Past Continious (Past Progressive) Flashcards

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Past Continious Use

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an action happened in the middle of another action
someone was doing sth. at a certain time (in the past) - you do not know whether it was finished or not

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Past Continious Expressions

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While

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Past Continious Forming

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was/were + infinitive + -ing

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Past Continious Examples

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I was working. I wasn’t working. Was I working?
He was working. He wasn’t working. Was he working?
I was going. I wasn’t going. Was I going?
He was going. He wasn’t going. Was he going?

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