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PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE - Coggle Diagram
PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
FUNCTIONS OF PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
To show that one action interrupted another action in progress in the past. Use simple past for the interrupting action.
I was watching TV when she called
While we were having picnic, it started to rain
Samantha was calling her father when I finished my work
To refer two actions in progress at the same time in the past. Use past progressive in both clauses
I was studying while he was making dinner
Were you listening while he was talking?
To focus on the duration of a past action, not its completion
Two years ago, I was living in Thailand before moving back to Malaysia.
Last month, I was studying French language with my pen pal.
FORMATION OF PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
INTERROGATIVE
Yes/no questions : Move was/were at the beginning of the sentence
Were you lying to me?
Was she working at the factory?
WH- word + was/were + subject + present participle
What were you doing when you broke your leg
Why was Michael screaming when he saw that photo?
AFFIRMATIVE & NEGATIVE
was/were + present participle
Affirmative: You were studying when she called
Negative: You were not studying when she called