TEACHER: LUZ MARINA PABÓN PABÓN PHONE NUMBER: 3186470371

ISIDRO CABALLERO DELGADO SCHOOL

ENGLISH

TOPIC: PAST PROGRESSIVE VS PAST SIMPLE

GRADE: 9-01

Yeiry Rosani Velásquez Torres

Sandra Lisseth Rueda Rincón

PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE.
El pasado progresivo (past progressive) se usa para describir una acción que comenzó
en el pasado, continuó durante un periodo de tiempo y últimamente terminó en el
pasado. 

El pasado progresivo, también llamado el pasado continuo (past continuous), está

formado con el verbo BE en el pasado simple (was, were) seguido por un
participio presente. Aquí es la fórmula: subject + BE + (verb+ing).

subject BE present participle

I was dreaming.

REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING RULES:

RULES TO ADD ING TO THE VERBS.

RULE #1
 Verbs that end in “e” (VERBOS QUE TERMINAN EN “E”).
 Delete the “e” and add “ing”
 Examples: Dance- dancing, write-writing

RULE #2:

 Verbs that end in “ie” (VERBOS QUE TEMINAN EN “IE”).

 Delete the “ie” and add “ying”
 Example: Lie-lying, tie-tying

RULE #3:

 One syllable verb that end in one vowel and one consonant. (VERBOS DE UNA
SILABA QUE TERMINAN EN UNA SOLA CONSONANTE PRECEDIDA DE
UNA SOLA VOCAL)
 Double the consonant and add “ing”.
 Examples: Swim-swimming, Stop-stopping, run-running.
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RULE #4:

 If the verb ends in two consonants, don’t double the consonants. (SI EL VERBO
TERMINA EN DOS CONSONANTES NO DUPLIQUEN LA ULTIMA
CONSONANTE)
 Examples: Work-working, help-helping, wash-washing

RULE #5:

 If the verb ends in two vowels and one consonant, don’t double the consonant.
(SI EL VERBO TERMINA EN DOS VOCALES Y UNA CONSONANTE NO
DOBLE LA ULTIMA CONSONANTE).
 Examples: Need-needing- wait-waiting

RULE #6:

 Verbs with two or more syllables. (VERBOS D DOS O MAS SILABAS)

 If the last syllable is not stressed, do not double the consonant. (SI LA ULTIMA
SILABA NO ES ACENTUADA NO DUPLIQUE LA ULTIMA CONSONANTE.
 Examples: happen-happening, visit-visiting

RULE #7:

 Verbs with two or more syllables. (VERBOS DE DOS O MAS SILABAS)

 If the last syllable is stressed, double the last consonant. (SI LA ULTIMA
SILABA ES ACENTUADA, DUPLIQUE LA ULTIMA CONSONANTE)
 Examples: begin-beginning, prefer-preferring

RULE #8:

 If the verb ends in “y” or “w”, don’t double the consonant. (SI EL VERBO
TERMINA EN “y”, “W”, “X” NO LAS DUPLIQUE).
 Examples: enjoy-enjoying, blow-blowing, study-studying.

GRAMMAR STRUCTURES:

1. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES: SUBJECT+ BE (WAS-WERE) + MAIN

VERB (ING)+COMPLEMENT:
EXAMPLE: My brother was speaking by phone
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2. NEGATIVE SENTENCE: SUBJECT+BE (WAS-WERE) +NOT+MAIN

VERB(ING)+COMPLEMENT
Example: My brother wasn´t speaking by phone.

3. YES-NO QUESTION:

BE(WAS-WERE) +SUBJECT+MAIN VERB(ING)+COMPL. +?

Example: Was my brother talking on the phone?

AFFIRMATIVE SHORT ANSWER: YES+SUBJECT+BE (WAS-WERE)

Example: yes, he was.

NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWER: NO+SUBJECT+BE (was-were) +not

Example: no, he wasn´t

EXERCISE #1

Try making the past continuous (or past progressive) tense - this exercise includes the
positive negative, and interrogative form. (ELABORE EL SIGUIENTE EJERCICO EN
PASADO CONTINUO PUEDEN SER FRASES AFIRMATIVAS, NEGATIVAS O
INTERROGATIVAS).

1) the baby was sleeping (sleep) at three o´clock.

2) You wasn’t running (run-not) in the park.

3. Margaret was reading (read) a book.

4. they were eating (eat) a chocolate bar.

5. Was Mr. Garcia playing (play) basketball?

6. They weren’t watching (watch-not) a horror movie

7. Were the students using (use) the internet?

8. Lucy was listening (listen) to music?

9. Were your friends looking for (look for) some new pair of shoes?

10. the secretary was typing (type) a letter.

11. Mrs. Brown wasn’t walking (walk-not) in the grader when the murder happened.

12. My mother was crying (cry) when my father arrived.

13. Lucas was playing (play) cards when his girlfriend fell down.
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14. the students were studying (study) when the teacher arrived.

PAST PROGRESSIVE VS SIMPLE PAST.

Utilizamos estos dos tiempos verbales cuando una acción es interrumpida por otra
acción en el pasado. Existen dos partes de estas oraciones:

1. Cuando hablamos de una acción que se encuentra en progreso en el pasado,

utilizamos el “pasado continuo o progresivo”

-I was taking a shower (Estaba tomando una ducha)

2. La acción que interrumpe utiliza siempre el “pasado simple”:

-when the phone rang (Cuando el teléfono sonó)

La acción “sonó el teléfono” interrumpe a la acción “estaba tomando una ducha”.

Otros ejemplos:

-Tim was cooking when his wife got home. (Tim estaba cocinando cuando su esposa
llegó a casa)

-What were you going when the accident happened? (¿Qué estabas haciendo cuando el
accidente ocurrió?)

-They weren’t doing anything when I called them. (Ellos no estaban haciendo nada
cuando los llamé)

Recuerda que también podemos cambiar el orden de la oración sin modificar el

significado. Es importante utilizar un signo de coma “,” para dividir las oraciones.

-When Annie got home, Tim was cooking. (Cuando Annie llegó a casa, Tim estaba
cocinando)

También es posible usar la palabra “while” que significa “mientras”, ejemplos:

-Someone broke into my house while I was sleeping. (Alguien asaltó mi casa mientras
yo dormía)
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-He shouted at her while she was driving (Él le grito a ella mientras ella estaba
conduciendo)

NOTE:

Use: while, as, before a past progressive sentence. (utilice: while, as (mientras), antes de
una oración en pasado progressivo.

Example: WHILE he was escaping from de bank, the police arrived.

Use: When (cuando) before a simple past sentence. ( utlilice when (cuando) antes de
una oración en pasado.

Example: she was singing WHEN the light went out. Ella estaba cantando cuando la luz
se fue.

Exercise# 2.

PUT THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PROGRESSIVE
FORM.

1- When I (call) called my Friends, they were playing (play).

2- While Lisa(work) worked in the office , her boss was talking (talk) on
the phone.

3- When her parents arrived (arrive) the baby was crying (cry)

4- Tina breaked (break) her leg while she was playing (play) tennins.

5- My mother read ( read) while my father was watching (watch) t.v.

6- When I phoned (phone) my brother was taking (take) a shower.

7- As I was cooking (cook) , I cuted (cut) my finger.

8- Will my sister was walking (walk), She falled (fall) down.

9- While I was doing (do) my homework, my computer stopped (stop)

working.
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10- Carlos danced (dance) with Danny when his girlfriend was arriving
(arrive)