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INVIL/UNAD
Bilingüe/Inglés3
Brenda Liceth Vargas- Carmen Sánchez V
Sept 10, 2014
PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
Indicates continuing
action, something
that was happening,
going on, at some
point in the past.
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This tense is formed
with the helping "to
be" verb, in the past
tense, plus the
present participle of
the verb (with an -ing
ending):
I was riding my bike
all day yesterday.
Joel was being a
terrible role model
for his younger
brother.
The PAST PROGRESSIVE
TENSE
 The past progressive indicates a limited duration of time and is thus
a convenient way to indicate that something took place (in the
simple past) while something else was happening:
Carlos lost his watch while he was running.
 The past progressive is also used to poke fun at or criticize an action
that is sporadic but habitual in nature:
Jerry was always handing in late papers.
My father was always lecturing my brother.

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The past progressive can express incomplete action.
I was sleeping on the couch when Bertie smashed through the door.
(as opposed to the simple past, which suggests a completed action:
I slept on the couch last night.
PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE:
Conjugation examplesSingular
Plural
I was walking
we were walking
you were walking
you were walking
he/she/it was walking
they were walking
Singular
Plural
I was sleeping
we were sleeping
you were sleeping
you were sleeping
he/she/it was sleeping
they were sleeping
Singular
Plural
I was being
we were being
you were being
you were being
he/she/it was being
they were being
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Generally, progressive forms occur only with what are called
dynamic verbs and not with stative verbs.
DYNAMIC VERBS
Activity Verbs
I am begging you. I was learning French. They will be playing upstairs..
Virtually identical in meaning to simple tense forms:
I beg you. I learned French. They will play upstairs.
abandon
ask
beg
call
drink
eat
help
learn
listen
look at
play
rain
read
say
slice
throw
whisper
work
write
Process Verbs
The corn is growing rapidly. Traffic is slowing down.
Virtually identical in meaning to simple present tense forms:
The corn grows rapidly. Traffic slows down.
change
grow
slow down widen
deteriorate mature
Verbs of Bodily Sensation
"I feel bad" and "I am feeling bad" are virtually identical in meaning.
ache
feel
hurt
itch
Transitional Events Verbs
Progressive forms indicate the beginning of an event,
as opposed to the simple present tense.
"She was falling out of bed [when I caught her]" as opposed to
"She falls out of bed every night."
arrive
fall
leave
lose
die
land
Momentary Verbs
Progressive forms indicate little duration and suggest repetition.
She is hitting her brother.
He is jumping around the house.
hit
kick
nod
tap
jump
knock
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STATIVE VERBS
Verbs of Inert Perception and Cognition*
I detest rudabaga, but not I am detesting rudabaga.
I prefer cinnamon toast, but not I am preferring
cinnamon toast.
abhor
adore
astonish
believe
desire
detest
dislike
doubt
feel
forgive
guess
hate
hear
imagine
impress
intend
know
like
love
mean
mind
perceive
please
prefer
presuppose
realize
recall
recognize
regard
remember
satisfy
see
smell
suppose
taste
think
understand
want
wish
Relational Verbs
I am sick, but not I am being sick.
I own ten acres of land, but not I am owning ten
acres.
My brother owes me ten dollars" but not
My brother is owing me ten dollars.
be*
belong to
concern
consist of
contain
cost
depend on
deserve
equal
fit
have
include
involve
lack
matter
need
owe
own
possess
require
require
resemble
seem
sound
Past progressive
Affirmative, negative, interrogative
forms
Positive Negative Question
I / he / I was
I was
Were you
she / it speaking. not
speaking?
speakin
g.
you / You were You
Were you
we /
speaking. were not speaking?
they
speakin
g.
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Exceptions in spelling
Exceptions in
spelling when
adding ing
final e is dropped
(but: ee is not
changed)
after a short,
stressed vowel, the
final consonant is
doubled
l as final consonant
after a vowel is
doubled (in British
English)
final ie becomes y
Example
come – coming
(but: agree –
agreeing)
sit – sitting
travel – travelling
lie – lying
The past progressive.
Use of Past Progressive
puts emphasis on the course of an action in
the past:
 He was playing football.
two actions happening at the same time (in
the past):
 While she was preparing dinner, he was
washing the dishes.
 action going on at a certain time in the
past: When I was having breakfast, the
phone suddenly rang.
Signal Words of Past Progressive
when, while, as long as
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Fill in the blanks with past continuous
or simple past.
Put simple past and past continuous forms of verbs:
• He _______ (walk) across the bridge when his hat ______ (blow)
off.
• He _______ (work) all day yesterday.
• I _______ (come) in while he ______ (write).
• We _______ (live) in France when the war ______ (begin).
• It ______ (rain) this morning when I ______ (get) up.
• When I ______ (arrive) at his house he ______ (still).
• When you _______ (come) in I _______ (write).
• The boy ________ (jump) off the bus while it ______ (move).
• The fire still _______ (burn) at 6’clock this morning.
• She ______ (cut) her finger while she ______ (cut) the bread.
Taken from: http://www.sitams.org/cource/material/english/2ndyear/tensesexercise.pdf
Excersices
• http://www.myenglish.edu.pl/index.php?id=32
• Filling the blanks:
http://www.proprofs.com/quizschool/story.php?title=past-progressive-tense1
The past progressive.
 Exercises on Past Progressive
 Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ing
 Was or Were
 Positive Sentences
 Negative Sentences
 Questions
 Questions with Interrogatives
 Play with the four forms
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past-continuousexercises.html
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