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".
0 i. {) _) t( K. x2 U! v% p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」。
! {" p8 t8 Z7 E2 \, KFor example 例如：
They were playing when Dad came home.
$ N, w& @7 N& `' K, t) p" DI was sleeping when my mother left home this morning.
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(2) When we change the verb into "Past Continuous Tense" form, we write the verb in the following ways:
7 g7 j; v' |# ~5 ~( L1 Z( fwas / were + _______ing
當我們用「過去進行式」時，要把動詞寫成這樣子:
) u/ J$ I* i8 L$ x9 X" Owas / were + _______ing
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7 V9 o2 q) s% }1 X6 z(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)
1 J7 Y. B) C, g* }- Bwhile + 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。
" D2 |' ~" t& K4 _" k/ `when + 短動作 (簡單過去式)
" Q% E/ K% a1 _) F; o2 H' e4 ewhile + 長動作 (過去進行式)
- D" Z4 q) u9 h. T6 w# H5 xFor example 例如：
. s0 V! L( y  Q7 o# zWe were having dinner when Sam came.
While we were having dinner, Sam came.

8 v% s( B' p: \' R2 C. D! z(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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4 [0 h; z  ~; b2 o# u/ s% xWere they playing when Dad came home?
Was Helen sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
Negative sentences:
* N; ~$ K9 e/ \8 T* g; QThey were not playing when Dad came home.
4 T, s% }1 \+ ?0 mHelen was not sleeping when her mother left home this morning?
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Past Continuous Tense:
The team members were playing basketball yesterday after school.
Was Miss Chan working at school from 7pm to 8pm last night?
5 J3 `: W$ o3 `6 ]Paul was not listening to the teacher at all in the last lesson.
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Past Continuous Tense + Simple Past Tense:
When the school bell rang, the children were running in the playground.
& e. c3 q2 e! _8 l4 }6 X; zAn apple fell on Tom's head while he was waiting at the bus stop.
Sharon and Connie were watching television when Mrs Lee went out last night.

Past Continuous Tense + Past Continuous Tense:
$ R+ {1 U) o7 m; f: s4 U8 \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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