s2 past continuous tense
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s2 past continuous tense
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Simple Past vs. Past continuous
Simple Past:
在過去的時間開始及完結的動作
e.g. I worked at that shop for 5 years. (= I don’t work there anymore.)
過去重覆發生的動作
e.g. I played basketball every day when I was young.
Past continuous:
在過去的一個特定時間，某動作正在進行中
e.g. At 7pm last night I was driving home.
在過去發生某事的時候，某動作正在進行中
e.g. John was doing homework when Mary called him.
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Multiple Choice
At 9 p.m. yesterday, we________(watch) a movie.
are watching
watched
was watching
were watching
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Multiple Choice
I________(work) in a big company for 5 years.
was working
work
worked
am working
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Multiple Choice
I________(go) to library yesterday.
am going
was going
go
went
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Multiple Choice
They_______(eat) chocolate at 3 o'clock.
ate
were eating
are eating
eat
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Multiple Choice
My brother and sister ________ (play)tennis at 11am yesterday.
play
were playing
played
are playing
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Multiple Choice
My brother ________(see)a bear an hour ago.
sees
is seeing
was seeing
saw
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When an action was happening during a period of time in the past, we use Past continuous tense
Was ( he / she / it / I )/ Were ( you / we / they ) + (verb) ing
e.g. I was sleeping on the beach.
They were eating breakfast at home before school.
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Find "When/ While"in a sentence!
→ Generally, we use past tense (shorter action) +past continuous tense (longer action)
For example:
The door bell rang while Ella was playing mobile phone games.
When Mark saw John, he was running in the park.
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Notes:
Verb shows long duration of time→ past continuous tense
e.g. talk, walk, eat, sleep, cook, study, wait
Verb shows short duration of time→ past tense
e.g. bark, jump, clap, begin, end, fall, shout, arrive
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Multiple Choice
While I __________ (wait), someone from the back suddenly ____________ (shout).
waited, shouted
waited, was shouting
was waiting, shouted
was waiting, was shouting
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Multiple Choice
When she ________(wake) up yesterday morning, the sun ________ (already shine).
was waking, was shining
woke, already shined
was waking, was already shining
woke, was already shining
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Multiple Choice
I ________ (have) lunch when Joe________(arrive).
was having, arrived
had, arrived
was having, was arriving
had, was arriving
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Multiple Choice
He________(meet) a lot of friendly people when he ________(work) in USA.
met, was working
met, worked
was meeting, worked
was meeting, was working
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Multiple Choice
They __________(watch) TV when I ________(arrive).
were watching, arrived
watched, arrived
were watching, was arriving
watched, was arriving
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Multiple Choice
While he________(bath), his dog ________(bark)
was bathing, was barking
was bathing, barked
bathed, was barking
bathed, barked
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Multiple Choice
The students ________(play) card games when the teacher________(come) in.
played, was coming
were playing, was coming
played, came
were playing, came
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Multiple Choice
John________(do) homework when Mary ________(call) him.
was doing, called
did, called
did, was calling
was doing, was calling
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Multiple Choice
He________(hear) a loud bang while he________(talk) to his friends.
was hearing, talked
was hearing, was talking
heard, talked
heard, was talking
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Multiple Choice
When Mark ________(see) John, he________(run) in the park.
was seeing, was running
was seeing, run
saw ,was running
saw , ran
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Sometimes in one sentence, they are both using the same tense.
When you called (call), he picked (pick) up his phone.
(Both are short action, so using past tense)
We were eating (eat) dinner while he was talking (talk) to his phone.
(Both are long action, so using past continuous tense)
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Multiple Choice
When I________(drive), my sister________(listen) to music.
was driving, listened
drove, was listening
was driving, was listening
drove, listened
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Multiple Choice
I________(swim) while Tom________(count) my time.
was swimming, was counting
was swimming, count
swam, count
swam, was counting
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Changing tense into past continuous tense in the sentence
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Fill in the Blanks
My mother / read / a novel.
Type answer...
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My father / watch / movie.
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
listen /My two brothers / to the radio.
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
in her diary./ My elder sister / write
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
a movie. / not / My little sister and I / watch
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
sit/ Most of the time /in the park. /we
Type answer...
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