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Past continuous

I can recognize and use the past continuous to give background information

and to talk about interrupted past events.

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It was a dark evening. Max Butler was
walking down a dark, narrow
street.The
wind was blowing and it was raining.
Suddenly, Max heard a noise behind him.
He stopped and turned round.

We use the past continuous to talk about situations in progress at a time in the past. We often use the
past continuous in stories.

past - *r -> now
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8.30, running,singing
At halfpast eight this morningI was running to school. The birds were singing.

We form the past continuous likethis.

Affirmative Negative
I / he/ she / it was running I / he / she / it wasn't running

we / you / they were running we / you / they weren't running
Pete was working. James andAnna were talking. I wasn't crying. You weren't looking.

Questions

Was I / he / she / it running? Were we / you /they running? Yes, we were. No,they weren't.

Was the sunshining?Yes,itwas. Were BellaandHenry eating? No,they weren't.

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*1 o 10.1 Listen and circle the correct answer. * 9 Work in pairs.Ask and answer
ÿ
ÿ Hewas playingthe guitar /(drums) questions about exercise 1.

1 The babies were crying / laughing. Was he playing the guitar?

2 It was / wasn't raining.
3 She was running /walking. No,he Wasn't, he Was ploying the Arums.
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4 They were laughing/shouting.
5 The birds were/ weren't singing. Were the babie? crying?

6 Hewas listening to music/
playing a musicalinstrument. Yes j they were.
7 They were playing tennis / basketball.

8 She was riding a bike / a horse.
9 Hewas cleaning his teeth / the floor.

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