PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST CONTINUOUS

*We use the past continuous to talk about actions which were still in progress at a certain time. The action had started before this time but hadn't finished.

FORMS:

Affirmative: Subject + was / were + verb with -ing + complement.

Negative: Subject + wasn't + weren't + verb with -ing + complement.

Questions: (Wh-) Was / Were + subject + verb with -ing + complement?

**Forms of verb 'to be' in past:

                              Affirmative                   Negative 

                                 form                                form

I                               was                                  wasn't

You                          were                                weren't

He / She / It              was                                  wasn't

We                           were                                weren't

You                          were                                weren't

They                         were                                weren't          

***Traducción al castellano:

Usamos el pasado continuo para hablar sobre acciones las cuales estaban todavía realizándose en un tiempo determinado. La acción había comenzado antes de ese tiempo, pero no había terminado.