4 - Past Continuous / Modals (Should)

Past Continuous

Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the Simple Past.

I, you, he, she, it,  WAS          We, you, they, WERE   + V. ING

-Laura was drinking tee and she was sitting  on a chair / at a table and she was eating a sanwidch, she was wearing a shirt.

-Ton and Frank were sittinng on the floor, they were reading a book and they were wearing Jeans.

-Peter was runnig away from a dog, he was wearing a T-shirt and sport trousers.

-I was cicling home three on the dot. 

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Modals (Should) 

Sb + SHOULD + ...            Sb + SHOULDN´T + ...       (wh) SHOULD  +  Sb + V + ... ?

-He was walking in the rain so he is cold and wet therefore he should put on a coat/change his clothes.

-He hadn´t a coat so he has a lot of cough therefore he should buy a coat.

-He was eating a lot of chocolat so he has a stomachache therefore he should drink an infusion.

-Everyday he was speaking so he has a headache therefore he should relax. 

-Evereday he was naked at home and he got a flu therefore he should wear something.

-He was visiting sick persons so he got a fever therefore he should be more careful. 

-Yesterday he was pelling potatoes them he cut his finger therefore he should buy a potatoes without skin.