Subjects
Grades
Past Continuous/Past Progressive
Concept sheet | English Language Arts
Grade
1-5
Past Continuous Common Uses
The past continuous tense (also called past progressive) expresses:
- An ongoing action at a specific time in the past.
- An ongoing action interrupted by another action in the past.
- Ongoing simultaneous actions in the past.
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An ongoing action at a specific time in the past
Yesterday at 8:00 am, Tom was walking to his favourite spot.
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An ongoing action interrupted by another action in the past
He was sleeping when a loud noise woke him up.
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Ongoing simultaneous actions in the past
Nadia was running away while Tom was panicking in front of the destroyed house.
For Advanced Users: Additional Past Continuous Uses
Past Continuous Forms Reminder
Affirmative Form
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I |
was |
verb + ing |
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he/she/it |
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we |
were |
Negative Forms
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I |
was not wasn't |
verb + ing |
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he/she/it |
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we |
were not weren't |
Question Form
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was |
I |
verb + ing |
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he/she/it |
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were |
we |