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FORM[was/were + present participe!

E"a#pes$

%&' were studyingw(en s(e cae).

Were*&' studyingw(en s(e cae)

%&' weren&t studyingw(en s(e cae).

USE , Interr'pte) Acti&n in t(e Past

Use t(e Past C&ntin'&'s t& in)icate t(at a &n-er acti&n in t(e past was interr'pte).T(e interr'pti&n is 's'a* a s(&rter acti&n in t(e Si#pe Past.

E"a#pes$I was watc(in- TV w(en s(e cae).(en t(e p(&ne ran- s(e was writin- a etter.(ie we were (a0in- t(e picnic it starte) t& rain.

Last ni-(t at 1 PM I was eatin- )inner.I started earlier; and at 6 PM, I was in theprocess of eating dinner.

USE 2 3epetiti&n an) Irritati&n wit( 4Awa*s4

T(e Past C&ntin'&'s wit( w&r)s s'c( as 4awa*s4 &r 4c&nstant*4 e"presses t(e i)eat(at set(in- irritatin- &r s(&c5in- &6ten (appene) in t(e past. T(e c&ncept is 0er*si#iar t& t(e e"pressi&n 4'se) t&4 7't wit( ne-ati0e e#&ti&n. 3e#e#7er t& p't t(ew&r)s 4awa*s4 &r 4c&nstant*4 7etween 47e4 an) 40er7+in-.4E"a#pes$S(e was awa*s cin- t& cass ate.He was c&nstant* ta5in-. He ann&*e) e0er*&ne.I )i)n8t i5e t(e# 7eca'se t(e* were awa*s cpainin-.

While vs. WhenCa'ses are -r&'ps &6 w&r)s w(ic( (a0e #eanin- 7't are &6ten n&t cpete

sentences. Se ca'ses 7e-in wit( t(e w&r) 4w(en4 s'c( as 4w(en s(e cae)4 &r

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4w(en it 7it #e.4 Ot(er ca'ses 7e-in wit( 4w(ie4 s'c( as 4w(ie s(e was seepin-4 an)4w(ie (e was s'r6in-.4(en *&' ta5 a7&'t t(in-s in t(e past 4w(en4 is #&st &6ten 6&&we) 7* t(e 0er7 tenseSi#pe Past w(ereas 4w(ie4 is 's'a* 6&&we) 7* Past C&ntin'&'s.4(ie4 e"presses t(e i)ea &6 4)'rin- t(at ti#e.4 St')* t(e e"a#pes 7e&w. T(e* (a0e

si#iar #eanin-s 7't t(e* e#p(asi9e )i66erent parts &6 t(e sentence.E"a#pes$I was st')*in- w(en s(e cae).(ie I was st')*in- s(e cae).

ADVERB PLACEMENTT(e e"a#pes 7e&w s(&w t(e pace#ent 6&r -ra##ar a)0er7s s'c( as$ awa*s &n*ne0er e0er sti :'st etc.E"a#pes$%&' were :'st st')*in- w(en s(e cae).ere *&' :'st st')*in- w(en s(e cae)

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USE 2 A Series &6 Cpete) Acti&ns

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e 'se t(e Si#pe Past t& ist a series &6 cpete) acti&ns in t(e past. T(ese acti&ns(appen ,st 2n) ?r) @t( an) s& &n.

E"a#pes$

I 6inis(e) w&r5 wa5e) t& t(e 7eac( an) 6&'n) a nice pace t& swi#.

He arri0e) 6r t(e airp&rt at $BB c(ec5e) int& t(e (&te at $BB an) #et t(e&t(ers at ,B$BB.

=i) *&' a)) 6&'r p&'r in t(e #i5 an) t(en a)) t(e e--s

USE ? Ha7its in t(e Past

T(e Si#pe Past can as& 7e 'se) t& )escri7e a (a7it w(ic( st&ppe) in t(e past. It can

(a0e t(e sa#e #eanin- as 4'se) t&.4 T& #a5e it cear t(at we are ta5in- a7&'t a (a7itwe &6ten a)) e"pressi&ns s'c( as$ awa*s &6ten 's'a* ne0er w(en I was a c(i)w(en I was *&'n-er etc.

E"a#pes$I st')ie) ;renc( w(en I was a c(i).He pa*e) t(e 0i&in.He )i)n8t pa* t(e pian&.

E"a#pe$

I pai) (er &ne )&ar w(en s(e answere) #* D'esti&n.

ADVERB PLACEMENTT(e e"a#pes 7e&w s(&w t(e pace#ent 6&r -ra##ar a)0er7s s'c( as$ awa*s &n*ne0er e0er sti :'st etc.E"a#pes$

%&' :'st cae) =e77ie.

=i) *&' :'st ca =e77ie

Eer!ises

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. San)* is in t(e i0in- r& watc(in- tee0isi&n. At t(is ti#e *ester)a* s(e

Fwatc( as& tee0isi&n. T(at8s a s(e e0er )&es

1. A$ I Fca *&' ast ni-(t a6ter )inner 7't *&' F7e

n&t t(ere. (ere were *&'

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AN*WER* TO Eer!ises

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,. A$ (at WERE +O# DO,N-F*&' )& w(en t(e acci)ent &cc'rre)

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c&'pe &6 #en WERE AR-#,N- Far-'e &0er t(e price &6 a eat(er 7et. I

WAL0EDFwa5 &0er t& a #an w(& WA* *ELL,N-Fse 6r'it an) BO#-T

F7'* a 7anana.

,?. T(e 6ire#en RE*C#EDFresc'e t(e &) wan w(& WA*F7e trappe) &nt(e t(ir) 6&&r &6 t(e 7'rnin- 7'i)in-.

,@. S(e was s& ann&*in- S(e WA* ALWA+* LEAV,N-Fea0e awa*s (er

)irt* )is(es in t(e sin5. I t(in5 s(e ACT#ALL+ E3PECTED Fe"pect act'a*

#e t& )& t(e# 6&r (er.

,. Sa#ant(a L,VEDFi0e in