Past Progressive/Lesson

موضوع: Past Progressive/Lesson السبت مارس 15, 2008 12:55 pm

PAST CONTINUOUS

How to use:	I, he, she, it	was (not) + ing-form	was (not) working
	you, we, they	were (not) + ing-form	were (not) working

shows that an action in the past lasted a long time.
If an action happened while another action took place. We use the past simple for the short action and the past progressive for the long action.
Two past actions happen at the same time.

Key words: while , when

Examples:

What were they doing yesterday?

While I was repairing my bike	she was watering the flowers.
He was watching TV	while she was reading a book.
PAST PROGRESSIVE	PAST PROGRESSIVE
long action	long action


When Fatima was cooking	She burnt her hand.
PAST PROGRESSIVE	PAST SIMPLE
long action	short action