BURLINGTON CORE Low Intermediate Grammar Presentation

Module 7: Safety • Lesson 4: Grammar

Past Continuous
Use the past continuous for actions that were in the middle of happening at
a stated time in the past.
Positive
I / He / She was walking home yesterday at 6 p.m.
You / We / They were walking home yesterday at 6 p.m.
It was raining yesterday at 6 p.m.
Negative
I / He / She wasn’t walking home yesterday at 6 p.m.
You / We / They weren’t walking home yesterday at 6 p.m.
It wasn’t raining yesterday at 6 p.m.
Yes / No Questions and Short Answers
Was it raining yesterday at 6 p.m.? Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
Were you walking home yesterday at 6 p.m.? Yes, we were. / No, we weren’t.
Wh- Questions
What were you doing at 10 p.m.?

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BURLINGTON CORE Low Intermediate Expansion
Module 7: Safety• Lesson 4: Grammar

WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

1. Complete the chart with activities you were doing last weekend.
Time of Day What I was doing on Saturday What I was doing on Sunday

10 a.m.

2 p.m.

8 p.m.

11 p.m.

2. COMMUNICATE In pairs, ask and answer questions about what you were doing. Use the
information from Exercise 1 and the past continuous.

What were you doing on Saturday at 10 a.m.?

I was food shopping.

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