Short Answers Yes, I/he/she/it was. No, you/we/they weren’t.
Wh- Questions: Form: Wh- word + was/were + subject + verb + -ing Whword Who What Where When Why How
was/were
subject
was
I/he/she/it
were
verb + -ing
…
talking
to (my friend)?
Short Answers
you/we/they
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Meanings: Use the past progressive tense to… 1) Talk about activities that were in progress at a specific time in the past. The activity had started before that specific time, but had not finished. Examples: We were eating at the restaurant at 6:30. (started at 6 and ended at 7) 2) Talk about two or more activities that were happening at the same time in the past. Examples: KC was listening to music and David was painting a picture. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
While vs When (past progressive vs. simple past) While + long action = past progressive (While I was cooking dinner, my friend called) When + short action = past tense (When my friend called, I was cooking dinner.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Don’t use these verbs with past progressive: believe, belong, depend, hate, know, like, love, mean, need, prefer, realize, suppose, want, understand
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