Chapitre 12: Past progressive/Continuous - Anglais Troisième | DigiClass
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Past progressive/Continuous

I.  Formation

We conjugate be in the past simple was/were and we put ING to the verbe.

II.  Affirmative form

Rule : S + was/Were + V + ING + C

EG: 

  • I was singing
  • They were studying

III.  Interrogative form

Rule : Was/Were + V + ING + C + ?

EG :

  • Was Fatou helping you ?
  • Were children playing with you ?

IV.  Negative form

Rule : S + was/were + not + V + ING + C  

           S + wasn't / weren't + V + ING + C

EG :

  • He was not waiting for me.
  • I wasn't listening to him.
  • Girls were not cooking in group.
  • They weren't looking at us.

V.  Interronegative form

Rule : was /were + S + not + V + ING + C + ?

          wasn't / weren't + S + V + ING + C + ?

EG : 

  • Was I not cleaning the yard ?
  • Wasn't he making a pot ?
  • Were workers not clapping their boss ?
  • Weren't boys planting trees ?