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U7,8,9 (A2) Part II
U7,8,9 (A2) Part II
U7,8&9
Past
Continuo
Past Continuous
Past continuous emphasises a continuing or incomplete action in the past. We can
use this tense to describe what was in progress at a specific moment in time in the
past.
Example:
Richard was working on his computer at 9 o’clock yesterday.
Lucy and Tom were having dinner.
I was reading an article in the newspaper.
Helen was listening to the radio when she heard a strange noise in the garden.
I was preparing dinner yesterday when I noticed that the cooker wasn’t
working.
What were you doing yesterday at six?
Structure
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I / He / She / It was speaking . wasn‘t speaking. Was I/he/she
speaking?
You / we / were speaking. weren‘t speaking. Were you/we/they
They speaking?
Past Simple vs Past
Cont.
Past Continuous
Past Continuous
Past Continuous
Past Continuous
Past Continuous
Vocabulary: Parts of the
body
Vocabulary: Parts of the
body
Reflexive Pronouns
Past Continuous
Practice
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