the past continuous

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- We’re learning English at 9 a.m yesterday.

- The teacher was speaking Japanese at this time yesterday.

- The sun was shining Birds were singing.

- My father was watching TV while my brothers were playing chess

* Signal words (Dấu hiệu nhận biết)

-at + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ 

(at 12 o’clock last night,…)

-at that/this time + thời gian trong quá khứ

(at this time two weeks ago, …)

-When QKĐ, QKTD

-QKTD when QKĐ

-QKTD while QKTD

a Affirmative:

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a Affirmative:

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a Affirmative:

Examples:

a Affirmative:

Examples:

a Affirmative:

Examples:

They were planting flowers

at 4 yesterday.

He was taking photos at this time

last Sunday.

He was doing weightlifting at this time 2 days

at 5 a.m yesterday.

S + was/ were + V_ing + ….

He, she, it, I, N + was

They, we, you, Ns + were

Adding “ing” after the verb

• V_1e  e + ing

have  having, smile  smiling

• V_1 nguyên âm _1 phụ âm  gấp đôi phụ âm + ing

cut  cutting,

! V có 2 âm tiết trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2  giữ nguyên + ing

• V_ie  ie + y + ing

lie  lying, die  dying

• Travel  travelling (UK),

 traveling (US)

b Negative :

Examples :

- They weren’t going cycling at this time

yesterday

- I wasn’t going surfing when she came

- Lan wasn’t reading a book when I came

S + wasn’t/ weren’t + V_ing…

Practice 2 Give correct form of these verbs

1 At this time last year, they (not/ build) this house

2 I (not/ drive) …my car very fast when you called me

3 I (not/ chat) …with my friends while my teacher was teaching the lesson yesterday

4 My father (not/ watch) …TV when I got home

5 At this time yesterday, my mother (not/ prepare)… for my father's birthday party

Practice 2 Give correct form of these verbs

1 At this time last year, they weren’t building this house

2 I wasn’t driving my car very fast when you called me

3 I wasn’t chatting with my friends while my teacher was teaching the lesson yesterday

4 My father wasn’t watching TV when I got home

5 At this time yesterday, my mother wasn’t preparing for

my father's birthday party

Yes, S + was/ were.

No, S + wasn’t/ weren’t.