tailieunhanh - Past Continuous - Quá khứ Tiếp diễn

Tham khảo tài liệu 'past continuous - quá khứ tiếp diễn', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Past Continuous - Quá khứ Tiếp diễn FORM of Past Continuous Qs was were V-ing S was were V-ing QWas Were S V-ing I was learning English. He was swimming well. They were watching TV. I wasn t learning English. He was not swimming well. They weren t watching TV. Was you learning English Was he swiming well Were they watching TV Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted by another action or event. In other words it expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past. I was walking on the street when it rained. While I was painting a picture she came. They were playing tennis at yesterday. USEs of Past Continuous 1. to describe an ongoing action that was interrupted by another event or action I was watching TV when she called. When the phone rang she was writing a letter. While we were having the picnic it started to rain. What were you doing when the earthquake started I was listening to my iPod so I didn t hear the fire alarm. You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the oven off. While John was sleeping last night someone stole his car. Sammy was waiting for us when we got off the plane. While I was writing the email the computer suddenly went off. A What were you doing when you broke your leg B I was snowboarding. 2. to describe two parallel actions happening at the same time in the past I was studying while he was making dinner. While Ellen was reading Tim was watching television. Were you listening while he was talking I wasn t paying attention while I was writing the letter so I made several mistakes. What were you doing while you were waiting Thomas wasn t working and I wasn t working either. They were eating dinner discussing their plans and having a good time. 3. a series of parallel actions happening at a particular time in the past to describe the background of the story. The sun was shining and the birds were singing as the elephants were coming out of the jungle. The other animals were .