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Tense
BE +
modifier.
was
listening
to music.
were
dancing
happily.
He, She, It
was
reading
books.
BE
+
NOT
+
was
not
wasn't
were
not
weren't
was
not
wasn't
main verb
(V+ing) +
modifie
r.
listening
to music.
dancing
happily.
reading
books.
Subject +
main verb
(V+ing) +
Was
listening
to music?
Were
watching
Was
he, she, it
being
modifier ?
lazy?
BE
+
Subject +
main
verb
(V+ing)
+
Who
was
talking
Where
were
you, we,
they
watching
Who
was
he, she, it
doing
at 11 oclock last
night?
modifier ?
8:00am
working
workin
g
12:00pm
working
working
4: 00pm
working
working
4. We use the past continuous to say that an action in the past was
temporary.
I was watching TV
When
While
I was watching TV
I was watching TV