Grammar - Past Continuouns Tense

GRAMMAR

Present Continuous Tense

O present continuous é formado pelo verbo to  be no presente mais o gerúndio do verboprincipal.

Observe o verbo read no simple present e no present continuous tense:

Simple Present                    Present Continuous

I read                                    I am reading

You read                               You ae reading

He, she reads                      He, she is reading  

We read                                we are reading

You read                               You are reading

They read                             They are reading

NEGATIVE                           INTERROGATIVE

I am not reading.                 Am I reading?

You are not reading.          Are you reading?

He, she is not reading.       Is He, she reading?

We are not reading.                        Are we reading?

You are not reading.          Are you reading?

They are not reading.         Are they reding?

Past Continuous Tense

AFFIRMATIVE                                NEGATIVE

I  was reading                                  I was not reading

You were reading                           you were not reading

He, she was reading                      He, she was not reading

We were reading                             We were not reading

You were reading                           You were not reading

They were reading                          They were not reading

INTERROGATIVE

Was I reading?

Were you reading?

Was He, she reding?

Were we reading?

Were you reading?

Were they reading?