What tense?
My sister saw a movie
Past simple
I ____ the dishes
washed
The past continuous is made from the past tense of the verb ____ and the ____ form of a verb
be
ing
Rained
Did you speak __________John?
to
She was working
Past continuous
Last year, I _____ to France
travelled
Last night I _______.
was watching TV
was eating dinner
was sleeping
What ___ at eight o'clock last night?
a.you were doing
b.you doing
c.were you doing
c.were you doing
We have arrived ________the hotel.
at
I cooked pasta last night
Past Simple
Answer this question in the past simple
Where did you go this weekend?
This weekend I went to the park
Answer this questions with the past continuous
What were you doing before this?
Before class, I was walking
I was reading
I have ___________ playing the game, so I can go to sleep.
completed
I don't want to spend money ____ it.
on
When I was young we visited the same restaurant every weekend.
Past Continuous
The government ___________a new law.
received
When I got to work, I realised that I ___ my watch.
a.were not wearing
b.was not wearing
c.wasn't wearing
b.was not wearing
c.wasn't wearing
I was very __________hotel nothing special. I didn't like it
basic
What do you think ______ buying this flat? It looks nice.
of
The children were doing their homework when I got home
Past continuous
The electricity was off so we __________watch our favorite film.
couldn't
When do you use the past continuous?
An action that was in progress at a point in time in the past, two or more actions that were in progress at the same time in the past, an action that was in progress in the past but was interrupted by another action, giving background information in a story
Osh bazaar is very ______________place. There is too noisy.
crowded
This painting belongs _______to my dad.
to