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Expresa una accin concreta en un momento del pasado AFFIRMATIVE S + be + Ving NEGATIVE S + be(ng) + Ving INTERROGATIVE (Wh-) be + S + Ving? SHORT ANSWERS AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Yes, S + be No, S + be(ng)
Long form
forma larga
I was playing
Yo estaba jugando
He was jumping
l estaba saltando
It was eating
Ello estaba comiendo
We were e doing
Nosotros-as estbamos haciendo
Long form
forma larga
Example
ejemplo
I wasnt playing
Yo no estaba jugando
He wasnt jumping
l no estaba saltando
It wasnt eating
Ello no estaba comiendo
We werent doing
Nosotros-as no estbamos haciendo
YES/NO QUESTIONS preguntas para responder s o no SHORT ANSWERS respuestas cortas INTERROGATIVE FORM
iinterrogativo
Affirmative
Negative
Was I playing?
Yo estaba jugando?
Yes, I was
S
No, I wasnt
No
Was he jumping?
l estaba saltando?
Yes, he was
S
No, he wasnt
No
Was it eating?
Ello estaba comiendo?
Yes it was
S
No, it wasnt
No
Were we doing?
Nosotros-as estbamos haciendo?
Yes, we were
S
No, we werent
No
Was I playing football? Yes, you were / No, you werent Were you running fast? Yes, I was / No, I wasnt
T estabas corriendo rpido? S / No
Was she singing a song? Yes, she was / No, she wasnt
Ella estaba cantando una cancin? S / No
Were e we doing our homework? Yes, you were / No, you werent
Nosotros estbamos haciendo los deberes? S / No
Were they drawing a castle? Yes, they were / No, they werent
Ellos estaban dibujando un castillo? S / No
WH- QUESTIONS preguntas para no responder s o no Examples ejemplos Where were they playing? They are playing in the park.
Dnde estaban ellos jugando? Estaban jugando en el parque
USOS DEL PAST CONTINUOUS El past continuous expresa una accin determinada en el pasado. La accin comenz antes del momento en cuestin, pero no termin an.
The film started at 7pm and finished 10 pm. At 8.00 I was watching TV
(la pelcula comenz a las 7 y termin a las 10. A las 8 yo estaba viendo la tele)
Cuando usamos el past continuous nuestro interlocutor conoce o comprende a/qu hora nos estamos refiriendo en la que se estaba desarrollando la accin
I was working at 10pm last night. (yo estaba trabajando a las 10 anoche) They were not playing football at 9.00 this morning
(ellos no estaban jugando al ftbol a las 9 esta maana)
Palabras de referencia en el past continuos usndolas como apoyo del/en el past simple: when, while
Regla general
NORMAS DE FORMACIN DEL V + ing Se aade al verbo principal la terminacin -ing look (look + ing) looking eat (eat + ing) eating jump (jump + ing) jumping
Excepcin 1 Si el verbo principal termina en consonante + vocal acentuada + consonante, se duplica la ltima consonante y se le aade -ing. Esta excepcin no se aplica cuando la ltima slaba del verbo principal no es tnica Excepcin 2 Si el verbo termina en ie, se cambia por y y se le aade ing. Excepcin 3 Si el verbo termina en vocal + consonante + e, se omite la e y se le aade ing come close (come + ing) (close + ing) coming closing die lie (die + y + ing) (lie + y + ing) dying lying stop (stop + p + ing) stopping cut (cut + t + ing) cutting run (run + n + ing) running begin (begin + n + ing) beginning
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