PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
A. This tense is used to express the action or condition which were in progress at the time of another activity in he past.
Examples :
- I was studying when the light went out
- The telephone rang when I was having a bath
B. This tense is also used to express a situation like gradual development.
Examples :
- It was getting darker
- The wind was rising
THE FRAME
A. NOMINAL
( + ) S + WAS / WERE + BEING + COMP
I + was + being + diligent
You + were + being + in TV
( - ) S + WAS / WERE + NOT + BEING + COMP
I + was + not + being + diligent
You + were + not + being + on TV
( ? ) WAS / WERE + S + BEING + COMP
Was + I + being + diligent
Were + you + being + on TV
B. VERBAL
( +) S + WAS / WERE + V + ING + OBJ / COMP
I + was + drinking + black coffee
You + were + flying + to Bali
( - ) S + WAS / WERE + NOT + V + ING + OBJ / COMP
I + was + not + drinking + black coffee
You + were + not + flying + to Bali
( ? ) WAS / WERE + S + V + ING + OBJ / COMP
Was + I + drinking + black coffee
Were + you + flying + to Bali
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