Past Continuous

2)So in the video you've learnt the structure:

COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION

1-Affirmative forms:

I/he/she it + -------------------- + verb with "------------" form + complement, for example:

She -----------------------------------(walk) along the street

He -------------------------------------(come) to the supermarket

The dog -------------------------------(run) in the park

2-You/we/they + ------------------ + verb "ING" form+ complement

You---------------------------------(watch) a video threeminutes ago

Your partners ------------------- ( take) down notes

We ----------------------------(try) to undestand the video!!

3-Negative forms are form using:

I/He/She/It + ----------------------------- + verb with "ING" form + ---------------------

Examples: Matias-------------------------------(not drive) a car

Monica ------------------------------(not listen) to music some minutes ago

4-You/We/they + ------------------------------ + + verb with "ING" form + ---------------------

Examples: Nicolas and Francisco----------------------------(play) football this mornig

Candela and you ------------------------------ (take) a taxi to come to school at 6:30

5-Interrogative forms:

---------------- + he/she/ it + verb with "ING" + complement?

Answer: Yes, pronoun was / No, pronoun wasn't

--------------- Andrew ---------------------------(explain) past simple too in the video?Yes, ------------------------------

--------------- he -----------------------------------(teach) all the "ING" rules? No, ----------------------------------

------------- + I/YOU/WE/THEY + verb----------------- + ------------------------------?

Answer: Yes, you/we/they were / No, you/we/they weren't

------------------- you -------------------(have) breakfast at 9:00 this morning? -------------------------------------------

------------------- your parents------------------(work) this morning? ------------------------------------------

6-Wh-words + --------------- + verb with "ING" +complement?

Answer: S + ------------------------------ + complement

Wh words: What= que/cual When=cuando where=donde Why= Por que.. Who=quien How=como

Use a wh-word:

1---------------------------were you yesterday afternoo? I was studying at school

2-------------------------- was Milagros doing yesterday morning at 8:00? She was sleeping

3------------------------- were Andrea and her mother coming to school? Because the teacher called her mother

4-------------------------- were you having the exam? I was having the exam last week

5--------------------------- was Pamela coming? She was coming by bus

6-----------------------------were Sonia and and Luz reading? They were reading their whatsapps.

3) What happened with the rules of adding "ING"?Let's see these action verbs:

Source: ACTION WORDS (VERB + ING) by Gaurav.H.Chauhan-YouTube Video

Not clear yet? Look at the spelling rules in this chart:

4) Activity:

What were you doing when the ligh went out? Complete with the correct form of the verbs:After watching the video answer:

Why do you think there was a cut off?

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Adaptado del video original: 43-VTS_04_Past continuous-Describing past activities.VOB

Source: Aprende Ingles cantando (Adele-Hello) You Tube video

How many times is the past continuous repeated?

That's why you need to learn all the verbal tenses!!