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    The document is an English lesson about using the past continuous tense. It provides examples of how to use the past continuous to describe actions that were ongoing in the past and possibly interrupted by another event. It gives sentence structures for the positive, negative and interrogative forms of the past continuous using common verbs like waiting, working, taking, playing, washing, cleaning, drinking, eating, singing, kissing, watching, listening, walking, dancing and painting.

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    Subject: English II

    Activity: Past Continuous, Was-Were

    Student: Francisco Antonio Peña Matute


    Account: 321450015
    Teacher: Seiny Sarahi Cerros Navarrete

    Corquín, Copán
    June, 2023
    The past continuous describes
    actions or events in a time before
    now, which began in the past and
    were still going on when another
    event occurred.

    The past continuous is used for an action


    in progress in the past when another
    action interrupts it.

    The past continuous is used to talk about


    actions at a specific time in the past.

    The past continuous is used for two


    actions that were happening at the same
    time in the past.
    Examples:
    Waiting
    They were waiting for the bus when the accident happened.
    Were they waiting for the bus when the accident occurred?
    They were not waiting for the bus when the accident occurred.

    Working
    I was working yesterday
    Was I working yesterday?
    I was not working yesterday
    Taking
    You were taking a bath.
    Were you taking a bath?
    You weren't taking a bath

    Playing
    Pedro was playing in the park.
    Was Pedro playing in the park?
    Pedro was not playing in the park.

    Washing
    We were washing our car.
    Were we washing our car?
    We were not washing our car.
    Cleaning
    We were cleaning our house.
    Were we cleaning our house?
    We weren't cleaning our house.

    Drinking
    Juan was drinking water.
    Was Juan drinking water?
    Juan was not drinking water.

    Eating.
    Raquel was eating chicken rice.
    Was Raquel eating chicken rice?
    Raquel wasn't eating chicken rice?
    Singing
    They were singing a romantic tune.
    Were they singing a romantic tune?
    They weren't singing a romantic tune.

    Kissing.
    She was kissing her boyfriend.
    Was she kissing her boyfriend?
    She wasn't kissing her boyfriend.

    Watching
    She was watching television when the tragedy occurred
    Was she watching television when the tragedy occurred?
    She was not watching television when the tragedy occurred?
    Listening
    Gloria was listening to music last night
    Was Gloria listening to music last night?
    Gloria was not listening to music last night.

    Walking
    José was walking home after leaving work.
    Was José walking home after leaving work?
    José was not walking home after leaving work.
    Dancing
    She was dancing with her friend when her
    boyfriend arrived.
    Was she dancing with her friend when her
    boyfriend arrived?
    She was not dancing with her friend when her
    boyfriend arrived.

    Painting
    They were painting their house last week.
    Were they painting their house last week?
    They were not painting their house last week

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