1. Pre-Intermediate Level
VY_32_INOVACE_12-07
Past Continuous
Pre-Intermediate Level

2. Usage Action in progress in the past John was working last night.
Past action in progress while another past action took place I was having dinner when the phone rang.
Parallel actions She was cooking while I was watching TV.
Repeated actions in the past He was always making mistakes.

3. Exercise Write one sentence for each use:
Action in progress in the past ………………………………………………………………………
Parallel actions in the past ………………………………………………………………………
Repeated action in the past
………………………………………………………………………….

4. Word order Negative sentence Declarative sentence
S to be(past) V + -ing O A
She was reading a book last night.
Interrogative sentence
to be(past) S V + -ing O A
Was she reading a book last night?
Negative sentence
S to be not V+ -ing O A
She was not reading a book last night.

5. TO BE
I was We were You were You were She They were He was It

6. -ing form
Doubling of consonant Final consonants are doubled when the previous single vowel is stressed. stop stopping
Ending –ie The -ie is replaced by –y before -ing die dying
Deletion of –e Final –e is dropped before –ing have having -ee, -ye, -oe, -ge they do not drop -e

7. Exercise
Find the Past Continuous in the text The weather was sunny and warm. We were sitting on the beach and sunbathing. My friends were swimming in the sea, but I didn`t feel like going with them. I was bored. Suddenly I saw a dog running to our place. I started being nervous and I was just about to run. My friends saw me and they were laughing at me.

8. Děkuji za pozornost.
Autor DUM: Mgr. Gabriela Marchewková (Zdroj obrázků na snímcích 2, 4, 5 a 6 jsou z MS office Klipart)