BLOCK 1 LESSON 1 ENGLISH 5TAKE THE LEAD

“Writing about a terrible weekend”

GRAMMAR: Simple Past and Past Progressive

GRAMMAR: INTERRUPTED ACTION

LONG ACTION + WHEN + SHORT ACTION

SUBJECT + WAS/WERE/WASN’T/WEREN’T WHEN SUBJECT + VERB SIMPLE PAST +

+ VERB“ING” COMPLEMENT

PAST PROGRESSIVE SIMPLE PAST

EXAMPLES: CUANDO
 I was livingwith my parents last year when I got marriedwith Jerry.
 When He lost his watch, Hugo was going to the movies at ten yesterday
 You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the oven off.
 My parents were drinkingcoffee in the morning when I called them.
 When the rain started it, they were ridingtheir bicycle
 Were you waitingfor her when the plane landed ?

SHORT ACTION + WHILE + LONG ACTION

SUBJECT + WAS/WERE/WASN’T/WEREN’T
SUBJECT + VERB IN PAST TENSE+ WHILE + VERB “ING” + COMPLEMENT
COMPLEMENT

PAST PROGRESSIVE
SIMPLE PAST

MIENTRAS

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EXAMPLES:

a) While I was living with my parents last year, I got married with Jerry.

b) Hugo lost his watch while he was going to the movies at ten yesterday

c) While you were not listening to me, I told you to turn the oven off.

GRAMMAR: TWO SIMULTANEOUS ACTIONS

LONG ACTION +WHILE + LONG ACTION

SUBJECT + WAS/WERE/WASN´T/WEREN´T WHILE SUBJECT + WAS/WERE/WASN´T/WEREN´T

+ VERB“ING” + VERB“ING”

PAST PROGRESSIVE
PAST PROGRESSIVE

EXAMPLES: MIENTRAS
 I was preparing dinner while Melanie was working upstairs.
 While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television.
 They were paying the bill while I was waiting to be seated.
 I wasn't paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several mistakes.
 Was he shouting while you were trying to sleep?
EXERCISE
1. While Tom__________________ (read) ,Amely____________ (watch) a documentary on TV.

2. When I _________________ (come) into the living room, the cats _______________(sit) on the table.

3. Nobody _________________(listen) while the teacher ________________(explain) the tenses.

4. Helen ___________________(listen) to the radio when she _____________(hear) a strange noise in the garden.

5. While we __________________(do) a sight-seeing tour, our Friends_________________ (take) the sun on the beach.

6. ________ Ana __________ (practice) the piano when you__________ (come) home?

7. Roberto ___________________(watch) TV while his girlfriend ________________(read) a book.

8. Mr Blue __________________(not/drink) coffee in the library when the murder __________ (happen).
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