Miss Patricia Carrillo
1ro medio A
Julio 2020
Uso del Pasado Continuo
 We use the past continuous to describe
an interrupted activity which continued
for a period in the past and to talk about
things happening for a continuous
period in the past.
 Usamos el pasado continuo para
describir una actividad ininterrumpida
que continuó por un periodo en el
pasado y para hablar acerca the cosas
que estan sucediendo por un periodo
continuo en el pasado.
to say that somebody
was in the middle of
doing something (para
decir que alguien estaba en
medio de algo)
He was playing computer games.
for two things happening
at the same time (para
dos situaciones ocurriendo
al mismo tiempo en el
pasado)
He was playing computer games
while she was watching TV.
for things you were in the
middle of doing when
another thing happened
(para indicar que estabas en
medio de algo cuando otra
situacion ocurrió)
He was watching TV when Tom arrived.
Affirmative
We form the past continuous tense with the
helping verb was/were + verb + -ing.
Formamos el pasado continuo con la ayuda
de was/were + verbo + ing.
Example: I was walking down the street.
☺ Was/Were Verb+Ing
I
was
going
You
were
going
He
was
going
She
was
going
It
was
going
We
were
going
You
were
going
they
were
going
Interrogative
 We form questions by using the helping verb was/were +
subject + present participle
(V1 + -ing).
 Formamos preguntas usando was/were + sujeto +
verbo+ing.
 Example: Was she doing the dishes?
Was/Were ☺ Verb+Ing
Was
Were
Was
Was
Was
Were
Were
Were
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
going?
going?
going?
going?
going?
going?
going?
going?
Negative
 We form the negative with the helping verb
was/were + not + Verb + -ing).
 Formamos oraciones negativas con was/were +
not + verbo + ing.
 Example: They weren’t cooking the dinner.
☺ Was/Were Not Verb+Ing
I
was not
going
 You
were not
going
 He
was not
going
 She
was not
going
 It
was not
going
 we
were not
going
 you
were not
going
 they
were not
going
Good luck with English Grammar !