| 1. We use past continuous tense to talk about an action that begins at a particular time in the past and continues at another time or action in the past. |
| 2. None action verbs are not usually used with the past continuous. |
| 3. We make the past continuous with was or were and the –ing form of the verb. |
Positive Form:
| Subject | Auxiliary verb | Verb+ing |
|---|---|---|
| I/He/She/It | was | studying |
| You/We/They | were | studying |
Negative Form:
| subject | auxiliary verb | verb+ing |
|---|---|---|
| I/He/She/It | wasn’t (short form) was not | watching a film. |
| You/We/They | weren’t (short form) were not | watching a film |
Past Continuous Tense Worksheets
| Worksheet 1 | forming past continuous tense, describing pictures in the past |
| Worksheet 2 | matching and forming sentences according to the picture. |
| Worksheet 3 | describing a picture and forming past continuous tense. |
| Worksheet 4 | describing a picture in past continuous tense. |
| Worksheet 5 | using past continuous tense with ‘when‘ and ‘while’. |
| Worksheet 6 | eliciting vocabulary (beach), and making sentences. |
| Worksheet 7 | matching actions in the pictures with sentences and completing the sentences according to the picture. |
| Worksheet 8 | answering questions according to the picture clues. |
