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TELL OFF CHAT UP LOOK AFTER PUT UP WITH LOOK UP GIVE UP SHOW OFF TAKE OFF PUT OUT RUN OUT OF What were you doing on Monday at 6 p.m.? On Monday someone robbed a shopping centre at 6 p.m. The PAST CONTINUOUS – Positive form I was eating You were eating He / She / It was eating We were eating You were eating They were eating The PAST CONTINUOUS – Negative form I wasn’t eating or I was not eating You weren’t eating or You were not eating He / She / It wasn’t eating or We weren’t eating You weren’t eating They weren’t eating or He / She / It was not eating We were not eating or or You were not eating They were not eating The PAST CONTINUOUS – Interrogative form Was I eating? Were you eating? Was he / she / it eating? Were we eating? Were you eating? Were they eating? Quando si usa? Il Past Continuous si usa per parlare di azioni in corso in un determinato momento nel passato (in quel momento l’azione era iniziata ma non era ancora finita). Esempi: What were you doing yesterday at 6 p.m.? I was studying Law. Che cosa facevi / stavi facendo ieri alle 6 di pomeriggio? Studiavo / Stavo studiando diritto. We were having dinner at 8:30. Alle 8:30 stavamo cenando. Spesso in una stessa frase si possono trovare sia il Past Simple che il Past Continuous. Questo avviene per indicare che si è verificata un’azione nel passato mentre un’altra era in corso di svolgimento. Il Past Continuous si usa per descrivere l’azione in corso, mentre il Past Simple per descrivere l’azione conclusa (ovvero l’azione breve che generalmente interrompe l’azione in corso). Esempi: I was having a shower when the phone rang. Stavo facendo la doccia quando è squillato il telefono. When the teacher arrived, Paul and Sara were arguing. Quando è arrivato l’insegnante, Paul e Sara stavano litigando. She saw me when I was walking in Grafton Street. Mi ha visto quando stavo camminando in Grafton Street. I met Tom while I was jogging in the park. Ho incontrato Tom mentre correvo nel parco. As I was working on my PC, I spilt tea over the keyboard. Mentre lavoravo al PC, ho versato del té sulla tastiera. WHEN + past simple, + past continuous When the teacher arrived, Paul and Sara were arguing. WHEN WHILE (=mentre) + past continuous, + past simple AS (=mentre) When Paul and Sara were arguing, the teacher arrived. While Paul and Sara were arguing, the teacher arrived. As Paul and Sara were arguing, the teacher arrived. When the teacher arrived, Paul and Sara were arguing. Paul and Sara were arguing when the teacher arrived. When Paul and Sara were arguing, the teacher arrived. While Paul and Sara were arguing, the teacher arrived. As Paul and Sara were arguing, the teacher arrived. The teacher arrived when Paul and Sara were arguing. The teacher arrived while Paul and Sara were arguing. The teacher arrived as Paul and Sara were arguing. When she arrived they were having dinner.