Past continuous tense

Different use of Will

1) Predictions
1) Tomorrow it will be cold.
2) It will not be sunny.

Use of Going to

a) future intention

1) I am going to learn French.
2) He is going to make a speech.
3) Be careful you are going to drop those plates.

b) an inevitable result

something you can see is about to happen.

1) I am going to miss my train.
2) The referee going to send him off the football pitch.
3) Be careful you going to lose the match.

Use of like

a) special request

1) What he like to do?

b) general like or  hobbies

1) What does he like?

c) physical appearance

1) What does he look like?

d) general personality or character

1) What is he like?

Past continuous tense

The Past Continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the past. The action started before that moment but has not finished at that moment.

1) I was working at 10 pm last night.
2) They were not playing football at 9 am this morning.
3) What were you doing at 10 pm last night?
4) What were you doing when he arrived?
5) She was cooking when I telephoned her.
6) We were having dinner when it started to rain.
7) Ram went home early because it was snowing.

Past continuous for interrupted

The past continuous tense use to express in interrupt action.

a) positive form

1) He was sleeping when the lion attacked.
2) She was working when it happened.
3) He was watching tv when he phoned.
4) They were relaxing when the light went off.

b) negative form

1) I was not concentrating when I dropped it.
2) You were not listening when the teacher explains it.
3) It was not working when I switched it on.

c) question form

1) What were you doing when he phoned?
2) Where were you doing when the news arrived?
3) Who were they talking to when I saw then?

So and Such

a) So with adjective

1) Tibet is so interesting.
2) We were so interested.
3) The instrument is so difficult to play.
4) The monasteries are so huge.
5) It was so cheap.

b) such with adjectives

1) It was such an interesting trip.
2) It was such a different experience.
3) They sang with such deep voices.
4) They were such strange hats.