Past Continuous
(I was doing)
A It is 6 o'clock now
Sarah is at home.
She is watching television.
She is watching television.
At 4 o'clock she wasn't at home
she was at the sport club
she was at the sport club
She was playing tennis
She wasn't watching television
B Was / Were + -ing is the past continuous:
Positive negative question
- What were you doing at 11.30 yesterday? Were you working?
- What did he say? I don't know. I wasn't listening
- It was raining, so we didn't go out.
- In 1985 we were living in Canada
- Today she's wearing a skirt, but yesterday she was wearing trousers.
- I woke up early yesterday.It was a beautiful morning.The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
C am / is / are + -ing (present) ---was / were + -ing (past)
- I 'm working (now) I was working at 10.30 last night.
- It isn't raining (now) It wasn't raining when we went out
- What are you doing (now) What were you doing at three o'clock?
EXERCISES
Recuerda usar un diccionario para comprender algunas palabras y recuerda que siempre hay un ejemplo hecho para que tengas la idea de como hacer los siguientes ejercicios.
1.Look at the pictures. Where were these people at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon? And what were they doing? Write two sentences for each picture.
- Ann was at home. She was watching TV.
- Carol and Jack _________________________ They _________________________
- Tom _________________________________________________________________
- _____________________________________________________________________
- _____________________________________________________________________
- And you ? I ____________________________________________________________
2.Sarah did a lot of things yesterday morning.Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
- At 9.45 She was washing her car. 4. At 12.50________________________
- At 11.45 she_____________________ 5. At 8.15 ___________________________
- At 9 o'clock _____________________ 6. At 10.30 __________________________
3.Complete the questions.Use was /were-ing. Use What / Where / Why if necessary.
4.Look at the picture. You saw Joe in the street yesterday afternoon. What was he doing? write positive or negative sentences.
1.(wear/a jacket) He wasn't wearing a jacket.
2.(carry / a bag) _____________________
3.(go / to the dentist) __________________
4.(eat / an ice cream) __________________
5. (carry / an umbrella) _________________
6.(go / home) ________________________
7. (wear / a hat) ______________________
8. (ride / a bicycle)____________________
ANSWERS / Respuesta
1
2 Carol and Jack were at/in the cinema. They were watching a film.
3 Tom was in his car.He was driving.
4 Catherine was at the station.She was waiting for a train
5 Mr and Mrs Hall were in the park.They were walking
6 I was in a café. I was having a drink with some friends
2
2 She was swimming / She was having a swim
3 She was reading a / the newspaper
4 She was cooking (lunch)
5 She was having breakfast
6 She was listening to music / ...listening to the radio.
3
2 What were you doing
3 was it raining
2 Carol and Jack were at/in the cinema. They were watching a film.
3 Tom was in his car.He was driving.
4 Catherine was at the station.She was waiting for a train
5 Mr and Mrs Hall were in the park.They were walking
6 I was in a café. I was having a drink with some friends
2
2 She was swimming / She was having a swim
3 She was reading a / the newspaper
4 She was cooking (lunch)
5 She was having breakfast
6 She was listening to music / ...listening to the radio.
3
2 What were you doing
3 was it raining
4 why was Ann driving so fast
5 was Tim wearing a suit
4
2 he was carrying a bag
3 he wasn't going to the dentist
4 he was eating an ice-cream
5 he wasn't carrying an umbrella
6 he wasn't going home
7 he was wearing a hat
8 he wasn't riding a bicycle
5 was Tim wearing a suit
4
2 he was carrying a bag
3 he wasn't going to the dentist
4 he was eating an ice-cream
5 he wasn't carrying an umbrella
6 he wasn't going home
7 he was wearing a hat
8 he wasn't riding a bicycle
