Verbs in past continuous
We (learn) a lot this year.
We were learning a lot this year.
Who is Mikey Mouse's girlfriend?
Mikey Mouse's girlfriend was Minnie.
Toño feels better this morning.
Was Toño feeling better this morning?
She was calling her mother.
She wasn´t calling her mother.
What is the structure of Past Continuous?
Subject + Verb to be (was,were) + verb with ing.
I (write) an email to my friend Nikki.
I was writing an email to my friend Nikki.
What is the name of your teacher?
The name of my teacher was _______.
She plays piano in the evening.
Was she playing piano in the evening?
They were playing a game.
They weren`t playing a game.
What are the 2 forms of the verb "to be" in the past continuous?
was, were
Paul (eat) lunch in the cafeteria.
Paul was eating lunch in the cafeteria.
What are your classmates and you playing?
We were playing JEOPARDY!
She drinks coffee every morning at school.
Was she drinking coffee every morning at school?
He was getting ready for the party.
He wasn`t getting ready for the party.
You can use the past continuous to talk about actions that happen...
IN PAST
She (play) a video game.
She was playing a video game.
What is the teacher doing now?
He was teaching English.
The kids play video games.
Were the kids playing video games?
I was working on the project.
I wasn´t working on the project.
Ted (fix) the dvd last week.
Ted was fixing the dvd last week.
They (swim) in the pool.
They were swimming in the pool.
What is the name of your teacher?
The name of my teacher was __________.
It rains all night.
Was it raining all night?
It was raining very hard in Valparaiso.
It wasn`t raining very hard in Valparaíso.
We (sit) next to the pool.
We were siting next to the pool.