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Grammar review
Past continuous Unit 8
The Past continuous tense has the following structure:
Subject + Past simple of be + -ing form of the main verb
Positive Negative Questions Short answers
I was playing I wasn’t playing Was I playing? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
You were playing You weren’t playing Were you playing? Yes, you were. / No, you weren’t.
He was playing He wasn’t playing Was he playing? Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t.
She was playing She wasn’t playing Was she playing? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
It was playing It wasn’t playing Was it playing? Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
We were playing We weren’t playing Were we playing? Yes, we were. / No, we weren’t.
You were playing You weren’t playing Were you playing? Yes, you were. / No, you weren’t.
They were playing They weren’t playing Were they playing? Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t
The Past continuous is used to express a continuous action in the past:
What were you doing at 8 o’clock this morning?
I was watching the Breakfast Show on TV.
Superlatives Unit 8
The superlative form of one-syllable adjectives and of two-syllable adjectives ending in e, er, ow,
y follows the pattern:
the + adjective + est
She is the tallest in her class.
The superlative has the same spelling rules as the comparative.
The superlative of all other adjectives is formed by putting the most before it.
It’s the most interesting book I’ve ever read.
Superlatives are often followed by of or in.
She is the most intelligent of them all.
She is the smallest in the class.
Adjectives which have irregular comparative forms also have irregular superlatives:
good the best bad the worst far the farthest / the furthest.
Past continuous vs Past simple Unit 9
The Past continuous expresses an action that continued for some time in the past. The Past
simple is used for actions completed in the past. To express an action happening at a certain
time while another action was already happening, we use the Past continuous + Past simple:
We were having dinner when the telephone rang.
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