good evening guyss, syamee here πΌ
if i ask you guys to form a sentence using past continuous, do you think you'll be able to do it?
if i ask you guys to form a sentence using past continuous, do you think you'll be able to do it?
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past continuous tu ape? π°
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PAST CONTINUOUS [was + (verb + ing)]past continuous refers to things that were happening in a specific time in the past.
example:
Darla: What were you doing last night?
You: I was vacuuming the wall.
although replying with "i vacuumed the wall" is correct, it's considered the kind of English for secondary students. aim to use the best versionsπ
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𫧠OVERLAPPING ACTIONS:
when something interrupts an event in the past.
e.g: I was eating a hearty meal, when I choked on it.
(in this case, the interruption is "when I choked on it")
*after the phrase in past continuous, the interrupting phrase must be in simple past tense
when something interrupts an event in the past.
e.g: I was eating a hearty meal, when I choked on it.
(in this case, the interruption is "when I choked on it")
*after the phrase in past continuous, the interrupting phrase must be in simple past tense
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𫧠STORY BACKGROUND:
describing the background of a story, but not the main event.
e.g: The wind was breezing through my hair and the sun was shining in my face. I stood there in the field, breathing in the fresh air.
*after the sentence in past continuous, the next sentence must be in simple past tense
describing the background of a story, but not the main event.
e.g: The wind was breezing through my hair and the sun was shining in my face. I stood there in the field, breathing in the fresh air.
*after the sentence in past continuous, the next sentence must be in simple past tense
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𫧠PAST HABITS:
describing things that were habits in the past.
e.g: She was always greeting everyone!
*use an adverb in this kind of sentence; always, never, constantly etc.
describing things that were habits in the past.
e.g: She was always greeting everyone!
*use an adverb in this kind of sentence; always, never, constantly etc.
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𫧠EMPHASIS ON LONG ACTIONS:
emphasising actions that takes a long time to do.
e.g: I was doing homework all night, it was exhausting!
*emphasise the length of the action; all year, for hours, etc.
emphasising actions that takes a long time to do.
e.g: I was doing homework all night, it was exhausting!
*emphasise the length of the action; all year, for hours, etc.
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guys i love english but people keep accusing me of having "darah penjajah"
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IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE GUYSβΌοΈ
WE USE BRITISH ENGLISH HERE IN MALAYSIAβΌοΈ
WHYβοΈ BCUZ WE WERE ACCUSTOMED TO IT WHEN WE WERE COLONISED BY THE BRITSβΌοΈβΌοΈ
WE USE BRITISH ENGLISH HERE IN MALAYSIAβΌοΈ
WHYβοΈ BCUZ WE WERE ACCUSTOMED TO IT WHEN WE WERE COLONISED BY THE BRITSβΌοΈβΌοΈ
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TL;DR
past continuous:
was + verb(ing)
basic sentence: i was reading in the car last night
interrupting sentence: i was reading in the car until the car crashed
story background: the car was driving itself while i read
emphasising long actions: i was reading in the car all night
past continuous:
was + verb(ing)
basic sentence: i was reading in the car last night
interrupting sentence: i was reading in the car until the car crashed
story background: the car was driving itself while i read
emphasising long actions: i was reading in the car all night
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hey guys, syamee hereπ½ i don't want to sleep yet so let's play a lil grammar quiz with a story i wroteβΌοΈ
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hint β i want the answers all in past continuous.. hopefully :P
I was standing in this space I woke up in. It felt like I was nowhere and everywhere at once. Before me was a grandfather clock, ticking and ticking. Behind the clock was the sky; the moon and the stars, a bit too close to me. I waited for something to happen.
The clock struck 6 β morning? evening? I wasn't sure. A sudden gust of wind breezed by, yet I remained unmoved.
The clock struck 6 β morning? evening? I wasn't sure. A sudden gust of wind breezed by, yet I remained unmoved.
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1. An owl _____ around before it landed on the clock, facing the moon.
Anonymous Quiz
13%
was flew
63%
was flying
17%
flew
8%
is flying
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2. It hopped its feet a little to the right. It _____ at the moon, as if contemplating something.
Anonymous Quiz
69%
was staring
9%
is staring
19%
stared
3%
stare
3. It _____ at the moon for quite some time, I was sure it wouldn't acknowledge. Suddenly, it spreaded its majestic wings.
Anonymous Quiz
73%
was staring
7%
is staring
17%
stared
3%
stare
4. The feathers from its wings _____ slowly to the ground, like an elegant dance. Without moving its body, it turned its head to me.
Anonymous Quiz
14%
fell
7%
falling
45%
was falling
33%
were falling
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5. It spoke to me: "Your presence _____ in this place, until you proved your innocence to us."
Anonymous Quiz
15%
caused chaos
23%
is causing chaos
13%
is the cause of chaos
49%
was causing chaos
6. With a hoarse voice, I croaked out a question: "how did I do that?".
The owl turned its head to the right and stared at the stars. The stars _____ through its giant eyes, mesmerising me.
The owl turned its head to the right and stared at the stars. The stars _____ through its giant eyes, mesmerising me.
Anonymous Quiz
2%
shone
69%
were shining
24%
was shining
4%
shined