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Welcome to this tutorial today.

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Break going to talk about the past continuous tense.

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Let's get started.

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Now we use the past continuous when we describe a situation or several situations in progress happening

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at the same time.

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In the past.

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Now this is often contrasted with a sudden event in the past simple.

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Have a look at the example.

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Over here I was working on my computer and my brother was reading a book when we heard a loud bang on

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the door.

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Now we use the Past Continuous Tense In this sentence to describe the two things were happening at the

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same time when there was a loud bang on the door I was working and my brother was reading a book

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now to form the Past Continuous Tense we use was or were plus verb i n g wasn't warrant plus verb I

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N G have a look at the examples below positive sentence Jim was playing video games all night.

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Negative for Jim was not playing video games all night.

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He wasn't playing video games all night question forum was Jim playing video games all night another

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question why was he playing video games all night.

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We can also use the past continuous tense with such freezes as at 7 o'clock for two hours in January.

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Last week all night etc have a look at the example below.

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Kate was trying to find a nice apartment in her area for five months was trying for five months we can

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also use the past continuous tense with when and while meaning during that time.

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Have a look at the examples below while they were reading for the train.

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It started to rain

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James broke his finger when he was playing basketball

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now.

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Not continuous verbs such as to love hate.

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No want etc. are not used in any continuous census.

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Make sure to use the past simple instead have a look at the examples below I was having fun at the party

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but Kim was wanting to go home.

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Now this sentence would be incorrect because we can not use want in a continuous tense the correct forum

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would be.

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I was having fun at the party but Kim wanted to go home.