I Was Doing (Past Continuous)

The past continuous tense (also called the past progressive tense) is commonly used in English for actions which were going on (had not finished) at a particular time in the past.
PATTERN:
Subject + auxiliary verb be + base + ing form
A. It’s 6 o’clock now.
Kelly is at home.
She is watching television.
At 4 o’clock she wasn’t at home.
She was at the tennis club.
She was playing tennis.
She wasn’t watching television.
She began playing____________ She was playing___________She stopped playing
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3:00_______________________4:00____________________4:30
B.PositiveSINGULAR_____________________________PLURAL
I was doing.___________________________We were running.
He was doing._________________________You were singing.
She was watching._____________________They were living.
It was playing.
NegativeI wasn't (was not) doing._________________We weren’t (were not) doing.
He wasn't (was not) watching.____________You weren’t (were not) watching.
She wasn’t (was not) reading_____________They weren’t (were not) singing.
It wasn’t (was not) playing.
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QuestionWas I complaining?______________________Were you being silly?
Was he watching?_______________________Were they playing?
Was she running?________________________Were we running?
C. was/were + -ing am/is/are + -ing (present)a(past)
- I’m working (now).____________________- I was working at 10:30 last night.
- It isn’t raining (now).__________________- It wasn’t raining when we went out.
- What are you doing (now)?______________- What were you doing at three o’clock?
- What were you doing at 11:30 yesterday? Were you working?
- “What did he say?” “I don’t know. I wasn’t listening.”
- It was raining, so we didn’t go out.
- In 1994 we were living in Japan.
- Today, she’s wearing a skirt, but yesterday she was wearing pants.
- I woke up early yesterday. It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining, and the birds were singing.
13.1 Look at the pictures. Where were these people at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon? What were they doing? Write two sentences for each person.
1.Ling: (at home/watch TV)
2.Brian & Carol: (at the supermarket/buy food)
3. Tom: (in his car/drive)
4. Tracy: (at the train station/wait for a train)
5. Mr. & Mrs. Cody: (in the park walk)
1. Ling was at home. She was watching TV__.
2. Carol and Brian ___________. They _______________.
3. Tom ____________. ____________________________.
4. _________________. ___________________________.
5. _________________. ___________________________.
6. And you? I ____________________________________.
13.2 Sarah did a lot of things yesterday morning. Complete the sentences.
7:10-7:25 ? (have/breakfast)
7:30 ? 8:10 ? (read/newspaper)
8:30-9:00 ? (wash/car)
9:20-10:00 ? (listen/music)
10:30-11:00 ? (swim/pool)
12:00-12:45 ? (cook)
1. At 8:45 __she washing her car__.
2. At 10:45 she ________________.
3. At 8 o’clock ________________.
4. At 12:10 ___________________.
5. At 7:15 ____________________.
6. At 9:30 ____________________.
13.3 Complete the questions. Use was/were ?ing. Use what/where/why if necessary.
1. (you/live)____Where were you living in 1990?______Brazil
2. (you/do)____________________ at 2 o’clock?_________I was asleep.
3. (it/rain)________________ when you got up?_________No, it was sunny.
4. (Ann/drive)________________________ so fast?________Because she was late.
5. (Lee/wear)________________ a suit yesterday?_______No, jeans.
13.4 What was Joe doing? Write positive or negative sentences.
Joe says: Hi! I’m going to the gym.
Joe had: hat
bag
ice cream cone
1. (wear/a jacket) __He wasn’t wearing a jacket__.
2. (carry/a bag) ____________________________.
3. (go/to the dentist) ________________________.
4. (eat/an ice cream cone) ____________________.
5. (carry/an umbrella) _______________________.
6. (go/home) ______________________________.
7. (wear/a hat) _____________________________.
8. (ride/a bicycle) __________________________.
Alex: Amy, where were you this afternoon?
Amy: I was at home. Why?
Alex: I've been trying to call you.
Amy: Oh, i'm sorry. I was doing my laundry. I must not have heard the phone ring.
Alex: Really? I see.
Amy: Why were you calling anyway?
Alex: I was going to ask you to bring the portfolio we made for the presentation.
Amy: You didn't have to call me. You already told me to bring it yesterday before we
went home. Don't you remember?
Alex: Did I? Oh sorry. I must have forgotten.
Amy: It's okay. You don't have to worry. I was going to bring it anyway.
Alex: Ok, good! Thanks Amy!
Amy: No problem.
1.) Do you make presentations?
2.) What type of presentations do you make?
3.) Do you like group presentation or individual presentation?