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What are Past Continuous Tense Grammar Rules?

Also known as subject+verb+object in Past Continuous Tense, it is valid as the SVO rule in English. However, after the subject, the verb was/were, which is the past tense equivalent of the auxiliary verb "be", is used and the verb is used by adding the -ing suffix to its initial form.

The grammar rules of the Past Continuous Tense are as follows:

Positive sentence

I/He/She/It + was + Verb +ing

You/We/They + were + Verb+ing

Negative sentences

I/He/She/It + was + not +  Verb+ing

You/We/They + were + not + Verb+ing

Question sentence

Was + I/he/she/it + Verb + ing?

Were + you/we/they + Verb + ing?

When  the teacher entered the class, Zeynepq was sleeping.

When    I arrived home, my mother was ironing the clothes.

When  the alarm clock rang, I was sleeping.

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We use comparatives and superlatives to say how people or things are different. We use a comparative adjective to express how two people or things are different, and we use a superlative adjective to show how one person or thing is different to all the others of its kind. For example,

Mick is taller than Jack.

Mick is the tallest person in the family.

Now let’s focus on the details of how to create each of these adjectives.

Comparatives

Comparative adjectives enable us to express the difference between two people or things. In order to say that someone or something has a superior quality, size, or characteristic, you need to use ‘more’. Instead, when you want to say that someone or something has an inferior quality, size, or characteristic, you must use ‘less’.

More

The way we make a comparative with ‘more’ depends on the length of the word. There are three different cases:

1) More for long adjectives.

If an adjective has two or more syllables, we add the word ‘more’ in front to create the comparative form. For example:

This hotel is more expensive than the last hotel we stayed at.

Reading is more interesting than watching television.

The sea here is more beautiful than the sea in my country.

2) -er for short adjectives

If an adjective has one syllable, or two syllables with -y as the second syllable, we add -er to create the comparative. For example:

Your house is bigger than mine.

Taking the bus is cheaper than taking the car.

This box is heavier than that one.

As you can see in the first example, if an adjective ends in a vowel and consonant (e.g. big) you need to double the final consonant. For example, bigger, fatter, thinner.

3) Irregular comparatives

As is often the case in English, there are some adjectives that are irregular and don’t follow these rules. Here are the irregular comparatives:

good – better

bad – worse

far – further (U.K. English) farther (US English)

fun – fun

For example,

Your cooking is better than my cooking.

Arriving late is worse than arriving early.

Their house is further from here than our house.

Going out is more fun than staying at home.

Using ‘than’

When you refer to the two people/things you are comparing, you need to use ‘than’. For example,

Living in the city is better than living in the country.

But if it’s clear what you’re referring to, it’s also possible to make a comparison without repeating one of the things, and in this case you don’t need to use ‘than’. For example,

Living in the city is more expensive.

Less

We use ‘less’ to say that someone or something has an inferior quality, size or characteristic. It’s easy to use because you simply put ‘less’ in front of any adjective. For example:

Walking is less tiring than running.

Australia is less populated than China.

Hamburgers are less healthy than vegetables.

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Superlatives

We use superlatives to compare one person or thing to several others. For example,

Paris is the most beautiful city I’ve ever seen.

This means that I’ve seen several cities and I consider Paris as the number one in terms of being beautiful.

In a similar way to comparatives, there are two ways to use superlatives. When you want to say that one person or thing is superior to all others in that group, you need to use ‘the most’. When you want to say that one person or thing is inferior to all others in that group, you need to use ‘the least’.

The most

Similarly to comparatives, we use ‘the most’ in different ways according to the length of the adjectives:

1) The most for long adjectives.

If an adjective has two or more syllables, we add ‘the most’ in front to create the superlative form. For example:

She’s the most determined candidate we’ve seen today.

It’s the most difficult part of my job.

This is the most successful year the company’s ever had.

2) -est for short adjectives

If an adjective has one syllable, or two syllables with -y as the second syllable, we add -est to create the superlative. For example:

It’s the shortest route to the stadium.

What’s the longest flight you’ve ever taken?

He’s the nicest guy I’ve met here.

As with comparatives, if an adjective ends in a vowel and consonant (e.g. sad) you need to double the final consonant. For example, saddest, fittest, hottest.

3) Irregular superlatives

The same adjectives that are irregular for comparatives are also irregular for the superlative form:

good – best

bad – worst

far – furthest (U.K. English) farthest (US English)

fun – fun

Here are some examples:

Is this the best place to eat in town?

Yesterday’s performance was my worst ever.

Alaska is the furthest state from Florida.

That was the most fun I’ve had in a long time!

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We use to superlative from to compare one or more people things or animals with a group of people, things or animals.

EX:Julia is the bravest off all the children in the climing club.

İPUCULAR
...........in the world
...........at school
...........I've ever seen
...........I have ever known
...........I have ever vmet/eaten
...........in my class
...........in my family
...........off all

SUPERLATIVE IRREGULAR
good-better-the best
bad-worse-the worst
little-less-the least
far-farther-the farthest
much-more-the most

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We use to comparative from to compare two people, animals or things, or two group of people, animals or things. We often use that a comparative.

EX:Jake is taller than Tony.

ÖNEMLİ
ADJ+...ER+THAN
AS+ADJ+AS
MORE+ADJ+AS
AS+MUCH NOUN+AS

RULES
1.Short adjectives (one syllable) = -er

2.We add -r to on syllable adjectives that end in -e
EX:nice-nicer

3.Adjectives +y= -ier
EX:happy-happier

4.vowel+consonant is doubled
EX:fat-fatter

5.Irregular adjectives
EX:good-better
far-farther/further
6.We can use much to make a comparison dtronger.

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Sally and Frank are going to get married in three years.

I am going to be on vacation next week

bir olayla ilgili kanıt varsa going to kullanılır
He is going to buy himself a car within a year

It is certain that I am going to fail the exam. I did not answer any of the questions

*planned, organised, activities =Be going to +V1

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Alicia: Did you call Aslı to ask about my keys
Baransel: No, I forgot to call her, but I will call her tomorrow, I promise.

Jim: I feel so tired.
Sue: Do not worry, I will make you some tea now and we will get rest.

I guess I’ll never see him again. Because the last time we met, he was very rude.

I think he will be leaving soon. He talks about how boring and tiring the job is every day.

guess
am sure
I  believe   you will be famous one day.
think
hope
suppose

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EVER/NEVER
EVER(?) =Hiç
Have you ever eaten Chinese food?
Have you ever been abroad?
Has she ever seen you?
Jake hasn't (ever) done motor racing.

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NEVER(+) =Meaning negative = Hiç
She has never lied to you.
They have never gone to Paris.
I have never seen a ghost.

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BEEN IN
I have been in Alanya for two months.
Kate has been in Paris for 5 days.

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I have been to the supermarket.
He has been to Batman three times.
Sally isn't here. She has gone out.

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JUST/YET/ALREADY
Sorry but they have just left the office.
Don't do that. She has just warned you.
We have just met the Japanese bussinessman.

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ALREADY
She has already done everthing for us.
I have already finished my test.
We have already learnt the news.

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YET
You haven't learned the truth yet?
I haven't bought it yet.
Have you done your homework yet?