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Past Continuous Tense

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Past Continuous Tense

Examples This time yesterday I was working.

I was studying lesson last night at three o’clock.

 Last night at 10 p.m, we were having dinner.

At midnight, we were still driving through the desert.

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Past continuous tense Negative

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Questions

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Questions What were they doing yesterday at 11

o’clock?They were sleeping.

Where were you going yesterday?We were going to meet our friends.

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Conjuctions (Bağlaçlar) She was smoking when I saw her.

The policeman broke his ankle while he was running after the dog.

While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television.

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The past simple and the past continuous

When Mary arrived, we were having dinner.

This means that we already started dinner before Mary arrived.

(Burada ifade edilen Marry gelmeden önce yemek yemeye başlamış olduğumuzdur.)

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When Mary arrived, we had dinner.

This means that Mary arrived first and then we had dinner. (Burada ifade edilen ise ilk önce Marry’nin geldiği ve daha sonra yemek yediğimizdir.)

What were Mike and Louise doing yesterday?

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Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. Alice hurt herself while she ……………………………………………. (skate).

2. I met my neighbor while I ………………………………………. (walk) home

from work.

3. Nancy saw a friend while she …………………………….. (ride) her bicycle

along the park.

4. Peter fell asleep while he …………………………………… (study).

5. Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they ……………………………(dance)

together.

6. I cut myself while I ……………………………………. (shave).

7. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they ………………...

(bake) cookies.

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Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. He ………………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.

2. They ………………………………… (study) for two hours last night.

3. Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.

4. While I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.

5. We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.

6. The customer ………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit

card.

7. The barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.

8. She ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.

9. It …………………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.

10. It …………………………………. (rain) hard last night.

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