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Past Continuous

Theme 3 - Textbook page 47

'Past continuous'

Past Continuous

Past Continuous

When do you use the past continuous?

Something was going on in the past/ temporary situations.

How to make the Past Continuous?

was/were + verb + ing

How to recognise the Past Continuous?

signal words: when, while, at the same time

Past continuous

• When do we use the past continuous?
• To talk about something that started and ended in the past.

Boris ... English

1. was learning
2. is learning
3. has learned
4. will learn

They ... swimming in the lake

1. are swimming
2. were swam
3. were swimming
4. have swum

Your father ... the car

1. will have been repairing
2. is repairing
3. repaired
4. was repairing

Past Continuous

Via Slim stampen kan je nog Grammar 8 extra oefenen

Negative questions

General question: Are you going to work?

Negative question: Aren’t you going to work?

General question: Did John buy a car?

Negative question: Didn’t John buy a car?

you ask a question but you push a bit towards a postive answer>>>

Isn't this debate a nice exercise? Yes, it is

Shouldn't you work a bit harder>> Yes, Cees I should

More reasons to use them:

-irritation

-surprise

-delight

-misunderstanding etc.

Do

AB p.75 ex. 25 & 26

AB p.76 ex 27

Read TB p. 55 & do AB p. 86 ex. 5, 6 & 7