TEMA 7: ANECDOTAS PERSONALES - Tiempo pasado progresivo - Tiempo pasado simple - Contraste o simultaneidad de tiempos en pasado Expresiones: Expresiones de tiempo | Conjunciones Tdid my homework yesterday. yesterday ‘and Iwas doing my homework at Sp.m. this | at ... a.m. / p.m. but aftemoon. last night while She was singing and they were dancing. | this afterioon when He was talking, but you weren't | ... days ago listening. was sleeping when the telephone rang. Iwas studying while you were reading a book. PAST CONTINUOUS VS SIMPLE PAST Both the past simple and the past continuous refer to completed actions in the past. Most of the time when we are talking about such actions, we use the past simple. This is by far the most common way of talking about the past. «| lived there for 6 years. * [only found out a few moments ago. + | asked her but she didn't know anything. ‘Only use the past continuous when you want to emphasize the continuity of the action. ‘They were really trying hard but couldn't do it. | was thinking about you the other day. ‘Were you expecting that to happen? ‘When we use these two forms in the same sentence, we want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action, you need both tenses: Simple Past the new action and Past Progressive for the action already in progress. * twas raining hard when we left the building. ‘+ was reading the report when you rang. ‘+ He was going out to lunch when | saw him. ‘The action described by the Simple Past tense interrupts the situation described by the Past Continuous tense.Past continuous-Past simple PAST CONTINUOUS |e | eh fe fewer | | ‘SIMPLE PAST: DID + ANY VERB SIMPLE PAST: WASIWERE uae | @ | ark |EXERCISE #1: Choose the correct option When | the exercise | gi _at the pictures. was starting were starting started was looking were looking looked While | the exercise | at my worksheet. was doing were doing did was looking were looking looked While |____the exercise | my brain a lot. was doing were doing did was using were using used EXERCISE #2: Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. 1. The children (play) in the park when it started to rain. 2. Iwas watching a movie when I (notice) 8 =) __him standing outside. 3. She arrived when I (have) 2 bath, so | couldn't answer the door! 4.1 (628) 2 famous celebrity when | was shopping yesterday. 5. She was drinking too much so she (fall) 6. Charlie (hide) in my wardrobe when Lola found him, She screamed! 7. The computer (break) __. #5 ey _ when I was checking my bank balance. 8. She was smiling until the terrible singer (come) _c.<|____on stage. 9.1 (ive) in Cape Town when Michelle Obama visited. 10. My parents were watching me carefully but my brother (distract) them so | could sneak out the window! EXERCISE #3: Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. While | (drive), | (have) an accident. Kate (have) dinner and then she (do) her homework. The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in. ‘Sam (plan) a party and then he (phone) his friends. m5 2 ‘While we (clean) the house, we (break) some glasses. While re cleaning Yre trout wie breoleing Som ola § ‘Alan (look) out of the wiridow when he (see) a UFO.© Listen to three interviews with successful people. Check (v) the correct information. 1. © a. The man sold a lot of paintings in his first year. ob. He sent his work to a gallery in Los Angeles. a & He is well known all over the United States. 2.0 a. The woman came from a musical family. _b. She joined a Broadway show while in college. gf. She recorded her frst album last year. 3.0 a. The man’s parents are restaurant owners. ob. He started out selling lunches to students. © ¢. He now has a different business near the university. C © Listen again. Complete the sentences. 1, The man got a lucky break when 2. The woman sang the lead role when 3. After the man sold his business, he ‘SPEAKING: Tell your partner what you did / were doing.. 41, What were you doing 10 minutes ago? ¥ 1, What were you dong one hour ago? ‘2 What were you doing at seven o'hck tis morning? 2. What were you doing at six o ook this moming? ‘3. Were you watching TV atten dock ast ight? ‘3. Were you watching TV at eleven dock ast ight? 4, What were you inking about afew minutes 20? 4. Who were you taking to a few minus ago? 5 Nhat was cur teacher saying few mines go? 5. What wee you doing yesterday aflemaon at one cock? (at were you ong yesterday tema at ee ok? 6, Wasting one hur ago? 1. Wasitraning wo usa? 7, Werewe stutng English an our 90? I, what were we cing? ‘8. Were we studying Engish two hours ago? Ino, what were we doing? ‘8. What were you doing al midnight as nigh? $. Wha were ou ng at oon yesterday? $9. What was ou teacher doing one minute ago? 10. What were we talking about one mnute ago? 10, What were we talking abou ive minutes ago?‘SPEAKING: play soccer prepare breakfast. play computer wash the car swim in a pool ‘games wash dishes play a guitar dothelaundry play with the dog get up 11:15 a. eae] oe ate ‘Ask about what Jake and Jake's father were doing yesterday. ‘Student A ‘Student B ® What Jakel do/ at 8 am ® What! Jake's father / do/ at 2 pm 9 What! Jakel do / at 5:30 pm ® What! Jake's father / do / at 11:45 ® What! Jake/ do / at 11:15 am ® What! Jake's father / do/ at 8 am 9 What Jake/ do / at 7:45 pm What! Jake's father / do / at 7:45 pm ® What Jake/ do / at 2 pm ® What! Jake's father / do / at 5:30