Affirmative, Negative & Interrogative Structure of Past Continuous Tense

Affirmative, Negative & Interrogative Sentences of Past Continuous Tense

Affirmative Sentences

Structure:

Subject + Was/Were + Verb-ing

Examples:

  1. I: I was eating breakfast.
  2. You: You were playing soccer.
  3. He: He was watching TV.
  4. She: She was writing a letter.
  5. It: It was raining.
  6. We: We were going to the gym.
  7. They: They were reading books.
  8. John: John was watching TV.
  9. Sarah: Sarah was writing a letter.
  10. John and Sarah: John and Sarah were reading books.

Negative Sentences

Structure:

Subject + Was/Were + Not + Verb-ing

Examples:

  1. I: I was not (wasn’t) eating breakfast.
  2. You: You were not (weren’t) playing soccer.
  3. He: He was not (wasn’t) watching TV.
  4. She: She was not (wasn’t) writing a letter.
  5. It: It was not (wasn’t) raining.
  6. We: We were not (weren’t) going to the gym.
  7. They: They were not (weren’t) reading books.
  8. John: John was not (wasn’t) watching TV.
  9. Sarah: Sarah was not (wasn’t) writing a letter.
  10. John and Sarah: John and Sarah were not (weren’t) reading books.

Interrogative Sentences

Structure:

Was/Were + Subject + Verb-ing + ?

Examples:

  1. I: Was I eating breakfast?
  2. You: Were you playing soccer?
  3. He: Was he watching TV?
  4. She: Was she writing a letter?
  5. It: Was it raining?
  6. We: Were we going to the gym?
  7. They: Were they reading books?
  8. John: Was John watching TV?
  9. Sarah: Was Sarah writing a letter?
  10. John and Sarah: Were John and Sarah reading books?

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