M.A. RICARDO CHÁVEZ MELÉNDEZ
Objetivo 1.6
INGLÉS IV
Tiempo pasado continuo (Past continuous tense)* THE PAST CONTINOUS TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE FORMS:
AFF. (Subject / Noun) + (Was / Were) + (Verb → ing) + (Complement). NEG. (Subject / Noun) + (Was / Were) + (not) + (Verb → ing) + (Complement). INT. (Was / Were) + (Subject / Noun) + (Verb → ing) + (Complement)? The past continuous tense describes activities in progress (happening) at a specific time or during a period of time in the past. It consists of a past form of the verb be before the -ing form of a verb. I was standing in line. Use contractions with forms of be + The guard was sitting in a chair. not. Statements He wasn't paying attention. The tellers weren't screaming. Yes/No Was the child crying? In a question, was or were comes Questions Were the witnesses talking? before the subject (except a question-word subject). Who was carrying weapons? With who or what as the subject, use Information What were the suspects wearing? a singular verb. Questions What was the guard doing? There were two men holding guns. there is/are Was there anyone helping the guard? Coming Soon to a Hospital Near You...
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