1)It is used to indicate an action in progress at a past time stated

or implied or an action that started in the past and is still in

progress at the beginning of another action.
Ex.:
I was watching TV when my mom called.
I cleaned the room while my son was studying.

2) It is used when two actions happen simultaneously in the past.

Ex.:
I was taking a shower while my son was watching TV.
John was working on the computer while I was preparing this
worksheet.

3) Reported speech.

I told my mom (that) I was calling the store.

Tom said he was not coming for dinner tonight.

Answer these questions: Practice these statements.

Ex. I wasn´t studying yesterday. (TV)

1. What were you doing at 5pm last
Sunday?
……………………………………………………
2. What was your mom doing at 9PM
last night?
…………………………………………………….
3. What was your sister doing at work
last week?
……………………………………………………..
4. What were your kids doing yesterday
afternoon?
………………………………………………………
5. What was your neighbor doing at
noon?
…………………………………………………….
I was watching TV.
1. Mary wasn´t working this morning.
(dentist)
2. Tom wasn´t playing soccer at 9PM.
(friends)
3. They weren´t having breakfast at
8AM. (pool)
4. I wasn´t listening to you. (Brad Pitt)
5. Mom wasn´t cooking. (clothes)
6. Ana wasn´t singing. (shower)
7. Kevin and I weren´t talking on the
phone. (text message)
8. We weren´t working on the
computer. (You tube)
9. Gloria wasn´t preparing this
worksheet. (chocolate)
10. Tom Cruise wasn´t acting in Fast and
Furious. (Jerry Maguire)
Reported Speech.

Ex. I Said: ‘ I´m not going to the party’

I said I wasn´t going to the party.

1. Tom said, ‘ I´m reading a book called Kite Runner.

………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Mary said, ‘ Mom is coming this Saturday.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. We said, ‘ We´re travelling next week’ .
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. David said, ‘ I´m not driving to work’
………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I said, ‘Felipe is going to the American Consulate’
……………………………………………………………………………………………..

Make up sentences using the past continuous with the pictures below.

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