Grammar Verb Conjugation: Past Continuous - Affirmative (click on the verb to download/listen)   The Past Continuous is used to express actions in progress that were occurring and were interrupted; not completed. Notice that another action happened in the Simple Past right after the Past Continuous, separated by when.   Examples:   Singular: I was studying English when my mother called me to have dinner You were going to work when you saw your friends and decided to have breakfast with them He was speaking to his wife when she slapped his face She was enjoying the party when her parents called her and told her it was time to go home It was hunting an animal when it was attacked by surprise   Plural: We were discussing our relationship when our kids entered the room You were missing your daughter a lot when she came back from the US They were finishing their test when the teacher told them to stop   Now, observe and analyze the conjugations below: Verbs ending in -e, -d, -k, -t, -l Verb: To See Verb: To Need Verb: To Speak Verb: To Hunt Verb: To Call Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I was seeing I was needing I was speaking I was hunting I was calling You were seeing You were needing You were speaking You were hunting You were calling He  was seeing He was needing He was speaking He was hunting He was calling She was seeing She was needing She was speaking She was hunting She was calling It was seeing It was needing It was speaking It was hunting It was calling Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were seeing We were needing We were speaking We were hunting We were calling You were seeing You were needing You were speaking You were hunting You were calling They were seeing They were needing They were speaking They were hunting They were calling Verbs ending in -w, -n, -m, -r, -gh Verb: To Grow Verb: To Open Verb: To Dream Verb: To Answer Verb: To Laugh Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I was growing I was opening I was dreaming I was answering I was laughing You were growing You were opening You were dreaming You were answering You were laughing He was growing He was opening He was dreaming He was answering He was laughing She was growing She was opening She was dreaming She was answering She was laughing It was growing It was opening It was dreaming It was answering It was laughing Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were growing We were opening We were dreaming We were answering We were laughing You were growing You were opening You were dreaming You were answering You were laughing They were growing They were opening They were dreaming They were answering They were laughing Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by consonant (consonants are: b, c, d, f, g etc...) Verb: To Study Verb: To Cry Verb: To Bury Verb: To Fly Verb: To Deny Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I was studying I was crying I was burying I was flying I was denying You were studying You were crying You were burying You were flying You were denying He was studying He was crying He was burying He was flying He was denying She was studying She was crying She was burying She was flying She was denying It was studying It was crying It was burying It was flying It was denying Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were studying We were crying We were burying We were flying We were denying You were studying You were crying You were burying You were flying You were denying They were studying They were crying They were burying They were flying They were denying Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by vowel (vowels are a, e, i, o, u) Verb: To Play Verb: To Buy Verb: To Enjoy Verb: To Betray Verb: To Destroy Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I was playing I was buying I was enjoying I was betraying I was destroying You were playing You were buying You were enjoying You were betraying You were destroying He was playing He was buying He was enjoying He was betraying He was destroying She was playing She was buying She was enjoying She was betraying She was destroying It was playing It was buying It was enjoying It was betraying It was destroying Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were playing We were buying We were enjoying We were betraying We were destroying You were playing You were buying You were enjoying You were betraying You were destroying They were playing They were buying They were enjoying They were betraying They were destroying Verbs ending in "-ch" Verb: To Teach Verb: To Watch Verb: To Attach Verb: To Catch Verb: To March Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I was teaching I was watching I was attaching I was catching I was marching You were teaching You were watching You were attaching You were catching You were marching He was teaching He was watching He was attaching He was catching He was marching She was teaching She was watching She was attaching She was catching She was marching It was teaching It was watching It was attaching It was catching It was marching Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were teaching We were watching We were attaching We were catching We were marching You were teaching You were watching You were attaching You were catching You were marching They were teaching They were watching They were attaching They were catching They were marching Verbs ending in "-ss" Verb: To Pass Verb: To Discuss Verb: To Dismiss Verb: To Miss Singular Singular Singular Singular I was passing I was discussing I was dismissing I was missing You were passing You were discussing You were dismissing You were missing He was passing He was discussing He was dismissing He was missing She was passing She was discussing She was dismissing She was missing It was passing It was discussing It was dismissing It was missing Plural Plural Plural Plural We were passing We were discussing We were dismissing We were missing You were passing You were discussing You were dismissing You were missing They were passing They were discussing They were dismissing They were missing Verbs ending in "-ss" Verb: To Express Verb: To Guess Verb: To Kiss Verb: To Press Singular Singular Singular Singular I was expressing I was guessing I was kissing I was pressing You were expressing You were guessing You were kissing You were pressing He was expressing He was guessing He was kissing He was pressing She was expressing She was guessing She was kissing She was pressing It was expressing It was guessing It was kissing It was pressing Plural Plural Plural Plural We were expressing We were guessing We were kissing We were pressing You were expressing You were guessing You were kissing You were pressing They were expressing They were guessing They were kissing They were pressing Verbs ending in "-sh" Verb: To Clash Verb: To Crush Verb: To Establish Verb: To Finish Verb: To Smash Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I was clashing I was crushing I was establishing I was finishing I was smashing You were clashing You were crushing You were establishing You were finishing You were smashing He was clashing He was crushing He was establishing He was finishing He was smashing She was clashing She was crushing She was establishing She was finishing She was smashing It was clashing It was crushing It was establishing It was finishing It was smashing Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were clashing We were crushing We were establishing We were finishing We were smashing You were clashing You were crushing You were establishing You were finishing You were smashing They were clashing They were crushing They were establishing They were finishing They were smashing Verbs ending in "-x" Verb: To Fix Singular I was fixing You were fixing He was fixing She was fixing It was fixing Plural We were fixing You were fixing They were fixing Some irregular verbs. Notice that it makes no difference in the Past Continuous whether the verb is regular or not. They follow the same conjugation rule. Verb: To Be Verb: To Have Verb: To Go Verb: To Do Singular Singular Singular Singular I was being I was having I was going I was doing You were being You were having You were going You were doing He was being He was having He was going He was doing She was being She was having She was going She was doing It was being It was having It was going It was doing Plural Plural Plural Plural We were being We were having We were going We were doing You were being You were having You were going You were doing They were being They were having They were going They were doing The verbs "Can", "Must" and "May" have no conjugation in the Past Continuous. They are not continuous verbs. Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved