Past Continuous Tense pptx

Past Continuous
Use in cases
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We use the past continuous to talk about
past events which went on for a period of
time
Use in 2 cases
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We use it when we want to emphasize the
continuing process of an activity or the
period of activity
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We often use it to describe a “background
action” when something else happened
Some examples
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While I was driving home, Peter was trying
desperately contact me
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Sorry, were you sleeping?
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Were you expecting any visitors?
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I was thinking about him last night
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I was just making some coffee
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In the 1990s few people were using
mobile phone
Some example:
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I was walking in the street when I suddenly fell
over
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They were still waiting for the plane when I
spoke to them
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I was making a presentation in front of 500
people when the microphone stopped working
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She was talking to me on the phone and it
suddenly went dead
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We were just talking about it before you arrived
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The company was declining rapidly before he
took charge
Added Examples
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This time last year I was living in Brazil
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What were you doing at 10 o’clock last
night?
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I waved to her but she wasn’t looking
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I was walking home when I met Dave
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Ann was watching television when the
phone rang