1. PAST CONTINUOUS
Grammar

2. Uses of the past continuous
To describe a past action in progress at a certain time.
What were you doing yesterday at 8 o’clock?
I was watching the news on TV

3. Past continuous form Affirmative
She He It
was
eating
watching TV We
You
They
were

4. Past continuous form I She He It wasn’t reading We You They weren’t
Negative
Interrogative I
She He It
wasn’t
reading We
You
They
weren’t
Was I
she he It
reading?
Were we
you
they

5. This woman is a great gossip. She enjoys talking about other people.
But there’s more!
She also likes watching what people in the building opposite hers do using her binoculars.
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6. Yesterday at 9.15 a.m. she was spying on her neighbours.
What were they doing?

7. 3rd 2nd A B 1st They were watching TV. She was talking on the phone.
He was eating.
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They were having a coffee.
They were reading.

8. What about you?
What were you doing yesterday at 9.15 a.m.?
I was….

9. She was running I was taking a shower
The police officer broke her leg when she was running.
She broke her leg
She was running
I was taking a shower when the phone rang.
The phone rang
I was taking a shower

10. Time expressions with the past continuous
While
While the band was playing, a mobile phone rang.
While Jane was doing the washing-up, I was doing the ironing.
When
I was walking home when I met Dave.

11. Discussion Questions
What was the most serious injury you’ve ever had? What were you doing when it happened?
What were you doing at 7:30 this morning?
What were you doing at 1:00 yesterday afternoon?
What were you doing at 10:00 last night?

12. Homework for Next Week
Your homework is already available online at Study for next week’s quiz on the vocabulary and grammar from Units 1-3.