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The past continuous is used to describe actions that were occurring at a specific time in the past.

It is formed with the verb 'to be' in the past (was/were) + the main verb with '-ing'.

Example: 'I was studying at 8 PM'.

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Teacher donPablo. (18 de marzo de 2021). PAST CONTINUOUS en INGLÉS - afirmativo interrogativo y negativo DEL PASADO CONTINUO [Archivo de Vídeo]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPTsPOq1zAM 

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The basic rules of the past continuous:

Affirmative: Subject + was/were + verb in -ing (Ex. I was playing).

Negative: Subject + was/were + not + verb in -ing (e.g. They weren't playing).

Interrogative: Was/were + subject + verb in -ing? (e.g. Were you studying?).

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PAST CONTINUOUS en INGLÉS - afirmativo interrogativo y negativo DEL PASADO CONTINUO

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Exercises to review and practice: https://micursodeinglesblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/past-continuous-pasado-continuo/

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Complete the sentences with the correct verb in the past continuous:

1. She ______ (study) at 7 PM.

2. They ______ (play) soccer when I saw them.

3. I ______ (watch) TV when the phone rang.

4. He ______ (read) a book at 8 PM last night.

5. We ______ (eat) dinner when they arrived.

6. They ______ (dance) at the party when I came in.

7. She ______ (write) an email when her friend called.

8. The kids ______ (play) outside when it started to rain.

9. I ______ (clean) the house all morning.

10. He ______ (work) on his project yesterday at 10 o'clock at night.

11. ______ (travel) to the beach when we saw the accident.

12. You ______ (talk) to Jane when I left the room.

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Perfect English Grammar. (s. f.). PAST CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE FORMS EXERCISE 1. https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-continuous-exercise-1.html 

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Try making the past continuous (or past progressive) tense - this exercise includes the positive and negative forms.

Click here to review how to make the past continuous.
Click here to download this exercise in PDF (with answers)

Try some more exercises about the past continuous here:

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Here's a free online exercise about making the past continuous positive and negative.

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