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    Past Continuous Tense (Was - Were + Ving)

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    The document discusses the past continuous tense (was/were + verb+ing) which is used to describe actions that were in progress or ongoing at a specific time in the past. It notes that the past continuous tense is used with singular nouns with "was" and plural nouns with "were". It provides examples of using the past continuous tense to describe two simultaneous past actions and how the past continuous tense is combined with the past simple tense to describe longer and shorter simultaneous past actions.

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    The document discusses the past continuous tense (was/were + verb+ing) which is used to describe actions that were in progress or ongoing at a specific time in the past. It notes that the past continuous tense is used with singular nouns with "was" and plural nouns with "were". It provides examples of using the past continuous tense to describe two simultaneous past actions and how the past continuous tense is combined with the past simple tense to describe longer and shorter simultaneous past actions.

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    The document discusses the past continuous tense (was/were + verb+ing) which is used to describe actions that were in progress or ongoing at a specific time in the past. It notes that the past continuous tense is used with singular nouns with "was" and plural nouns with "were". It provides examples of using the past continuous tense to describe two simultaneous past actions and how the past continuous tense is combined with the past simple tense to describe longer and shorter simultaneous past actions.

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    Past continuous tense ( was/ were + Ving)

    Singular noun - was + Ving


    was not ( wasn’t ) +Ving

    Plural noun - were + Ving


    were not ( weren’t) + Ving

    ❖Past action that was in progress at the specific time

    E.g. We were having dinner at 6 o’clock yesterday.


    Was he doing his homework at 5 o’clock yesterday?

    ❖Two past actions that were in progress at the same time


    (while….)

    E.g. While we were playing video games, Lucy was doing her
    homework.
    Past Continuous Tense + Past Simple Tense

    Long action ( while) - Past Continuous Tense


    Short action (when) - Past Simple

    E.g.. While I was having my dinner, the phone rang.


    He was watching TV when I left.

    One-after-another past actions

    Past Simple + Past Simple

    E.g. I got up at seven and had breakfast at eight.

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