GE|Pre-Int|HW||10. The Canterville Ghost

Grammar reference

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It was a dark evening. Max Butler was walking down a dark, narrow street. The wind was blowing and it was raining. Suddenly, Max heard a noise behind him. He stopped and turned round.

We use Past Continuous to talk about situations in progress at a time in the past. We often use Past Continuous in stories.

8.30, running, singing

⇒ At half past eight that morning I was running to school. The birds were singing.

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We form Past Continuous like this:

Affirmative

I/he/she/it was running we/you/they were running

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⇒ Pete was working.
James and Anna were talking.

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Negative

I/he/she/it wasn’t running we/you/they weren’t running

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⇒ I wasn’t crying.
You weren’t looking.

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Questions

Was I/he/she/it running? Were we/you/they running? Yes, we were. No, they weren’t.

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⇒ Was the sun shining? Yes, it was.
Were Bella and Henry eating? No, they weren’t.