Part C Grammar The past continuous 1.

To form the past continuous, we use was or were plus the -ing form of the verb. We use the past continuous to show an action that was continuing in the past. 2. To make the negative, put not after was or were. . To make !uestions in the past continuous, we change the or"er. We often answer with a short answer. #. To make information !uestions in the past continuous, put the !uestion wor"s who, what, where, an" when before was or were an" the sub$ect. %. Who an" what can also be the sub$ect of the !uestion. &eview of the past tense 1. We use the simple past tense to talk about events in the past. &emember, we form the simple past tense of regular verbs b' a""ing (" o (e" to the simple form of the verb. )or irregular verbs, we "on*t a"" (e" in the past tense. +ou have to learn the irregular forms. 2. To make negative statements, we use "i" not or "i"n,t an" the simple form of the verb. -egative statements are forme" in the same wa' for regular an" irregular verbs. . To make 'es-no !uestions, we use "i" an" the simple form of the verb. +es-no !uestions are forme" in the same wa' for regular an" irregular verbs. -otice the or"er of the wor"s. #. We can answer a 'es-no !uestion with a long answer or a short answer. %. .se the contraction "i"n*t for negative short answers. /. To make information !uestions, a"" !uestion wor"s an" change the or"er of the wor"s like this. 0. We often use a"verbs of time with the simple past tense to show when an action or event happene" . 1. 2"verbs of time can come at the beginning or at the en" of a sentence. Comparative 2"$ectives

1. When we have two people, places, or things, we can compare them. We can compare them b' using comparative a"$ectives. 2. We make the comparative form of short a"$ectives b' a""ing -er or -r. . 3f the a"$ective en"s with a vowel an" a single consonant, we "ouble the final consonant an" a"" -er. #. 3f the a"$ectives en" in -', we change the ' to 3 an" a"" -er. %. 3f the a"$ective has two or more s'llables, we make the comparative with more. /. We a"" than when we sa' the person or thing we are comparing. 0. To show a small "ifference when we make comparisons, we can use a little. To show a big "ifference, we can use much. 1. 4ome common a"$ectives have irregular forms. goo" - better ba" worse

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