Thursday, 13 February 2014

Past progressive


Past progressive:
We use it when the subject was in the middle of an action.
It is used also to show background of a past story or news.
We use it when a shorter past action (past simply) comes in that middle of a longer past action (past Progressive).
Construction: subject + was/were + verb 1st form + ing + object
  • It was raining when I woke up.
  • I saw him while he was watering plants.
  • She was cooking us. Her children come home.
  • Children were playing at the ground.
  • Children were not playing at the ground.
  • Were children playing at the ground?

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