Past+Continuous

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The **PAST CONTINUOUS** puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past.

Form

 * ~  ||~ Positive ||~ Negative ||~ Question ||
 * **I / he / she / it** || I was speaking. || I was not speaking. || Was I speaking? ||
 * **you / we / they** || You were speaking. || You were not speaking. || Were you speaking? ||

Exceptions in Spelling
(but: agree – agreeing)** ||
 * ~ Exceptions in spelling when adding //ing// ||~ Example ||
 * **final //e// is dropped (but: //ee// is not changed)** || **come – coming
 * **after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled** || **sit – sitting** ||
 * **//l// as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English)** || **travel – travelling** ||
 * **final //ie// becomes //y//** || **lie – lying** ||

Use of PAST CONTINUOUS
Example: He //was playing// football. Example: While she //was preparing// dinner, he //was washing// the dishes. Example: When I //was having// breakfast, the phone suddenly rang Past progressive (explanation).
 * puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past
 * two actions happening at the same time (in the past)
 * action going on at a certain time in the past

Signal Words of Past Continuous

 * when, while, as long as

Exercises on Past Continuous

 * [|Exceptions in Spelling when Adding //ing//]
 * [|Was or Were]
 * [|Positive Sentences]
 * [|Negative Sentences]
 * [|Questions]
 * [|Questions with Interrogatives]
 * [|Mixed exercise on Past Progressive]

**Exercise 1.**
 * Exercise 2.**
 * Exercise 3.**
 * Exercise 4: simple past or past progressive. . **
 * Exercise 5: simple past or past progressive. **

Tests

 * Past Progressive: [|Level 1], [|Level 2], [|Level 3]
 * More [|Exercises on Past Progressive]