Continuous aspect can be applied to several tenses and is formed with the verb "be" and -ing form of the verb. See a list of uses of continuous aspect with many examples and then test yourself with the self-checking quiz.
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Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Tue, 02/07/2012 - 03:36 -
Explanation of how to form and use the past continuous tense. Very good exercises included.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 02/10/2012 - 12:55 -
A fun way to see how the Past Continuous is formed. Listen to the song, and read the sentences to see how useful the Past Continuous is!
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Thu, 07/10/2014 - 09:04 -
For beginner English learners — an introduction to the past progressive tense. This tense describes an action that was in progress at some point in the past. The past progressive tense is very useful in English when you want to recount events or tell stories about things that have happened to you.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Wed, 08/03/2011 - 14:36 -
This lesson has everything you need for past progressive: spelling tips, five different exercises, comparisons with other past tenses and quizzes with three different levels.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 02/10/2012 - 12:53
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A clear video describing the form and correct use of the Past Continuous from Cambridge University Press with lots of written and visual examples to help you understand when to use this tense and when to use Past Simple instead.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Thu, 07/10/2014 - 08:59 -
When we speak in the past in English there are many options. This lesson is the difference between the simple past and past progressive. The lesson offers an explanation of how to use these two past tenses and exercises for practice.
Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 02/10/2012 - 12:49 -
Accurate, but very basic, summary of the past progressive tense. Includes uses, a list of signal words, affirmative/negative forms and a link to a practice exercise.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Thu, 06/23/2011 - 02:41 -
Learn to talk about what you did at work in the past in English. In this English lesson you will see an employee talking to his boss about his work the week before when the boss was away. You will learn to use the past continuous tense to ask questions and give answers.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:11 -
An exercise on simple past and past progressive tenses.
Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 02/10/2012 - 12:50
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Comprehensive resource to learn and practice the past tenses: simple past, past perfect, past progressive and past participles. Includes detailed examples and quizzes.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 02/10/2012 - 09:49 -
There are several ways to talk about the past and this list of reasons and examples goes through them all: past events, the past in the past, the present in the past and the future in the past. There's also a self-correcting quiz for you to practice!
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:22 -
A great, funny, situational video, using the format of a TV News programme and outside 'broadcasts' to show how you can use the Past Continuous.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Thu, 07/10/2014 - 09:12
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