martes, 1 de octubre de 2013

PAST PROGRESSIVE (301,302)


Positive
Negative
Question
I / he / she / it
I was speaking.
I was not speaking.
Was I speaking?
you / we / they
You were speaking.
You were not speaking.
Were you speaking?
Exceptions in Spelling
Exceptions in spelling when adding ing
Example
final e is dropped (but: ee is not changed)
come – coming
(but: agree – agreeing)
after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled
sit – sitting
l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English)
travel – travelling
final ie becomes y
lie – lying
Use of Past Progressive
§  puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past
Example: He was playing football.
§  two actions happening at the same time (in the past)
Example: While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes.
§  action going on at a certain time in the past
Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
Signal Words of Past Progressive
§  when, while, as long as

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