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」。
! z2 ~6 ]' Y1 Z, j2 tFor example 例如：
( {- Y3 K- C/ ~3 YThey were playing when Dad came home.
I was sleeping when my mother left home this morning.

; W- G: v7 `( i% p& k. G(2) When we change the verb into "Past Continuous Tense" form, we write the verb in the following ways:
: r/ K6 z4 z- M/ H9 b& @5 `was / were + _______ing
+ H! e4 ^7 J/ B0 z當我們用「過去進行式」時，要把動詞寫成這樣子:
was / were + _______ing

! L! J" f( K1 p" N" X(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.
+ y3 z% b( Y2 B* @& Swhen + short action (Simple Past Tense)
while + long action (Past Continuous Tense)
: Z; P0 r# y% Z0 g/ r. E. |「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。
when + 短動作 (簡單過去式)
while + 長動作 (過去進行式)
For example 例如：
We were having dinner when Sam came.
While we were having dinner, Sam came.
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(4) How to form questions and negative sentences in "Past Continuous Tense"?
, I; z6 l& S& R5 _7 p, t如何以「過去進行式」組成問句和否定句？

Questions:
Were they playing when Dad came home?
Was Helen sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
Negative sentences:
They were not playing when Dad came home.
Helen was not sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
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; l- Q9 Y/ \$ f. l, i6 _, l. XPast Continuous Tense:
' p* D6 n2 }, n. w, ?3 E3 j* P& mThe team members were playing basketball yesterday after school.
Was Miss Chan working at school from 7pm to 8pm last night?
2 k7 B, M- O9 fPaul was not listening to the teacher at all in the last lesson.
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, R3 N1 T4 D' V8 s  u% c/ o% _Past Continuous Tense + Simple Past Tense:
  F+ H& B* r, \! A. s. qWhen 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.
4 ~8 w( _! r) m. MSharon and Connie were watching television when Mrs Lee went out last night.
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Past Continuous Tense + Past Continuous Tense:
; K. v7 r6 h! f# g" hSharon and Connie were watching television while Mrs Lee was cooking in the kitchen last night.
" Y$ L$ M4 S6 ]# O" VI was singing a song while Dad was playing the piano yesterday.