Past Continuous PDF

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Lesson 1
 
Today, we will
review a bit of
what we saw
last week…
AND ADD
ANOTHER
BIT OF
INFORMATION!

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how we use
past
continuous.
The
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watch the
short movie.

As you guys saw in the movie, past continuous

is used for three different situations:
 
1 Story background.
It was starting to get dark.
2 Actions in progress in the past.

I was walking my dog.
3 A long action interrupted by a

shorter one, in the past.
I was calling Max’s name when
I heard a crash.

 
These two describe things that
are happening at a speci c
moment in the past, without
interruption.
Is the use that we talked about last week.
#3 When a long action is happening in the past

and it suddenly gets interrupted by a
shorter action.
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We use past continuous and

simple past to tell stories, just
like above.
P L E S :
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It was a sunny day and Lucy was walking her dog at the pa k when…
It a sta ted when Tom was looking for his car keys…
The dance team was getting eady when eve ything fe apa t…
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Past Continuous structure

 
Picture that you will

need for ACTIVITY 3
Try and use a lot of

descriptions, for
example: The boy in
the blue sweatshirt
was eating an ice
cream when it
began to snow.
 
So, now that we have reviewed past continuous for actions

interrupted in the past, I want you to go to your ANSWER
SHEETS and complete the activities.
For Activity 1 you have to choose the correct form of the verb
(past continuous/simple past). Remember that the interrupted
action is written in past continuous and the interrupting action in
simple past.
Activity 2 has you lling in the blank spaces with the correct
form of the verb in brackets. You can look at the activity in our
CLASS BOOK page 35.
Finally, for Activity 3 you have to look at the picture above and
write some sentences about it using past continuous and simple
past. You can look at the activity in our CLASS BOOK page 35.
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Now, we add
something new!
 
Lesson 2
PAST CONTINUOUS
when talking
about
actions
happening
at the same
time in the
past…

Our second use for past continuous:
2 Actions in progress in the past.

Sally was sleeping while her mom
was cooking dinner.
In this image we see that two people are

doing something at the same time, in the
past.
SO….

 
We use the word…
WHILE
 
We describe two actions using past continuous
(because both of them a e actions that have NOT finished in the past!)
and they are joined by the word “while”.
Look at this
image.
There are
people at the
park doing
activities.
I will show you
some
examples on
the page below
of how we can
use past
continuous for
parallel
actions in the
past.

Miss Sarah was looking for her dog

 
Billy and Jane were flying their kites.

while
Billy and Jane were flying their kites
Jack’s kite ripped in half.
when
Billy was thinking what to do with his ripped
kite while Rosie was crying.
Miss Sarah was looking for her dog
Rosie fell down.
when

Notice that:
when we use while, the verb tense that
follows is past continuous.
When we use when, the verb tense that
follows is simple past.
HE WASN’T EATiNG
NEGATIVE FORM
DiNNER WHiLE WAS HE EATiNG WHiLE
INTERRO
CARMEN WAS CARMEN WAS
WATCHiNG TV. WATCHiNG TV?
THEY WEREN’T WERE THEY TALKiNG
G A
TALKiNG WHiLE THE WHiLE THE TEACHER
T I
TEACHER WAS WAS EXPLAiNiNG THE
V E
EXPLAiNiNG THE ACTiViTY?
F O
ACTiViTY
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Now that we know how to use past continuous in two di erent ways you
can go to your ANSWER SHEETS and complete the activities.
For Activity 1 you have to choose the correct form of the verb
in brackets (past continuous/simple past). Be careful, some
are interrupted actions and others are actions that are
happening at the same time. Look for “while” and “when” to
know the di erence.
In Activity 2 you have to write a sentence using the correct

form for each verb. In brackets it shows which keyword you
have to use. This word will tell you which verb tense you will
have to use for each verb.
Finally, for Activity 3 you have to ll in the blanks with the verb
in brackets in the correct verb tense. Read carefully to see
which one goes in simple past and which one goes in past
continuous.
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Hey! Can I tell you a secret?

I know some of you are

FIND THAT INSPIRATION!

HAUNTED Click the TV

As you guys saw in the movie, past continuous

2 Actions in progress in the past.

3 A long action interrupted by a

#3 When a long action is happening in the past

We use past continuous and

Past Continuous structure

Picture that you will

Try and use a lot of

So, now that we have reviewed past continuous for actions

Our second use for past continuous:

2 Actions in progress in the past.

In this image we see that two people are

Miss Sarah was looking for her dog

Billy and Jane were flying their kites.

DiNNER WHiLE WAS HE EATiNG WHiLE

THEY WEREN’T WERE THEY TALKiNG

In Activity 2 you have to write a sentence using the correct

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