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The document provides examples and explanations of how to use the past continuous tense in English. It includes affirmative, negative, and interrogative examples of sentences using was/were and the -ing form of verbs. It then provides exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the past continuous tense.

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Pasado Continuo

The document provides examples and explanations of how to use the past continuous tense in English. It includes affirmative, negative, and interrogative examples of sentences using was/were and the -ing form of verbs. It then provides exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the past continuous tense.

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Past continuous

● En este caso utilizaremos el “was y were”, por lo tanto, significa “estaba”, y da a conocer la
acción que “estaba haciendo” una persona.
● Al igual que en el presente continuo el verbo va con el “ing” al final.

● La estructura de la oración es la misma que en el presente continuo.

● Los sujetos llevan los mismos auxiliares “was y were” como en el past simple.

AFFIRMATIVE / Afirmativo

Pronombre + Auxiliar + verbo + ing + complemento

EXAMPLE /Ejemplo:

A) I was studying english.


yo estaba estudiando ingles
B) You were playing soccer.
tu estabas jugando futbol

NEGATIVE / Negativo

Pronombre + Auxiliar + “NOT” + verbo + ing complemento

A) HE was NOT (wasn’t) watching tv.


el no estaba viendo tv
B) They were not (weren’t) staying in that hotel
ellos no estaban quedandose en ese hotel

INTERROGATIVE / Interrogativa

Auxiliar + Pronombre + verbo + ing + complemento+?

A) Were we singing to loud?


estabamos nosotros cantando muy alto?
B) Was she knocking the door?
ella estaba tocando la puerta?
� Sabiendo todo lo anterior vamos a ver los ejercicios.

Exercises

1. We were playing (play) video games yesterday at 3 o'clock.


2. They weren’t doing (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock
3. What was he watching (watch) on television when you arrived?
4. Howard was liking (like) the movie.
5. My parents were working (work) when I came home.
6. In 2010, we were living (live) in a small flat in London.
7. She was listening (listen) to music when I called.
8. was it raining (rain) when you left?

9. cooking / she / arrived / was / I / when

when she arrived i was cooking cuando ella llego yo estaba cocinando

10. doing / what / 3 o'clock / you / were / at / ?


what were you doing at 3 o’clock?

11. students / teacher / listening / the / weren't / the / to a, para


the students weren’t listening to the teacher

12. film / watching / we / called / when / you / were / a


when we were watching a film you called
you called when we were watching a film

13. ? / bus / long / you / how / were / the / for / waiting


how long cuanto tiempo
How long were you waiting for the bus ?

14. home / raining / so / it / we / was / went


casa/ lloviendo / asi que / / nosotros / estaba / fuimos
It was raining so we went home
15. arrived / doing / homework / he / was / you / when/ ?
Was he doing homework when you arrived?

16. noise / while / reading / was / newspaper / the / l / heard / a / I


ruido / mientras / leyendo / estaba / diario / el / yo / un / yo

I heard a noise while I was reading the newspaper

17. called / I / sleeping / wasn't / when / you


When you called i wasn’t sleeping

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