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：
5 O4 o; x0 F8 EThey were playing when Dad came home.
& M. I1 w7 D' o- a! K7 `8 M5 }6 u/ oI 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:
. O3 D& l9 q4 a& rwas / were + _______ing
當我們用「過去進行式」時，要把動詞寫成這樣子:
was / were + _______ing
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% R" M9 C, P3 _/ n' N(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.
when + short action (Simple Past Tense)
, R1 U! I6 V1 C+ t: f& y3 twhile + long action (Past Continuous Tense)
6 n8 k% t* b) z) k9 n# {7 {4 s; K: M「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。
; p9 R( t1 S! o) R' Kwhen + 短動作 (簡單過去式)
) C5 k. B/ r# v7 @; y! ^while + 長動作 (過去進行式)
# J# Y2 G, u3 U+ f& u9 e6 I3 kFor example 例如：
We were having dinner when Sam came.
$ d. G0 b  d* h$ c# {) ]4 M. l2 @" lWhile we were having dinner, Sam came.

5 L$ P7 K  |5 L' z(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？

Questions:
Were they playing when Dad came home?
- y' ~5 C* m& {Was Helen sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
Negative sentences:
8 }3 M* b( e9 N% I- Y4 N9 ?They were not playing when Dad came home.
  p" i" G* g3 i8 x' v' O3 \Helen was not sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
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: m# s! C9 K3 M7 r5 v4 S" ]Past Continuous Tense:
The team members were playing basketball yesterday after school.
3 e" I- A: ~# w* v2 ]+ M( kWas Miss Chan working at school from 7pm to 8pm last night?
# G( M/ ^2 i" |) o' D' p' o! MPaul was not listening to the teacher at all in the last lesson.
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5 q4 _1 E& n$ b, C! v/ }Past Continuous Tense + Simple Past Tense:
When the school bell rang, the children were running in the playground.
$ r7 J2 l" n  l4 h+ DAn apple fell on Tom's head while he was waiting at the bus stop.
Sharon and Connie were watching television when Mrs Lee went out last night.
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6 I* `7 ?) X# Y$ s8 g; iPast Continuous Tense + Past Continuous Tense:
Sharon and Connie were watching television while Mrs Lee was cooking in the kitchen last night.
& T& V1 _8 w- J/ F+ jI was singing a song while Dad was playing the piano yesterday.         
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