English Grammar Guide
The Past Continuous Tense: Verb Forms
Usage - The Past Continuous Tense
We use the present continuous tense for
We use a
We use a
Action happening at the same time as another action in the past- Shorter Action:
Past Simple Clause - Longer Action:
Past Continuous Clause
Grammar - The Past Continuous Tense
PAST CON. CLAUSE + when + PAST SIMPLE The Past Continuous: BE + INF.-ing BE →was /were I /He /She /It + was + INF.-ing I was sleeping when you called .You /We /They + were + INF.-ing They were fishing when they saw it .
Examples - The Past Continuous Tense
| ... | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sleep | ||||
| read | ||||
| work | ||||
| study | ||||
| work | ||||
| fish | ||||
| walk | ||||
| Symbols & Abbreviations | ||
|---|---|---|
| INF. | Infinitive | |
| PAST CON. | Past Continuous | |
| PAST SIMP. | Past Simple | |
| SUBJ. | Subject | |
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* 12th November, 2024
* 12th November, 2024
See Also
01) The Past Simple Tense: Regular Verbs
02) The Past Simple Tense: Irregular Verbs
03) The Past Simple Tense: Negatives
04) The Past Simple Tense: Open Questions
05) The Past Simple Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers
06) The Past Simple Tense: Verbs vs Be
07) The Present Simple Tense vs The Past Simple Tense
08) The Present Continuous Tense: Verb Forms
09) The Past Continuous Tense: Negatives
10) The Past Continuous Tense: Open Questions
11) The Past Continuous Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers
12) The Past Continuous Tense: Conjunctions
