Grammar
Past Continuous
Contents
Introduction
Look at the pictures and listen to the sentences.
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Presentation
A: What were you doing yesterday at 8 p.m.?
B: I was studying at home.
Meaning
CCQ
I was studying at 8 p.m. yesterday.
• Is this about the present?
• Is this about the past?
• Was the action in progress at that time?
Pronunciation + Form
Form: was / were + verb-ing
I was studying. / They were playing.
Practice
Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form.
Yesterday at 9 p.m., I
.
At that time, they
TV.
Choose the correct answer.
1. At 7 p.m. yesterday, she ____ dinner.
2. At that time, they ____ football.
Production
Now talk about yesterday.
- What were you doing yesterday at 8 p.m.?
- What was your family doing at that time?
- What were your friends doing last night?