Was/were + -ing, and the three forms of irregular verbs. · about 14 minutes
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What is it? The past continuous (was/were + -ing) describes an action that was in progress in the past: I was reading when the lights went out. Irregular verbs have special past and past participle forms: go - went - gone.
Why does it matter? Stories need both: the background action (it was raining) and the event that interrupted it (the door opened). And you need the right irregular forms for every tense.
Where do we use it? "What were you doing at 8 o'clock?" "I have written my essay." "We saw a rainbow."
In this lesson you will:
