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：
1 W; A. S8 L3 z% k& eThey 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:
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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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4 b) u! F4 a5 {+ b3 ~, u(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)
while + 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。
9 e: ]: P1 F/ P; g( _when + 短動作 (簡單過去式)
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9 {5 Q1 W. ]# b' l( W- k8 O/ WFor example 例如：
  W% S, B- [- H, hWe were having dinner when Sam came.
While we were having dinner, Sam came.
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5 o) V; @/ \/ q2 L* C; N, P(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？
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Questions:
Were they playing when Dad came home?
  a2 x& v1 p) e% T! `' [* iWas Helen sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
( B: |4 A5 m$ |- v6 Z  m: [& {! s/ xNegative sentences:
3 U3 P/ A  g% `7 p% WThey were not playing when Dad came home.
Helen was not sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
         
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: O# L1 I9 N: i( r! e$ ZPast Continuous Tense:
3 c7 T( t% n. L, b7 {The team members were playing basketball yesterday after school.
Was Miss Chan working at school from 7pm to 8pm last night?
: S) }% C% I( v) K4 r. c7 QPaul was not listening to the teacher at all in the last lesson.
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3 S9 n1 g1 ^$ G% J7 b' m/ QPast Continuous Tense + Simple Past Tense:
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.
  i0 A+ _3 l6 {$ GSharon and Connie were watching television when Mrs Lee went out last night.

# T* ^9 R; @6 _Past Continuous Tense + Past Continuous Tense:
Sharon 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.         
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