Intermediate 1 ESOL Grammar: The Correct Tense

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Intermediate 1 ESOL Grammar: The Correct Tense The Past Continuous

The Past Continuous Use the past continuous: when you are talking about an action in the past that was not completed We were having dinner when our friends arrived. (were having is the past continuous)

You/we/they were working… The Past Continuous To form the past continuous: use the correct form of was/were I/he/she was working… You/we/they were working…

The Past Continuous How do I ask questions? Were you reading that book? Was he walking along the road? You can also use question words: What was she doing? Where were they going?

The Past Continuous How do I form the negative? Use the correct form of wasn’t/weren’t She/he/I wasn’t doing her/his/my homework… We/they/you weren’t listening to music…