Grammar Verb Conjugation: Past Continuous - Negative (click on the verb to download/listen)   Examples:   Singular: I was not watching TV. In reality, I was sleeping on the sofa You were not playing soccer with your friends. You were only watching they play He was not working when his boss arrived. He was chatting on the internet She was not doing the laundry. Actually, she was only ironing the clothes It was not snowing when we arrived in New York because it was not winter yet   Plural: We were not going to the museum. We were going to the park You were not printing the reports. You were printing pictures of your friends They were not thinking about money. They were thinking about love and how important it is   Contractions: Regular Contraction Example Singular Singular Singular I was not I wasn´t I wasn´t sleeping You were not You weren´t You weren´t eating He was not He wasn´t He wasn´t driving She was not She wasn´t She wasn´t cooking It was not It wasn´t It wasn´t raining Plural Plural Plural We were not We weren´t We weren´t fighting You were not You weren´t You weren´t dancing They were not They weren´t They weren´t hearing     Observe and analyze the conjugations below. Listen and Repeat. 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 not seeing I was not needing I was not speaking I was not hunting I was not calling You were not seeing You were not needing You were not speaking You were not hunting You were not calling He was not seeing He was not  needing He was not  speaking He was not  hunting He was not  calling She was not seeing She was not needing She was not speaking She was not hunting She was not calling It was not  seeing It was not  needing It was not  speaking It was not  hunting It was not  calling Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were not seeing We were not needing We were not speaking We were not hunting We were not calling You were not seeing You were not needing You were not speaking You were not hunting You were not calling They were not seeing They were not needing They were not speaking They were not hunting They were not 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 not growing I was not opening I was not dreaming I was not answering I was not laughing You were not growing You were not opening You were not dreaming You were not answering You were not laughing He was not  growing He was not  opening He was not  dreaming He was not  answering He was not  laughing She was not growing She was not opening She was not dreaming She was not answering She was not laughing It was not  growing It was not  opening It was not  dreaming It was not  answering It was not  laughing Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were not growing We were not opening We were not dreaming We were not answering We were not laughing You were not growing You were not opening You were not dreaming You were not answering You were not laughing They were not growing They were not opening They were not dreaming They were not answering They were not 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 not studying I was not crying I was not burying I was not flying I was not denying You were not studying You were not crying You were not burying You were not flying You were not denying He was not  studying He was not  crying He was not  burying He was not  flying He was not  denying She was not studying She was not crying She was not burying She was not flying She was not denying It was not  studying It was not  crying It was not  burying It was not  flying It was not  denying Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were not studying We were not crying We were not burying We were not flying We were not denying You were not studying You were not crying You were not burying You were not flying You were not denying They were not studying They were not crying They were not burying They were not flying They were not 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 not playing I was not buying I was not enjoying I was not betraying I was not destroying You were not playing You were not buying You were not enjoying You were not betraying You were not destroying He was not  playing He was not  buying He was not  enjoying He was not  betraying He was not  destroying She was not playing She was not buying She was not enjoying She was not betraying She was not destroying It was not  playing It was not  buying It was not  enjoying It was not  betraying It was not  destroying Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were not playing We were not buying We were not enjoying We were not betraying We were not destroying You were not playing You were not buying You were not enjoying You were not betraying You were not destroying They were not playing They were not buying They were not enjoying They were not betraying They were not 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 not teaching I was not watching I was not attaching I was not catching I was not marching You were not teaching You were not watching You were not attaching You were not catching You were not marching He was not  teaching He was not  watching He was not  attaching He was not  catching He was not  marching She was not teaching She was not watching She was not attaching She was not catching She was not marching It was not  teaching It was not  watching It was not  attaching It was not  catching It was not  marching Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were not teaching We were not watching We were not attaching We were not catching We were not marching You were not teaching You were not watching You were not attaching You were not catching You were not marching They were not teaching They were not watching They were not attaching They were not catching They were not marching Verbs ending in "-ss" Verb: To Pass Verb: To Discuss Verb: To Dismiss Verb: To Miss Singular Singular Singular Singular I was not passing I was not discussing I was not dismissing I was not missing You were not passing You were not discussing You were not dismissing You were not missing He was not  passing He was not  discussing He was not  dismissing He was not  missing She was not passing She was not discussing She was not dismissing She was not missing It was not  passing It was not  discussing It was not  dismissing It was not  missing Plural Plural Plural Plural We were not passing We were not discussing We were not dismissing We were not missing You were not passing You were not discussing You were not dismissing You were not missing They were not passing They were not discussing They were not dismissing They were not missing Verbs ending in "-ss" Verb: To Express Verb: To Guess Verb: To Kiss Verb: To Press Singular Singular Singular Singular I was not expressing I was not guessing I was not kissing I was not pressing You were not expressing You were not guessing You were not kissing You were not pressing He was not  expressing He was not  guessing He was not  kissing He was not  pressing She was not expressing She was not guessing She was not kissing She was not pressing It was not  expressing It was not  guessing It was not  kissing It was not  pressing Plural Plural Plural Plural We were not expressing We were not guessing We were not kissing We were not pressing You were not expressing You were not guessing You were not kissing You were not pressing They were not expressing They were not guessing They were not kissing They were not 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 not clashing I was not crushing I was not establishing I was not finishing I was not smashing You were not clashing You were not crushing You were not establishing You were not finishing You were not smashing He was not  clashing He was not  crushing He was not  establishing He was not  finishing He was not  smashing She was not clashing She was not crushing She was not establishing She was not finishing She was not smashing It was not  clashing It was not  crushing It was not  establishing It was not  finishing It was not  smashing Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We were not clashing We were not crushing We were not establishing We were not finishing We were not smashing You were not clashing You were not crushing You were not establishing You were not finishing You were not smashing They were not clashing They were not crushing They were not establishing They were not finishing They were not smashing Verbs ending in "-x" Verb: To Fix Singular I was not fixing You were not fixing He was not  fixing She was not fixing It was not  fixing Plural We were not fixing You were not fixing They were not 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 not being I was not having I was not going I was not doing You were not being You were not having You were not going You were not doing He was not  being He was not  having He was not  going He was not  doing She was not being She was not having She was not going She was not doing It was not  being It was not  having It was not  going It was not  doing Plural Plural Plural Plural We were not being We were not having We were not going We were not doing You were not being You were not having You were not going You were not doing They were not being They were not having They were not going They were not doing   Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved