SEMANA 3: PAST PASSIVE / PAST CONTINUOS

Mag. Magali G. Prado Coronado

 ORIENTACIONES

• Estimados alumnos, esta semana nos toca ver todo

lo referente a países y nacionalidades, y conocerá
vocabulario nuevo respecto al tema de la semana.
 CONTENIDOS TEMÁTICOS

• PASSIVE VOICE IN PAST

• PAST CONTINUOS
PAST CONTINUOS
 NEGATIVE

I was
wasn’t
not watching
You were not watching
weren’t
wasn’t
He was not watching
She was
wasn’t
not watching
It was
wasn’t
not watching
We were
weren’t
not watching
You were
weren’t
not watching
They were
weren’t
not watching
 INTERROGATI
QUESTIONS
VE SHORT ANSWERS

Was
I was
I watching ? Yes, I was/you were
Were
You were
you watching ? No, I wasn’t/you weren’t
He was
Was he watching ?
She was
Was she watching ? Yes, he/she/it was
No, he/she/it wasn’t
Was
It was
it watching ?

Were we watching ?
We were Yes, we/you/they were
Were you watching ?
You were No, we/you/they weren’t
Werewere
They they watching ?
What was he doing
yesterday at 7 a.m.?

He was having
a shower
What were you
doing yesterday
at 7 a.m.?
What was he doing
yesterday at 7.30 a.m.?

He was having
breakfast
What were you
doing yesterday
at 7.30 a.m.?
What was he
doing yesterday
at noon?

He was playing
football at school
What were you
doing yesterday
at noon?
What was he
doing yesterday
at 4 p.m.?

He was doing
his homework
What were you
doing yesterday
at 4 p.m.?
What was he
doing yesterday
at 9 p.m.?

He was watching TV
What were you
doing yesterday
at 9 p.m.?
Was she watching
TV yesterday at
midnight?

No, she wasn’t.

She was sleeping.
Was she having
dinner yesterday
at 9 p.m.?

Yes, she was.

Were you having
a bath yesterday
at midnight?
What were you
reading last month?
What were you doing
before this class ?
What were you doing
before you went to bed
yesterday?
What were you doing
last Sunday morning?
What were you doing
yesterday while your mother
or father was cooking?
What were you doing
yesterday afternoon when
your mother or father arrived
home?
 Complete the sentences.

• Which hotel ________ (you/stay) in when you lost your

passport?
 Complete the sentences.

• Which hotel were you staying in when you lost your

passport?
 Complete the sentences.

• I _________ (live) in London when I met them.

 Complete the sentences.

• I was living in London when I met them.

 Complete the sentences.

• It ______ (snow) when I left home this morning.

 Complete the sentences.

• It was snowing when I left home this morning.

 Complete the sentences.

• At the end of the first half of the game, they ______ (win).
 Complete the sentences.

• At the end of the first half of the game, they were winning.
 Complete the sentences.

• It was a sunny afternoon and people _________ (sit) on the

grass in the park. Then it suddenly started to rain.
 Complete the sentences.

• It was a sunny afternoon and people were sitting on the

grass in the park. Then it suddenly started to rain.
 Complete the sentences.

• He ________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived.

 Complete the sentences.

• He was talking on the phone when I arrived.

 Complete the sentences.

• I tried to explain my problem to him, but he ________

(not/listen).
 Complete the sentences.

• I tried to explain my problem to him, but he wasn’t listening.

 Complete the sentences.

• What ________ (you/do) at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon?

 Complete the sentences.

• What were you doing at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon?

 Complete the sentences.

• A lot of people _______ (wait) for the 7.30 bus last night.
 Complete the sentences.

• A lot of people was waiting for the 7.30 bus last night.
 Complete the sentences.

• I looked out of the window, and I saw that it __________

(not/rain) any more.
 Complete the sentences.

• I looked out of the window, and I saw that it wasn’t raining

any more.
 Complete the sentences.

• Fortunately, I _______ (not/drive) too fast when the child

walked into the road in front of me.
 Complete the sentences.

• Fortunately, I was not driving too fast when the child walked
into the road in front of me.
 Complete the sentences.

• I nearly had an accident this morning. A car _________

(come) towards me, but I moved quickly out of the way.
 Key words
Yesterday
Last week,
Last night
Two days ago
On Saturday
Last weekend
Etc…
 Complete the sentences.

• I nearly had an accident this morning. A car was coming

towards me, but I moved quickly out of the way.
 INSTEAD
• Many students in the academy and readers of the blog often ask me about
the meaning of instead of and how to use it. It’s not surprising, as at first
glance there aren’t any expressions in Spanish that sound or even look
similar. However, this expression starts becoming more and more common
at intermediate levels like B1. For this reason, although I already recorded a
video where I mentioned how to use instead of, in this post I’m going to
explain the meaning of instead of and how to use it in a sentence.

• I was going to draw the cathedral, but I took a photo instead.

 How to use instead of in a sentence

Instead of is what we know as a prepositional phrase, in Spanish a frase

preposicional. For this reason, after instead of there always needs to follow
a noun or equivalent (gerund, noun phrase, pronoun, etc.). Therefore,
after instead of you will never see a verb in the infinitive, with or without to.
Let’s see some examples of how to use instead of in different sentences and pay
attention to what follows this common expression.
• I’ll buy an iPhone instead of a Samsung phone. (instead of + noun)
• Luke’s going to stay at home instead of going out. (instead of + gerund)
• I think it’s better if I tell him in person instead of you calling him. (instead of +
gerund phrase)
 How to use instead on its own

Despite the fact that the most common way to

see instead is within the phrase instead of,
this word may also appear without the
preposition of. Instead is actually an adverb,
which means the same as instead of, but is
obviously used in a different way, given it’s a
different word class. So here’s how to
use instead:
Instead at the end of a clause
At first, I thought about ordering water, but in the end I ordered beer instead.
CONCLUSIONES Y/O ACTIVIDADES DE INVESTIGACIÓN SUGERIDAS

Estimados estudiantes:
Espero que este material haya sido de utilidad, también
que deben ingresar semanalmente a los enlaces
interesantes y a las lecturas seleccionadas para que
puedan repasar todo lo aprendido ,también al blog del
docente para que puedan ya no tener dudas sobre el tema
en sí

Gracias por su atención!!

THANK YOU!