Past progressive

The form of the sentences.

I, he. she and it + was/wasn´t +verb in present participle + complement.

You, they and we + were/weren´t + verb ib present participle + complemet.

For the negative form there are two types the long form and the short one.

Long forms                                    Short forms

I was not playing football,             I was not playing football.

You were not playing soccer.        You were not playing soccer.

He was not playing football.         He was not playing football.

Questions

was/were + subjet + verb in present participle + complement?

Was I playing football?

Were you playing football?           the answers are short

Was he playing football?

wh+ was/were + subjet + verb in present participle + complement?

When was I playing soccer? 

Where were you playing soccer?    complete answer.

What was I playing soccer?

Exercises

1 She                       the lunch basket. (to pack)

2 I                           . (not/to whisper)

3                          he                       to help? (to try)

4 The men                    at the street corner. (not/to fight)

5 Frank               the grass. (to cut)

6                     you             during the last lesson? (to yawn)

7 They            stickers. (to swap)

8 The guest          the whole evening. (to dance)

9 We             in the tree house. (not/to hide)

10            it                          dark? (to get)

Answers the exercises.

1  She was packing the lunch basket.

2  I was not whispering.

3  Was he trying to help?

4  The men were not fighting at the street corner.

5  Frank was cutting the grass.

6  Were you yawning during the last lesson?

7  They were swapping stickers.

8 The guest was dancing the whole evening.

9 We were not hiding in the tree house.

10 Was it getting dark?