Complete the sentence using the Past Continuous form of the verb
I ________ (eat) lunch in the cafeteria at school.
I was eating lunch in the cafeteria at school.
How do we make the Past Continuous?
Was/Were + Present Participle (verb +ing)
For negative, add 'not' after was/were
She ________ (do) her homework yesterday.
She had done her homework yesterday.
How do we make the Past Perfect?
Had + Past Participle
For negative, add "not" after had
How do we make the Past Perfect Continuous?
Had been + Present Participle
My classmate and I ______ (study) together at the library.
My classmate and I were studying together at the library.
What is the Past Continuous used to show?
We _____ (not / visit) LotteWorld until today.
We had not/hadn't visited LotteWorld until today.
What can never ... before and not ... yet be used for in the Past Perfect form?
To emphasis the earlier time in a main clause
When do we use the Past Perfect Continuous?
With a continuous action that was completed before another past action.
What ______ you ______ (do) at one o'clock?
What were you doing at one o'clock?
Between which words would you add an adverb in the present continuous?
Between was/were and the present participle
______ the snake ____ (bite) her on the leg?
Had the snake bitten her on the leg?
What does when mean if the Past Perfect is used? What does when mean if the Simple Past is used?
when means before in the Past Perfect
when means soon after in the Simple Past
I _____ (work) all day, so I didn't want to go out.
I had been working all day, so I didn't want to go out.
___ he ____ (help) his brother with their chores?
Was he helping his brother with their chores?
If there are two clauses in a sentence, we can use the Simple Past and the Past Continuous. Which clause requires which form?
The Simple Past (+ed) is used for the shorter action, while the Past Continuous is used for the longer action.
She ______ (had) the chance to meet her favorite idol, but she _____ (miss) the event.
She had had the chance to meet her favorite idol, but she missed the event.
What is the Past Perfect form of the Passive Voice?
had been + Past Participle
She _____ probably ______ (cook) for three hours before the dinner party.
She had probably been cooking for three hours before the dinner party.
While I ________ (wait) for my bus to arrive, I _____ (receive) a message from my Mom.
While I was waiting for my bus to arrive, I received a message from my Mom.
Using the Simple Past with when in a question means you want to know what happened "after that time". What does using the Past Continuous mean?
You want to know what was happening or what was in progress "at that time"
____ the class ____ (study) Shakespeare for long before the test?
No, they ____.
Had the class studied Shakespeare for long before the test?
No, they hadn't.
If a sentence has two clauses, which clause uses the Past Perfect and which clause uses the Simple Past?
The main clause uses the Past Perfect and the time clause uses the Simple Past.
For continuous actions that were completed before other past actions but use nonaction verbs, which form do we use?
Past Perfect