Past Continuous -part I

Master Past Continuous tense with fun grammar practice! Learn 'was/were + -ing' for actions in the past.

PAST CONTINUOUS Na današnjem satu počet ćemo s jednim novim vremenom - Past Continuous- to je vrijeme kojim naglašavamo trajanje radnje u prošlosti. Slično je Present Continuousu samo što umjesto prezenta glagola biti (am, are, is) imamo njegov oblik za prošlost: WAS / WERE + glavni glagol koji dobiva nastavak - ing (ista pravila koja vrijede za present Continuous, vrijede i za Past Continuous).What were you doingyesterday evening at 7 o'clock?I was watching my favourite serial.And what was your mum doing at that time?She was making pancakes.And were your brothers watching the serial too?No, they were doing their homework. Past Continuous Tense ( Past Progressive) Pogledajte ovu kratku video lekciju - kako tvorimo ovo glagolsko vrijeme + primjeri (zapišite pravilo i primjere u bilježnicu). Zadnji dio - when to use it... - možete preskočiti (to ćemo na satu)! Past Continuous Let's practice!1. CHOOSE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB TO BE1. The doctors .... saving lives was were My mother ... baking a cake. was were The school year ..... finishing as imagined wasn’t weren’t ...... it snowing? was were COMPLETE WITH THE PAST CONTINUOUS FORM (positive, negative and question form) POSITIVEI was eating a hamburger (eat)She was listening to music (listen)They were buying food at the supermarket (buy)They were singing in the shower (sing)You were doing your homework (do)NEGATIVEHe wasn't travelling last week (travel)She wasn't typing in the computer (type)They weren't talking about the match (talk)We weren't playing chess (play)It wasn't lying on the sofa (lie)INTERROGATIVEWere they visiting her mom? (visit)Was she drinking some water? (drink)Was I informing the journalists? (inform)Were they learning a new language? (learn)Were you teaching your class? (teach) 3. Complete the sentences with these verbs. Use the past continuous.listen sit do rise shout tell Judith: Tom said there was a fire at your school. What happened?Daniella: Yes, it was incredible! We were sitting in Miss Kremer's class...Judith: What were you doing?Daniella: We were listening to the story of Vesuvius. Miss Kremer was telling us about the famous volcano, when the fire alarm went off!Judith: What happened next?Daniella: We went outside with all the other students and stood in our groups. All the teachers were there. They were shouting "Move away from the building quickly, move away please!" The smoke was rising above the Assembly Hall. 4. Correct the sentences(prepiši rečenice, ali tako da ispraviš greške koje u njima uočiš!) My parents were drove home at around 5pm.My parents were driving home at around 5pm.Yesterday morning I am walking through the park.Yesterday morning I was walking through the park.What was you doing last night at 6 o' clock?What were you doing last night at 6 o' clock? I was watch a film while my mum was read a book.I was watching a film while my mum was reading a book.We was haveing lunch around noon.We were having lunch around noon. 5. Answer these questions about you! Use full sentences! 1 What were you doing at 6 o'clock this morning?2 What were you doing yesterday evening at 9 o'clock?3 What were you doing an hour ago?