Grammar APast continuous tense ( )

What was Timmy doing when the earthquake started ?He was doing some shopping when it started .was doing Why dont we use is doing? Because we talk about things that happen in the past () not now.

Grammar Study The Past Continuous Tense was/were + V-ing

I saw you in the playground yesterday afternoon . What were you doing there ?I was taking part in()the school activity .I was cheering for(---) our classmates .

1. I ----- the Internet when you saw me yesterday (search)I was searching the Internet when you saw me yesterday.2. He ---- the project () with Jim at 8:00 last night. (discuss)He was discussing the project with Jim at 8:00 last night .

They ---- a trip to Tangshan at this time yesterday .(plan) They were planning a trip to Tangshan at this time yesterday . Kitty ---- her homework from 7 to 9 last night . (do) Kitty was doing her homework from 7 to 9 last night

Conclusion () at 8:00 yesterday morning at this time yesterday from 8 to 9 last night

What were they doing ? Part A1Kitty : I saw you in the computer room yesterday, Simon. What were you doing there ?Simon : I _____________ (search) the Internet . I ___________ (look) for some photos of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake for my report .Kitty : Oh, I thought you ______________ (discuss) the project with Daniel .was searchingwas looking were discussing

What were they doing ? Part A1Simon: No. Daniel ___________ (talk) to Millie. They ____________ (plan) a trip to Tangshan . They ____________ (look) for some information about it . Daniel __________(try) to find a map of Tangshan and Millie ____________ (read) some guidebooks .was talking were planningwere lookingwas tryingwas reading

Past continuous tense negative forms ():

was/ were (+ not)v-ingIwas ( not )runningYou/We/Theywere ( not )He/She/Itwas ( not )

Question forms The answers to the questions

WasIrunning ?Wereyou/we/theyWashe/she/it

Yes/No,Iwas/was not (wasnt).you/we /theywere/were not (werent).he/she/itwas/was not (wasnt).

Complete the questions and answers, using the past continuous tense. 1. Was Miss Lu _______ (make) test papers at 1:30 pm? Yes, ________.2. Were the Greens ______(have) dinner in the dining room ? No, ____________.makingshe wasthey werent having

A snowstorm hit the city early this morning . Mr. Wu now is asking students what they were doing when the snowstorm came .Mr. Wu : What a terrible snowstorm ! It came at about 6:30 this morning . I __________ (read) the newspaper then . What ______ you ______ (do), Simon ?Simon : I __________ (have) breakfast .Mr. Wu : What about you , Millie ?was readingwere doingwas having

Millie: I ___________(walk) to the bus stop . Sandy , I saw you and your parents standing on the side of the road () . _______ you _______(wait) for a taxi ?Sandy: Yes , _______ .Mr. Wu : Why didnt your father drive you to school as usual() ?Sandy : His car broke down() because of the cold weather . He __________ (ring) someone to come and help when Millie saw me . was walkingWere waitingI waswas ringing

Guess the situation1. Mr Brown forgot to get on the bus when the bus came this morning. Why? He was reading a newspaper at that time.2. A big earthquake hit the city and destroyed a lot of school buildings. But the children were not hurt in the school. Why? They were having a PE lesson on the playground.

Guess the situation3. Students kept talking in class last Monday.But the teacher wasnt angry. Why ? They were having a class meeting .4. The coach broke down on the way. And it took the driver a long time to repair (). But he didnt hear any complaint (). Why ? Nobody was taking the coach.

1. She ______________the room when I ____ to see her. 2. I _____________my vocation England this time last summer. wasnt cleaningwentwas spending

3. The students ______________for their lessons when Mr Black entered the classroom. Black 4. The teacher ___________to some parents when I saw her. were preparingwas talking

Mary _______a dress when she cut her finger. A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes -I called you last night , but nobody answered it . - Im sorry, I ___ a film at the cinema. A saw B seeing C is seeing D was seeing

, He __________ all night last night.

He _____ something last night

was writingwrote