The past continuous story

<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4n8YiRnHVeMjMO6M_x3QNMG9oX_tPMgiUfADqBp3CNi1jPSzixc5Rzxap04hwiL7WEcCVgyYmgZYbwBh5VgxUE0O0TICdB745nOwQESF3o_6haJAt7mjq8_eX_kYHbxiiW78SxxO3uRg/s1600/the_past_continuous_story_new.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4n8YiRnHVeMjMO6M_x3QNMG9oX_tPMgiUfADqBp3CNi1jPSzixc5Rzxap04hwiL7WEcCVgyYmgZYbwBh5VgxUE0O0TICdB745nOwQESF3o_6haJAt7mjq8_eX_kYHbxiiW78SxxO3uRg/s1600/the_past_continuous_story_new.png" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Hi. my name is Nick. Yesterday was terrible for me because I stayed at home all day. I wanted to go out but it was raining outside. I was feeling tired of being trapped inside the house.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I tried to play with my sister but she was doing her homework. My father was reading his book and my mother was watching TV. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After lunch, I decided to sit by the window and watch the street. Some people was waiting at the bus stop. While I was watching the street I witnessed an accident. A car couldn't stop at the traffic lights and hit another car. Luckily nobody injured. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now I am waiting for my friend. We will go to the park to play football together. I injured my knee while I was playing last week but it is okay now. My team needs me! </div>

The past continuous story

Hi. my name is Nick. Yesterday was terrible for me because I stayed at home all day. I wanted to go out but it was raining ou...

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The past continuous tense

<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPUeFi8CuuKJszOvwH-29BWkOSTpHLDFlcO5v5haZDXcCwcbjCyjWJS_TmkQwXfnKxnDIplffABc0dYAJNOtdm9tzjuFeYcMpMratCWvYjsm7zu9P6QxkQHfY8Ljjzr3sNQVbOgbY3aY/s1600/past_continuous_grammar.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPUeFi8CuuKJszOvwH-29BWkOSTpHLDFlcO5v5haZDXcCwcbjCyjWJS_TmkQwXfnKxnDIplffABc0dYAJNOtdm9tzjuFeYcMpMratCWvYjsm7zu9P6QxkQHfY8Ljjzr3sNQVbOgbY3aY/s1600/past_continuous_grammar.png" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: orange;"><u>USE:</u></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> We use the past progressive to say what was (not) happening around (before, at and perhaps after) a past time.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: orange;"><u>STRUCTURE</u></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Affirmative: (pro)noun + was, were + verb with -ing (we always add -ing at the end of the verbs in this tense)</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i>I saw my English teacher while I was going to school.</i></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Negative:  (pro)noun + was, were + not + verb with -ing </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i>He wasn't wearing his glasses.</i></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Interrogative:  was, were + (pro)noun + verb with -ing </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i>Was  he going to school?</i></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Short answers:</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i>Yes, he was.</i> Or, <i>No he wasn't. </i></div>

The past continuous tense

USE: We use the past progressive to say what was (not) happening around (before, at and perhaps after) a past time. STR...

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