continuous? (to work)

Answer 3

I/he/she/it - wasn’t/was not working

we/you/they - were not/ weren’t working

Question 4

How do we form questions in the past continuous form? (to work)

Answer 4

was I/he/she/it working?

were we/you/they working

Question 5

For what do we use the past continuous?

Answer 5

• to describe an action at or around a time in the past
  example: at seven o’clock Marek was making the dinner and Isabella was putting the childre to bed.
• to describe a scene in the past, expecially when you are telling a story
• to describe something you did until an event interrupted you and stopped you
  Example: I was watching TV when the phone rang