Past continuous - By Andri Wiibisono
- 1. PAST CONTINUOUS UNDERSTANDING FUNCTIONS AND CREATING SENTENCES USING PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE BY ANDRI WIBISONO
- 2. How to Form Past Continuous Tense Positive (+) ◦ Subject + was/were + V-ing + Object Negative (-) ◦ Subject + was/were + not + V-ing + Object Interrogative (?) ◦ Was/were + Subject + V-ing + Object Anita was writing a letter. Anita was not (wasn’t) writing a letter. Was Anita writing a letter? Note: Past to be I, He, She, It WAS They, We, You WERE Note: Adverb of Time Specific time in the past. (at 9pm, at noon yesterday, etc) When / While
- 3. Function of Past Continuous Tense Expressing incomplete or unfinished action at certain time in the past. Interrupted Continuous Past Action Parallel Action in the Past
- 4. Expressing on-going action at certain time in the past. Maliq was writing his essay at 9 pm last night. My Parents were watching TV at 10 pm yesterday. COMPARE oMaliq wrote his essay last night. oMy Parents watched TV yesterday. Past Continuous Tense Simple Past Tense Was/were + V-ing V-2 PAST PRESENT FUTUREPAST PRESENT FUTURE start end In the middle of the action The whole action
- 5. Interrupted Continuous Past Action (usually use conjunction ‘when’) Analyze the sentence!! I was watching a movie when my mother knocked the door. Interrupted Interrupting Past Continuous Tense Simple Past Tense My mother knocked the door when I was watching a movie. When I was watching a movie, my mother knocked the door. When my mother knocked the door, I was watching a movie.
- 6. Parallel Action in the Past (usually use conjunction ‘while’) Analyze the sentence!! I was studying Math while my brother was watching TV Past Continuous Tense Past Continuous Tense Use the same Tenses • While my brother was watching movie, I was studying Math.
- 7. Exercises Put the verbs into the correct tense. (Simple Past or Past Continuous) 1. Two days ago, a murder (happen) ______ in Market Street at about seven pm. 2. Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive) ______ at the crime scene to investigate. 3. He (ask) ______ one of the tenants in the house. 4. What (do / you) ______ yesterday at seven? 5. I (watch) ______ a football match on TV. 6. (be) ______ you alone? 7. Yes, I (be) ______ . 8. (hear / you) ______ anything suspicious? 9. Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue) ______ in the hallway. But the football match (be) ______ so interesting. So I just (turn) ______ up the telly and then (hear / not) ______ anything anymore.