Past Progressive/ Pasado Progresivo

Pasado progresivo.

Este tiempo indica una acción que se estaba realizando.

El verbo principal de la oración lleva “ing” (ando, endo); acompañado de un auxiliar que es el verbo to-be en pasado was, were (estaba, estábamos, estaban).

I was (yo estaba).

You were (tú estabas).

He was (él estaba).

She was (ella estaba).

It was (eso, esa estaba).

We were (nosotros/as estábamos).

You were (ustedes estaban).

They were (ellos/as estaban).

Para una oración interrogativa se utiliza la siguiente estructura:

To-be + sujeto + vb principal (ing) + complemento.

Ejem.

Was the cat drinking its milk? (Estaba el gato tomando su leche?)

Yes, sujeto + to-be – yes, the cat was.

No, sujeto + to-be not – no, the cat wasn’t

Para una oración negativa:

Sujeto + to-be + vb principal (ing) + complemento.

The cat was drinking its milk.

The cat wasn’t drinking its milk.

Was + not = wasn’t

Were + not = weren’t

Affirmative (+)                 Negative (-)

I                                        I

He was popular.             He wasn’t popular.

She                                  She

It                                      It

 We                                  We

You were popular.      You weren’t popular.

Para respuestas cortas:

Yes, I was.

No, I wasn’t.