Form: was/were + main verb + ing
Use: We use the past progressive to talk about actions in progress at a certain time in the past.
**Example:
1.- I was running.
I wasn´t running.
2.- He/she/it was running.
He/she/it wasn´t running.
3.- We/You/They were running.
We/You/They weren't running.
**Time expressions used with the past progressive.
While, When, as, all day/night/morning, yesterday etc.
**Spelling.
-Verb + -ing work - ing
-verb - e + ing dance - dancing
-One syllable verbs ending in vowel + consonant ---> double consonant + ing sit - sitting
-a stressed vowel between two consonant ---> double consonant + ing
begin - beginning BUT travel - traveling.
**Exercise.
1.- Fall ---> falling
2.- cry -----> crying
3.- Make ----> making
4.- Sit ----> sitting
5.- Help ------> helping
6.- Hear ------> hearing
7.- swim -----> swimming
8.- watch ----> watching
9.- visit ----> visiting
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