My common grammar mistakes

                                                             My Common Grammar Mistakes

Ignacio Herrera M.                             22 of August, 2013                        8th grade ise-1
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Mistake Number 1:
You were played a game
You were playing a game

The grammar rule: The past continuous is formed from the past tense of be with the -ing form of the verb:

The explanation of the grammar rule: the link is of the page of the explanation is, http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/pastcont.htm:

• At this time last week I was lying on the beach in Florida.
• My mother was working in the garden so she didn't hear the telephone when I called her yesterday.
• I had my car fixed because it wasn't working properly.
• Sorry, I wasn't listening. Can you say it again please?
• What were you doing at 8 o'clock yesterday?

Two new examples:

I was playing football with my friends.

I was doing a test

Here are two links with examples of the past continuous:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive/exercises

http://autoenglish.org/gr.pascon.i.htm

Mistake 2:I was jumped with my friends yesterday.

Mistake 3:I was do a joke to my friend.

Mistake 4:They were played with they friends.

Mistake 5:She was talked with her friends.