| 9.3.1.1 Formazione del simple past continuous |
Come abbiamo già visto nel simple present si forma il tempo continuo che corrisponde con il verbo to be. Nel l simple past si utilizza il simple past del verbo to be. Salvo questo, non ce nessuna differenza.
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| forma di 'to be' | + verbo pieno | + raddoppiamento della consonante | + suffisso -ing | = past continuous | |
| I was | read |
ing | I was reading | 
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| you were | jump |
ing | you were jumping |
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| he was | buy |
ing | he was buying |
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| we were | sell |
ing | we were selling |
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| you were | wait |
ing | you were waiting |
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| they were | write |
ing | they were writing |
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