Post on 12-Jan-2015
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PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST CONTINUOUSVERB TO BE (WAS/WERE) + VERB+ ING
I WAS EATING
WE WERE STUDYING
INTERRUPTED ACTION
SHE WAS READING WHEN HE CAME IN THE OFFICE
ACTION IN PROGRESS IN THE PAST
THEY WERE PLAYING TENNIS AT 10:30 HRS
PARALELL ACTIONS
SHE WAS SLEEPING WHILE HER MUM WAS COOKING
NARRATIVE ATMOSPHERE
IT WAS A SUNNY DAY IN AUGUST. PEOPLE WERE WALKING, SOME LADIES WERE TALKING, BIRDS WERE
SINGING…
1. He was stealing some jewellery when the policeman came.
2. She was playing golf when it started to rain.
3. He was taking the drinks when the dog bit him.
4. She was riding her bike when the accident happened / when the two cars crashed.
5. He was digging when he found an ancient vase.
6. He was reading a magazine when his boss came.
7. She was planting / doing some gardening when an U.F.O came.
8. They were in bed when the baby started crying.