Past Continuous Verb Tense
What is the structure of the past continuous verb tense?
|
Subject |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb |
+ |
Main Verb |
- |
|
- |
"was - were " |
verb + -ing |
- |
||
Grammar rules for the past continuous verb tense:
- The auxiliary verb "to be" is used.
- The auxiliary verb "to be" changes according to the sentence's subject.
- -ing is added to the main verb.
Negative Statements - "not" is add between the auxiliary verb "to be" and the subject.
Questions - the order of the words is change - the auxiliary verb "to be" comes before the subject
Subject |
- |
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | I |
was |
- |
going |
to the store when she called. |
We |
were |
- |
playing |
ball yesterday morning. |
|
She |
was |
- |
eating |
dinner when someone came to the door. |
|
| - | I |
was |
not |
reading |
the newspaper all day yesterday. |
You |
were |
not |
doing |
your homework when I checked on you. |
|
He |
was |
not |
sleeping |
when I went into his room. |
|
| ? | Was |
I |
- |
going |
to go to you to the store? |
Were |
you |
- |
fixing |
the car while it was raining? |
|
Was |
your mother |
- |
sleeping |
when I called this morning? |
- Past Simple Tense
- Past Simple Tense Chart
- Past Simple "to be" Chart
- Past Continuous Tense
- Past Continuous Tense Chart
- Past Perfect Tense
- Past Perfect Tense Chart
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense Chart
