PAST CONTINUOUS

Yesterday, at 7 am, Marco was having a shower

Was he brushing
his teeth?

Yes, he was
Were they eating cereal?

No, they weren’t

At 7.30 am, the family were eating

their breakfast.
At 8.00 am, we were waiting at the bus
stop.

What were they waiting for?

They were waiting for the bus

At 8.15 am, I was driving to work.

Do you think I was driving too fast?

(150 km p/h)
At 10 am, the colleagues were
discussing a new project.

What do you think they were talking

about?
 Past Continuous Usage
The past continuous is used to talk about what was happening at
a specific moment in the past.

• Alex was knitting a sweater at 10:30 yesterday morning.

• My friends were waiting for me at nine o'clock.
 Past Continuous – Affirmative Form
Subject + was/were + -ing form of verb + objects:

• Jane was wearing a red coat on Monday.

• They were discussing the problem this morning.
 Past Continuous – Negative Form
Subject + was/were + n’t + -ing form of verb +
objects:

• Jane wasn’t wearing a red coat on Monday.

• They weren’t discussing the problem this morning.
 Past Continuous – Question Form
(Wh-) + Was/Were + Subject + -ing form of verb +
objects

• Was Jane wearing a red coat on Monday? Yes, she was

• Were they discussing the problem this morning? No, they weren’t
• What were you eating at lunch? I was eating feijoada
 CRIME
• You witnessed a crime in the post office this
morning.

• Look at the image for 1 minute. Remember as

many details as you can.

• Then answer the policeman’s questions.

 The Police Officer asks you:
1. Was a woman standing in front of you? No. It was a man.
2. Was he holding anything? Yes, he was. He was holding a package.
3. What was the man buying? He was buying stamps.
4. How many people were queueing behind you? There were three people.
5. Was the woman wearing trousers? No, she wasn’t.
6. What was she holding? She was holding na envelope.
7. What was the postman doing? He was taking the letters out of the box.
8. Was he holding the keys? No, he wasn’t.
9. What were the two criminals carrying? They were carrying a bag.
10. What were they wearing? They were wearing T-shirts and jeans.