Past Progressive/Continuous - Special verbs
- Past Progressive/Continuous
- Summary
- Use
- Signal words
- Form of affirmative, negative sentences and questions
- Spelling
- Special verbs
- Diagram
- Long forms and short forms
- Exercises - Past Progressive
Special verbs in the Past Progressive
| 1) have as a full verb |
| affirmative sentence |
negative sentence |
question |
| I was having a bath. |
I was not having a bath. |
Was I having a bath? |
| he, she, it: |
| He was having a bath. |
He was not having a bath. |
Was he having a bath? |
| we, you, they: |
| You were having a bath. |
We were not having a bath. |
Were we having a bath? |
| 2) do as a full verb |
| affirmative sentence |
negative sentence |
question |
| I was doing an exercise. |
I was not doing an exercise. |
Was I doing an exercise? |
| he, she, it: |
| He was doing an exercise. |
He was not doing an exercise. |
Was he doing an exercise? |
| we, you, they: |
| We were doing an exercise. |
We were not doing an exercise. |
Were we doing an exercise? |
We often use the short forms with these verbs.
