Past Continuous Forms
What is the affirmative form of the past continuous for "she" and "to play"?
She was playing
What does "while" indicate in a sentence?
It indicates that two actions are happening at the same time.
Complete the sentence: "I ______ (read) a book when the phone rang."
was reading
Which tense describes an ongoing action in the past: past continuous or simple past?
past continuous
Describe what you were doing at 7 PM yesterday using the past continuous.
eg. I was watching tv
What is the negative form of the past continuous for "they" and "to read"?
They weren´t reading
Complete the sentence: "I was cooking ______ my friend was cleaning."
while
Complete the sentence: "They ______ (play) soccer while it ______ (rain)."
were playing / was raining
Change the simple past sentence to past continuous: "I ate dinner."
I was eating dinner
What were you doing while it was raining outside?
while it was raining I was walking to my house
Provide an example of a question in the past continuous.
Was ... verb ing ...?
Were ... verb ong ...?
How do you start a sentence with "while"? Give an example.
While + sub + was or were + verb ing + sub + was or were + verb ing
Fill in the blanks: "While I ______ (walk) home, I ______ (talk) to my friend."
was walking / was talking
When do you use simple past instead of past continuous?
When describing a completed action or a specific event.
Ask a question using while for the following answer:
I was reading a book while my mom was cooking.
What were you doing while your mom was cooking?
How do you convert the sentence "He was studying" to a negative?
He wasn't studying
True or False: You can use "while" to compare two actions in different tenses.
false
Finish the sentence: "She ______ (dance) while he ______ (sing)."
True or False: "I was studying when the lights went out" uses both past continuous and simple past.
true
Share a memory of a time you were doing something while something else happened.
eg. I was eating chocolates while I was watching a movie
Write a sentence using past continuous with "while" and the verbs "drink" and "listen to"
Sub + was or were + drinking + while + sub + was or were + listening to ...
Create a complex sentence using "while" in the past continuous tense.
sub + was or were + verb ing + while + sub + was or were + verb ing + comp
while + sub + was or were + verb ing + sub + was or were + verb ing + comp
Create a sentence using while and past continuous
sub + was or were + verb ing + comp +while + sub + was or were + verb ing + comp
while + sub + was or were + verb ing + comp + sub + was or were + verb ing + comp
Explain why "I was watching TV when she will call" is incorrect.
the second sentence is in future
Describe a day when you were doing multiple things at once using "while."