KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

NATIONAL RELIGION KING

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NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC INSTTIUTE OF CAMBODIA

FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

SUBJECT : General English

MAJOR : Electrical Control System.Y2

TOPIC : Past Continuous

PROFESSOR : Mrs. UNG SREYMEY

GROUP MEMBER : KORN SAY CHON SREYDA

EM SOKUN YARN KANNIKA

SREY SITHY TOUCH LUHUY

YEAR : 2022-2023
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I. Past Continuous Usage:...........................................................................1

II. Past Continuous Form:.............................................................................1

1. Positive (+).....................................................................................................................................1

2. Negative (-)....................................................................................................................................1

3. Question (?)...................................................................................................................................2

4. Wh-question (?)..........................................................................................................................2
General English Past Continuous

I. Past Continuous Usage:

The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, is a verb tense used to
express actions or situations that were ongoing, continuous, or in progress at a specific point in
the past.

Ex: They were travelling to SiemReab on January.

I was working at 10pm last night.

II. Past Continuous Form:

1. Positive (+)

S + was/were + V (-ing)

Ex: You were reading book.

Jungkook was watching TV.

2. Negative (-)

S + was/were + not + V(-ing)

Ex: They were not painting.
He wasn’t playing football yesterday cues of rain.

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3. Question (?)

Was/ Were + S + V(-ing) +?

Ex: Was he telling the kids history?

Yes, he was.
Were they sleeping while the teacher is teaching?
No, they were

4. Wh-question (?)

Wh-question + was/ were + S + V(-ing)

+?
Ex: What were you doing at 8 o’clock?
At 8 o’clock I was doing my homework.
What was Nika making when you came?
Nika was making some foods when I came.

Note: Wh-question (What, Where, When, Who, How, Why and Which)

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