GRAMMAR: past simple vs past continuous. By Ana Gil Guirado 1
PRESENTATION
Well, I was following him when he suddenly ran into the cinema.
GEN SIT How did the thief get away? Weren’t you following him while he was trying to get away?
Why didn’t you follow him into the cinema?
I was going to, but I went to the cinema three days ago. Ana Gil Guirado
¿Qué tiempo verbal está en rojo? ¿Cuándo se usa? Y en azul? ¿Cuándo se usa? 2 ¿Qué tiempos verbales suelen acompañar a las palabras en verde?
PAST CONTINUOUS
1. Acciones en el pasado que ocurren en un momento determinado que normalmente especificamos y que tienen una cierta duración. What were you doing last evening at 10:45? I was watching "el hormiguero“ (¿qué estabas haciendo anoche a las 10.45? Estaba viendo el hormiguero) Caso 1
I was following the thief at 4 yesterday.
3:45
AHORA
4:15
PASAD
FUTURO Ana Gil Guirado
PAST CONTINUOUS
2. Dos acciones que se desarrollan a la vez en el pasado. (suelen ir después de la conjunción While) While my teacher was talking to me, I was dreaming of my last holidays in Cancún (mientras mi profesor estaba hablando /hablaba, yo estaba soñando /soñaba con mis pasadas vacaciones en Cancún)
Caso 2
I was having diner
While my husband was sleeping.
AHORA
FUTURO
PASAD Ana Gil Guirado
4
PAST CONTINUOUS
3. Con el Past Simple para referirnos a una acción LARGA que se ve interrumpida por otra más corta We were talking about our last holidays when the boss came into the office and got angry (estabamos hablando / hablábamos sobre nuestras pasadas vacaciones, cuando el jefe entró en la oficina y se enfadó) The penguin was walking (acción larga) when another penguin pushed him to the ice. (acción corta)
AHORA
PASADO
FUTURO Ana Gil Guirado
5
PAST SIMPLE
4. Acciones que comenzaron y terminaron en el pasado (normalmente se indica cuándo ocurrió, es decir, hay un adverbio de tiempo que lo indica) I read a magazine last night. (Leí una revista anoche)
Caso 4
AHORA
I read a magazine last night
PASAD Ana Gil Guirado
FUTUR 6
PAST SIMPLE
5. Acciones que suceden una detrĂĄs de otra en el pasado, como sucede cuando contamos una historia. I went into the disco and I saw my favourite girl, then I asked her to dance,......... (Fui a la discoteca y vi a mi chica favorita, entonces le pedĂ que bailara)
Caso 5
AHORA
he undressed and He got into the shower PASAD
FUTUR 7
Ana Gil Guirado
PRACTICE
CHECKING COMPREHENSION
BINARY OPTIONS
Caso 3 Lisa was playing/ played the saxophone and then she was watching / watched a film.
Lisa was playing/ played the saxophone while Maggie was playing / played the piano.
Homer was dancing / danced when the boy was biting / bit his arm. Caso 2
Caso 3
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