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PAST CONTINUOUS They WERE PLAYING tennis at yesterday.
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was/were + subject + vb-ing?
Form: was / were + V-ing was/were + vb-ing (+) I was studying English. was/were + not + vb-ing (-) I was not studying English. was/were + subject + vb-ing? (?) Were you studying English? Yes, I was//No, I wasn’t. Where were you studying English? I was studying English at home.
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He was watching TV at 8 pm yesterday.
Use: 1.- Actions in progress at a particular time in the past He was watching TV at 8 pm yesterday. He started watching TV before 8 pm yesterday. At 8 pm, he was in the middle of watching TV. He continued watching TV after 8 pm. YESTERDAY at 7 pm at 8 pm at 9 pm
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What were you doing this time last night?
I was working on my computer.
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The actions are simultaneous.
2.- Two actions in progress happening at the same time in the past. At 1.15 pm, Sarah was listening to music and her brother was studying. The actions are simultaneous.
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The teacher was talking and the students were listening.
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While the children were playing in the park, Sarah was reading a book.
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Time expressions: 1.- AT + time, this time yesterday, this time last night, all afternoon… This time yesterday afternoon, they were not sitting in the park. They were sleeping at twelve o’clock last night.
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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous:
Actions that started and finished in the past. (COMPLETED ACTION) Actions in progress at a specific time in the past. (UNFINISHED ACTION) She was playing the drums at twenty-five to two testerday. She played the drums at the age of ten.
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When Mary arrived, they were having dinner.
Past Simple + Past Continuous Short sudden action that interrupts another action. Long action in progress interrupted by another action. When Mary arrived, they were having dinner.
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Past Simple + Past Continuous WHEN + Simple Past
He was posting the letter when he saw an accident. WHILE // AS + Past Continuous While he was posting the letter, he saw an accident.
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When I got up this morning, the sun was shining.
David fell while he was rollerblading.
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When Tom found a treasure, he was walking on the beach.
While my little brother was driving home, he had an accident.
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