PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE | English grammar and exercises
Here is an English lesson about the past continuous tense. This tense is also known as the past progressive.
In this video, I explain the past continuous form - the affirmative, negative and question forms. The negative form also has a contracted form.
The past continuous affirmative form is made up of the subject, the past form of the verb "to be" and then the -ing form of the main verb (also called the present participle)
An example is: "I was walking".
The past continuous tense has several uses. The main use is to describe a long action that is happening around another shorter action in the past. For the shorter action, we use the past simple. An example is "I was talking to Mark when the telephone rang."
We also use the past progressive tense to set the scene in a story, to describe 2 long actions that happen in parallel (the same time). I explain these uses and a few others with examples in this lesson.
At the end of the lesson, there are a few English grammar exercises to test your understanding.
The accent in the video is a British English accent.
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7 жыл бұрын
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@haliterdogan6232
7 жыл бұрын
''While I was studying at the college, I was playing football every day'' Is this right or wrong, can i use past continious for repeadetly action in past?
@idrismohammmed2200
7 жыл бұрын
hi everyone I think I was staying at the college when I played football
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6 жыл бұрын
Okay for sure sir
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5 жыл бұрын
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Thank you. I consider myself as an advanced learner but for me, the most interesting pieces of information were the usage of the Past Continuous 1. to set the scenery in the story and 2. with "always" to describe annoying habits.
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I was watching this video while my sister was studying Biology. Nice video! I learned a lot!
Great lesson! Absolutely understandable!
1-While I was watching your video, my friend was calling me. 2- I was reading newspaper when I woke up. 3- He was calling me while I was sleeping.
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@rajubhikhasungat4415
3 жыл бұрын
It's ok
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PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE | English grammar and exercises
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7 жыл бұрын
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In the first time in my life I understand Past Continuous very well Thank you so much Andrew
@Ab-ih3cl
2 жыл бұрын
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Love it! Excellent examples ❤
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5 жыл бұрын
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While I was learning English with you Mr Andrew, I was watching a match of football Euro 2016.
@CrownAcademyEnglish
8 жыл бұрын
Very good, your sentence is correct. Here is my example: "While I was watching England lose against Iceland, I was crying." :(
Excelent to video to understands how to use past continous. Thanks Andrew! Thank you so much.
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9 жыл бұрын
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I was learning English while my husband was cooking food.
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8 жыл бұрын
+Sombat Souphakhot That's a correct use of the tense. Very good.
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7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much.
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5 жыл бұрын
English
@kayevans7574
5 жыл бұрын
that action is way too long to be suitable; perhaps, "I was studying..."?
@tekpisey2326
5 жыл бұрын
I was reading a novel yesterday? Is this sentence possible?
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7 жыл бұрын
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2 жыл бұрын
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8 жыл бұрын
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Now i really understand past continuous tense.thanks
I was watching this while wondering how you get the pencil to write as you speak! Good job dude. We can use when instead if while in speaking too. Or you'll definitely hear it in spoken English although grammarians would suggest otherwise.. 😁
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4 жыл бұрын
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7 жыл бұрын
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6 жыл бұрын
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@AliHaidar-ws1el
5 жыл бұрын
I was ranning in the field.
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7 ай бұрын
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7 ай бұрын
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8 жыл бұрын
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