Verb (Past continuous tense) 動詞(過去進行式)

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         (1) When an action was happening during a period of time in the past, we use "Past Continuous Tense".
當一個動作是在過去某一段時間中正在進行的，我們便用「過去進行式」。
For example 例如：
They were playing when Dad came home.
I was sleeping when my mother left home this morning.

(2) When we change the verb into "Past Continuous Tense" form, we write the verb in the following ways:
# G, _3 G3 X3 ?was / were + _______ing
' P* O/ c, f; @/ g當我們用「過去進行式」時，要把動詞寫成這樣子:
, C/ O3 {6 f1 m3 Vwas / were + _______ing

6 ?, m+ |, n+ A3 |8 j8 N9 |(3) Usually, we use the "Past Continuous Tense" with the "Simple Past Tense" and we would use "when" or "while" to join the two actions in the sentence.
# V" p* h3 P; K- Y3 gwhen + short action (Simple Past Tense)
4 w; {/ y9 C- [" r4 Nwhile + long action (Past Continuous Tense)
「簡單過去式」和「過去進行式」常會連在一起使用，我們會用 "when" 或 "while" 把句子中的兩個動作連在一起。
  u' z6 O/ D# i* C& B3 ?when + 短動作 (簡單過去式)
  v/ c: q, s, W% c, X% l) Kwhile + 長動作 (過去進行式)
For example 例如：
' o' ~& N( @( L) @We were having dinner when Sam came.
; [) q& {' x2 a& _% PWhile we were having dinner, Sam came.
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5 i, {0 ]/ O  d) x  K2 m# `# d(4) How to form questions and negative sentences in "Past Continuous Tense"?
如何以「過去進行式」組成問句和否定句？

" t! g3 s  ~1 R7 z- Q3 A2 b' ]3 @Questions:
  _4 C* q" ~1 T" V: \Were they playing when Dad came home?
2 j7 i5 A  v. uWas Helen sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
Negative sentences:
! R- S# P6 }$ F% y* TThey were not playing when Dad came home.
0 e' y5 x. f4 o3 M& b3 CHelen was not sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
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" U. S" T' y; G5 D' S' KPast Continuous Tense:
5 E# @- ?! v, e" J$ j% t6 cThe team members were playing basketball yesterday after school.
2 @) Z7 l% Y* {7 HWas Miss Chan working at school from 7pm to 8pm last night?
Paul was not listening to the teacher at all in the last lesson.

( |  D3 o- h+ U4 C* J( d! TPast Continuous Tense + Simple Past Tense:
: ^; g9 D- r! |0 C* \. u3 |When the school bell rang, the children were running in the playground.
An apple fell on Tom's head while he was waiting at the bus stop.
2 @4 A* i) f  E9 K$ ^Sharon and Connie were watching television when Mrs Lee went out last night.

( K: T4 H, {  S( I9 O! B6 gPast Continuous Tense + Past Continuous Tense:
, t- K! l3 y/ c/ DSharon and Connie were watching television while Mrs Lee was cooking in the kitchen last night.
I was singing a song while Dad was playing the piano yesterday.