NEW YEAR’S EVE

Past progressive

A LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Read the blog. How is Stephanie's life different now?
THE MILLENNIAL BLOG
Hey, Millennials—is your life constantly changing, or is it routine and boring? Stop and
reflect. What were you doing this time two years ago? If the answer is "The same things
that I'm doing now," you need to make some changes!
Two year ago I was in holidays but this there weren´t holidays

Steph24: What was I doing two years ago? That's easy! I was studying for my last exam
before graduation. It was my final semester in college, and I was taking classes and
working part-time at an electronics store. I wasn't going out with friends because I didn't
have time! Now I'm working, not studying, and I'm socializing a lot more. Life is getting
more interesting!
Was/Were=Wasn´t/ Weren´t + verb ing + c
Function
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
1 We use the past progressive to talk about something that ... at a particular moment in
the past.
a) started and finished b) was in progress

PRACTICE :Complete the blog with the past progressive form of the verbs in
parenthesis.
This week's question: What were you doing (do) at midnight on December 2005?

Mouse 12: Hmm. Good question. I think I (2) was dancing (dance) with my boyfriend at
a high school party.
Aiden 300: |(3) was sleeping(sleep)! I was only five years old in 1999.
MelissaK: My family and I(4)were watching(watch) the celebrations on TV.
Marco: We (5) haved (have) dinner at my grandparents' house. In my country, we have
a big family dinner on New Year's Eve.

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Kenny: | was working on a big project for a college class, so I didn't celebrated that
night.
Past progressive and simple past
A LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Read the article. Why does Carol use the word “miracle"?
"It was a miracle!”
Carol Simmons met Barbara and Sonia while she was staying in a hotel in Phuket,
Thailand.
On December 26th the three women were at the hotel pool. The sun was shining. Carol
was reading while her friends were swimming. Then it happened. Carol was looking up
at the beautiful sky when she saw an enormous wall of water. Seconds later, the
tsunami crashed over them. They were under water for about two minutes, but
fortunately, all three women survived.
After the tsunami passed, all of the survivors started looking for friends and family
members. Carol was very worried about her friends, but while she was walking around
and calling their names, she heard an answer! When she looked behind her, she saw
Barbara and Sonia walking toward her. Sonia was holding Barbara's hand and a Thai
man was helping her walk. "It was a miracle!" Carol says.

She was living in México when shet her husband.

She lived in México while she was meeting her husband.
She was living in México while she was meeting her husband.

Clauses with when and while can go at the beginning or the end of the sentence. Use a
comma after a when or while clause at the beginning of a sentence:
I was working at a law office when I met my girlfriend.
When I met my girlfriend, I was working at a law office.
NOTICE!
Look back at the text. Do the words when and while refer to time or place?