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FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE


PRESENTATION BY AYESHA WASEEM AND HER GROUP(5)
Introduction to the Past Continuous
Tense

•What is the Past Continuous Tense?


•It describes actions that were happening at a specific time in the past.
•Why is it important?
•It helps us talk about actions that were in progress at a certain moment in the past.
•Example:
•"She was reading a book when I called." (Her action was happening when another action occurred.)
The Formula for Past Continuous

• Basic Formula:
• Subject + was/were + verb+ing
• Subject: This is who or what does the action (e.g., I, you, she, they).
• Was/Were: Use was for he, she, it, I and were for you, we, they.
• Verb+ing: The base verb with "-ing" added to the end (e.g., reading,
playing).
• Examples:
• "I was eating dinner."
• "They were watching TV."
When Do We Use Past Continuous?

• Use it to describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the


past.
• Examples:
• "At 7 PM last night, I was studying."
• "They were playing football when it started raining."
When to Use Past Continuous Tense

•To describe an action that was happening over a period of time in the past:
•Example: "He was studying all evening."
•To describe actions happening at the same time in the past:
•Example: "I was cleaning the house while she was cooking dinner."
Using Past Continuous for Interrupted
Actions

•Use it to describe actions that were happening when something else interrupted them.
•Examples:
•"I was cooking when the phone rang." (Cooking was in progress; the phone ringing interrupted it.)
•"She was sleeping when the alarm went off."
Positive Sentences in Past Continuous

• How to make a positive sentence:


• Subject + was/were + verb+ing
• Examples:
• "She was reading a book." (She was in the middle of reading.)
• "They were playing outside." (They were in the process of playing.)
Negative Sentences in Past
Continuous

•How to make a negative sentence:


•Subject + was not (wasn’t) or were not (weren’t) + verb+ing
•Examples:
•"I was not (wasn’t) watching TV."
•"They were not (weren’t) playing football."
•Important Note: You use wasn't with I, he, she, it, and weren't with you, we, they.
Questions in Past Continuous

• How to ask a question:


• Was/Were + subject + verb+ing?
• Examples:
• "Were you sleeping?" (For you, we, they)
• "Was she reading a book?" (For he, she, it)
• Answering questions:
• "Yes, I was." / "No, I wasn’t."
• "Yes, they were." / "No, they weren’t."
Activity Time!

•Convert these sentences into Past Continuous:


1."They eat lunch."
•Answer: "They were eating lunch."
2."She watches TV."
•Answer: "She was watching TV."
•Now you try:
1."He runs to the park."
2."They play soccer."
Final Activity

• Change these sentences to Past Continuous:


• "They play in the park."
• "She sings a song."
• "I run to the store."
Conclusion

• Key Takeaways:The Past Continuous Tense helps us talk about actions that
were happening at a certain time in the past.
• It's also useful for describing interrupted actions.
• Practice makes perfect, so keep practicing!

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