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：
' s8 i7 [/ K% RThey were playing when Dad came home.
I was sleeping when my mother left home this morning.
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2 ^4 b2 h6 G  A3 C(2) When we change the verb into "Past Continuous Tense" form, we write the verb in the following ways:
was / were + _______ing
" l: ^0 |( {1 s+ B& m當我們用「過去進行式」時，要把動詞寫成這樣子:
was / were + _______ing

(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.
, d" p7 Y) E4 Uwhen + short action (Simple Past Tense)
while + long action (Past Continuous Tense)
7 ^% Z0 @) O* _. a  s0 b「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。
6 ^8 l0 R. K$ ^1 w+ E5 ]5 gwhen + 短動作 (簡單過去式)
while + 長動作 (過去進行式)
6 D8 \7 g" @" V  m0 s, K; [For example 例如：
We were having dinner when Sam came.
While we were having dinner, Sam came.
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2 j) M3 C+ \6 {; n* v(4) How to form questions and negative sentences in "Past Continuous Tense"?
! v# H$ ]8 A4 s$ l如何以「過去進行式」組成問句和否定句？

Questions:
6 H6 j9 t4 n2 M( e7 c0 [Were they playing when Dad came home?
; g( D; {! s4 ^0 s; G& o- vWas Helen sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
- y, O) v- E6 qNegative sentences:
They were not playing when Dad came home.
Helen was not sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
         
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Past Continuous Tense:
8 h& G7 }3 c7 H; W2 @' K1 b. e) OThe team members were playing basketball yesterday after school.
2 K, G" n) O! D0 D& u: }3 iWas Miss Chan working at school from 7pm to 8pm last night?
7 T$ j& w: c; j  U) E1 TPaul was not listening to the teacher at all in the last lesson.
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Past Continuous Tense + Simple Past Tense:
* L& `& X# H9 N# {When the school bell rang, the children were running in the playground.
) l; }: D# ?/ m. Y. t0 lAn 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.

Past Continuous Tense + Past Continuous Tense:
( G5 L; N) b+ j: nSharon and Connie were watching television while Mrs Lee was cooking in the kitchen last night.
. U8 N: v( M" T- }  O! hI was singing a song while Dad was playing the piano yesterday.