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3.02. Past Continuous Tense:
What were you doing yesterday?

3.02 - Past Continuous Tense:

What were you doing yesterday?
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
• talk about the day before.
• ask about yesterday using the past continuous
tense.
3.02 - Warm-up
What were you doing yesterday?

Yesterday, I was _____________________.

What were you doing before this class?

Before this class, I was _____________________.

Word Bank:
working sleeping exercising
talking walking driving
relaxing cleaning watching TV
 3.02 - Let’s Learn
To talk about actions that were in progress sometime in the past, English uses the past
continuous tense.

It is common to use this tense to talk about actions that were interrupted and to describe
situations or conditions

was / were + present participle

Example:
I was working yesterday.
The children were doing their homework when I came home.
Everyone at the party was dancing.

Remember!
The present participle
is formed:
verb + ing
3.02 - Let’s Practice
Use the past continuous tense to talk about what you were doing yesterday.
(was / were + present participle)

What were you doing yesterday at:

10 a.m.?

2 p.m.?

7 p.m.?
 3.02 - Let’s Learn
To ask questions about actions that were in progress sometime in the past, English uses
the form:

Wh? + was / were + subject + present participle + rest?

Example:

Who were they talking to yesterday?

What was she eating for lunch?

How was Mary feeling last night?

Remember!
The present participle
is formed:
verb + ing
3.02 - Let’s Practice
Change the statements into questions using the past continuous tense.

Where was Sophia exercising last night?

She was exercising at the gym last night.

______________________________________
He was eating a sandwich for lunch.

______________________________________
They were talking to their landlord yesterday.

______________________________________
Jackson was feeling better last night.
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Wrap-up
Answer one of the following questions:

• How will you use what you learned today?

• What do you need to improve on?

• What did you do well on today?