4 & 5th Session Past Continuous It is 6 o’clock now Sarah is at home She is watching television At 4 o’clock she wasn’t at home She was at the sports club She was playing tennis She wasn’t watching television
3:00 She began playing
4:00 She was playing
4:30 She stopped playing
We use the past continuous to talk about actions that were in progress in the past + Was / Were + Verb+ing (Their cousin was sleeping at 11 am. Can you believe it?) - Was / Were + not + Verb+ing (They weren’t having a barbecue yerterday?) ? Was / Were + subject * Verb+ing (Was her brother checking my Instragram?)
The past continuous gives the idea of longer actions
She was washing the car
She was cooking lunch
She was swimming
She was having breakfast
She was reading the news
She was listening to music
Were were you living What were you doing Was it raining Why was Ann driving Was Tim wearing
He wasn’t wearing a jacket He was carrying a bag He wasn’t going to the dentist He was eating an ice-cream He wasn’t carrying an umbrella He wasn’t going home He was wearing a hat He wasn’t riding a bicycle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkOXNxoMClA
Were at the cinema Was in his car. He was driving Catherine was at the station. She was waiting for a train Mr and Mrs Hall were at the park. They were walking Was at home. I was taking a nap
Were watching a film
Put the adverbs and adjectives into the correct place in the sentences
Sentences
We had a Terrible holiday in Greece Unfortunately, I lost my passport I went to the American Embassy Immediately It was a Long drive because the traffic was bad Fortunately, Helen’s a Good driver She speaks Greek Well
Adverbs & Adjectives Terrible Unfortunately Immediately Long Good Well
Let’s Complete these sentences with our own ideas
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It started to rain. Fortunately, I had an umbrella I was shopping in the city centre with Elaine. Unfortunately, I got lost there I left my bag on the bus. Luckily, I could get it back We went on a skiing holiday. Sadly, the weather wasn’t good enough to ski The email was from a stranger, asking for my bank details. Obviously, I didn’t reply I was on the bus to work. Suddenly, the bus broke down I saw the accident happen. Immediately, I called the emergency hot line I woke up when I heard a noise downstairs. Slowly, I walk down to see what had happened
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5th Session Past Continuous & Past Simple Which sounds right? Past Simple
Past Continuous
It’s used to talk about completed actions or repetitive actions in the past
It’s used to talk about actions in progress in the past. The focus is in duration not completion.
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Also it is used to express a longer action that was interrupted by a short one
My wife started her new job yesterday I never wanted to work at an office They fed the dog at that moment I couldn’t answer because I travelled at 2 pm Who did you talk to at the café last Saturday night? While everyone watched the game, some thieves broke into the house
My wife was starting her new job yesterday I was never wanting to work at an office They were feeding the dog at that moment I couldn’t answer because I was travelling at 2 pm Who were you talking to at the café last Saturday night? While everyone was watching the game, some thieves broke into the house
We reported our neighbors to the police for firing their We were reporting our neighbors to the police for rifle in the garden firing their rifle in the garden They closed the store when we got there, that’s why They were closing the store when we got there, that’s why I didn’t buy your present I didn’t buy your present
Past Simple
Past Continuous
It’s used to talk about completed actions
It’s used to add a more engaging/interesting setting
It was such a lovely place. The sun shone and the birds sang. It was so peaceful. Suddenly, I heard a meow. Something moved behind the bushes. It was a delicate furry cat that fed her kittens.
It was such a lovely place. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. It was so peaceful. Suddenly, I heard a meow. Something was moving behind the bushes. It was a delicate furry cat that was feeding her kittens.
Past Simple
Past Continuous
It’s used to talk about a series of completed actions one after the other
It’s used to express parallel actions
I got home. I put off my clothes. I had a hot bath and fell asleep.
As/While you were sleeping, I was cooking dinner. We were chatting while/as we were waiting for the train
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arrived got
were waiting
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became walked left
began ended arrived went took
did
https://soundcloud.com/fede-bueno/questions-ed
1) How far did Ed walk? He walked for 6000 miles 2) When did the journey begin? The journey began in April 2008 3) Where did the journey end? The journey ended in Maruda 4) Which countries did he go through? He went through 3 countries, P, C, B 5) How long did the journey take? It took nearly 2 and a half years 6) Why did he do it? He did it for the adventure
Who is Cho? Let’s read about him and complete these: 1) Cho was working in the forest when he…first met Ed 2) They were walking in a dangerous part of the forest when they…saw a hostile tribe 3) The tribe didn’t understand what Ed…was doing there
https://soundcloud.com/fede-bueno/cho-ed
Let’s write and answer the questions about them 1) What/Cho doing/when/met Ed? What was Cho doing when he met Ed? He was working in the forest 2) Where/walking when/saw/tribe? Where were Cho and Ed walking when they saw a tribe? They were walkingin a very dangerous part of the forest 3) Why/tribe think/Ed/crazy? Why did the tribe think that Ed was crazy? Because he was walking the Amazon
Were crossing
Was walking
saw
stood
Were carrying
stopped
Didn’t have
Were going
left
Didn’t move
Was lying
Were screaming
Were buzzing took fell
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