PAST PROGRESSIVE TO BE + Verb – ING

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PAST PROGRESSIVE TO BE + Verb – ING We use it to describe a longer activity, to give background to an event in the simple past. (The event in simple past often ïnterrupts” the one in past progressive). - She was waiting for the big wave when she saw the shark. - What was she thinking when the shark attacked? TO BE + Verb – ING Was / were Exceptions when adding 'ing‘ silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come – coming (agree – agreeing) after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: sit - sitting

Verb To Be + verb –ing Was / were + eating PAST PROGRESSIVE Affirmative negative question I I was eating a pizza. I wasn’t eating pizza. Was I eating pizza? he, she, it He was eating a pizza. He wasn’t eating pizza. Was he eating pizza? you, we, they They were eating pizza. They weren’t eating pizza. Were they eating pizza? Verb To Be + verb –ing Was / were + eating

affirmative negative question Simple past describe a completed event or a short action at a particular time in the past affirmative negative question I I ran a marathon. I didn’t run a marathon. Did you run a marathon? he, she, it He ran a marathon. He didn’t run a marathon. Did he run a marathon? you, we, they We ran a marathon. You didn’t run a marathon. Did we run a marathon? Past progressive We use it to describe a longer activity The event in simple past often “interrupts” the one in past progressive Affirmative negative question I I was eating a pizza. I wasn’t eating pizza. Was I eating pizza? he, she, it He was eating a pizza. He wasn’t eating pizza. Was he eating pizza? you, we, they They were eating pizza. They weren’t eating pizza. Were they eating pizza?