Minggu, 04 November 2012

Past Continuous Tense

To express an act or event that is taking place in the past when other events happened.Pas continuous is used to describe an action or event that has already begun and is ongoing, as well as other events happened at the same time.

Formula:
S + was / were + Verb 1 ( ing) + . . . . .

Affirmative ( + )
Negative ( - )
Interrogative ( ? )
To be + Verb 1 (ing)
S + To be + Not + Verb 1 (ing)
To be + Verb 1 (ing)

I + Was + Verb 1 (ing)
We + Were + Verb 1 (ing)

They + were + Verb 1 (ing)
You + Were + Verb 1 (ing)

She + Was + Verb 1 (ing)

He + Was + Verb 1 (ing)
It + Was + Verb 1 (ing)

I + Was + Not + Verb 1 (Ing)
We + were + not + Verb 1 (ing)
They + were + not + Verb 1 (ing)
You + were + not + Verb 1 (ing)
She + was + not + Verb 1 (ing)
He + was + not + Verb 1 (ing)
It + was + not + Verb 1 (ing)

Was + I + Verb 1 (ing)
Were + we + Verb 1 (ing)

Were + They + Verb 1 (ing)

Were + You + Verb 1 (ing)

Was + She + Verb 1 (ing)

Was + He + Verb 1 (ing)
Was + It + Verb 1 (ing)
Example:
1. ( + )   : I was reading book when father watched TV.
( - )   : I was not reading book when father watched TV.
( ? )   : Was I reading book when father watched TV?
           = Yes, I was
           = No, I was not
2. ( + )   :We were watching TV when they arrived.
( - )   : We were not watching TV when they arrived.
( ? )   : Were we watching TV when they arrived?
           = Yes, we were
           = No, we were not.

Signal time that usually used:
-   When
-   While
-   As
-   All day yesterday
-   The whole day last sunday

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