Pasado continuo

El Pasado Continuo, es un tiempo verbal que describe acciones que estaban siendo realizadas en un momento del pasado al que se hace referencia y que luego continuaron. El pasado continuo equivale ala forma española "estaba o estuve haciendo algo". Se hace con el pasado del verbo "to be" y con el gerundio del verbo conjugado. El pasado del verbo "to be" es "was" para la primera y tercera personadel singular y "were" para todas las demás. Como es el verbo "to be" el que se conjuga en el pasado continuo, las formas interrogativa y negativa se hacen siguiendo sus reglas.

S + was / were +V-ing

I was playing
You were playing
He was playing
She was playing
It was playing
We were playing
You were playing
They were playing
She was playing tennis. ----> Ella estabajugando al tennis.
They were traveling. ----> Ellos estaban viajando.

Forma interrogativa: Was / Were + S + V-ing?

Was I playing?
Were you playing?
Was he playing?
Was she playing?
Was itplaying?
Were we playing?
Were you playing?
Were they playing?

What song were they dancing? ----> ¿Qué canción estaban bailando?
Was she watching TV last night? ----> ¿Estaba ella viendola tele anoche?

Forma negativa: S + was / were + not + V-ing

I was not / wasn't playing
You were not / weren't playing
He was not / wasn't playing
She was not / wasn't playing
It wasnot / wasn't playing
We were not / weren't playing
You were not / weren't playing
They were not / weren't playing
Elizabeth wasn't listening to the teacher. ----> Elizabeth no estaba escuchandoal profesor.
We weren't waiting for anybody. ----> No estábamos esperando a nadie.

Respuestas cortas:

Se hacen con "was" y "were":
Were you studying yesterday afternoon? Yes, I was. ---->¿Estabas estudiando ayer por la tarde? Sí.
Were Paul and Mary working in Brazil? No, they weren't. ----> ¿Estuvieron Paul y Mary trabajando en Brasil? No.
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