Hi guys! Welcome to 15mins.today the home of English Shadowing. I'm your host Gavin and this is InTense Episode 10. Today we’ll be looking at the past progressive tense, also known as the past continuous tense. Well because you hear the word progressive or continuous always remember ”ing.”
There you go, it's easy to spot and we use this tense for something that happened in the past and continued for a time. Now it's a bit difficult, because sometimes it could still be carrying on right now or sometimes it actually finished. So it all depends on the situation, again don't worry about the grammar too much. Just listen to the question and just follow with the grammar. So let's try a few, let's go!
Drill sentences:
Was Jane sending the email? Yes, she was sending the email.
Was Jane sending the email? No, she was not sending the email.
Was the conference finishing on time? Yes, it was finishing on time.
Was the conference finishing on time? No, it was not finishing on time.
Were you attending the meeting? Yes, I was attending the meeting.
Were you attending the meeting? No, I was not attending the meeting.
Was Peter completing the report? Yes, he was completing the report.
Was Peter completing the report? No, he was not completing the report.
Where are you staying at a hotel? Yes, I was staying at a hotel.
Were you staying at a hotel? No, I was not staying at a hotel.
Were you visiting the museum? Yes, I was visiting the museum.
Were you visiting the museum? No, I was not visiting the museum.
Were John and Jane booking the tickets? Yes, they were booking the tickets.
Were John and Jane booking the tickets? No, they were not booking the tickets.
Was Jeff rebooting the computer? Yes, he was rebooting the computer.
Was Jeff rebooting the computer? No, he was not rebooting the computer.
Was Anna backing up the files? Yes, she was backing up the files.
Was Anna backing up the files? No, she was not backing up the files.
Were you updating the drivers? Yes, I was updating the drivers.
Were you updating the drivers? No, I was not updating the drivers.
Great guys! So I hope that helped. Don't forget, practice the question, do the answer, repeat until you get it right. Keep on trucking guys! See you next time, bye!
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