2 Make sentences in the affirmative (V), negative (X) or interrogative (?) form of the
past continuous
1 Liam/sleep/midnight/last night (X)
2 you/jog/park/this morning (?)
3 thieves/run to escape/while two policemen/
chase them (v)
4 students/do/test/yesterday/10:00 am
5 Pete/listen/music/2 in the morning (?)
To form the negative form of the past continuous, we add "was not" before the verb in its present participle form. In this case, "was not sleeping."
Explanation: The sentence is stating that Liam was not sleeping at midnight last night.
2. Were you jogging in the park this morning? (?)
To form the interrogative form of the past continuous, we invert the subject and the auxiliary verb "was/were." In this case, "you" is the subject and "were" is the auxiliary verb. "Jogging" remains in its present participle form.
Explanation: The sentence is asking if the person was jogging in the park this morning.
3. Thieves were running to escape while two policemen were chasing them (V).
To form the affirmative form of the past continuous, we use the subject followed by the auxiliary verb "was/were," and then the verb in its present participle form. In this case, "thieves" is the subject, "were" is the auxiliary verb, and "running" is the present participle form of the verb "run."
Explanation: The sentence is stating that the thieves were running to escape while two policemen were chasing them.
4. The students were not doing the test yesterday at 10:00 am (X).
To form the negative form of the past continuous, we add "were not" before the verb in its present participle form. In this case, "were not doing."
Explanation: The sentence is stating that the students were not doing the test yesterday at 10:00 am.
5. Was Pete listening to music at 2 in the morning? (?)
To form the interrogative form of the past continuous, we invert the subject and the auxiliary verb "was/were." In this case, "Pete" is the subject and "was" is the auxiliary verb. "Listening" remains in its present participle form.
Explanation: The sentence is asking if Pete was listening to music at 2 in the morning.