Past progressive form

Semana 17

Comunicación en Idioma
Extranjero y/o Lengua
 1. Estimular

Look at the pictures

He was swimming She was sleeping You were buying They were
at the pool all day long in the store watching a movie
 1. Estimular

Saberes previos

1. ¿Qué tienen en común los verbos de cada

figura?

2. ¿Qué significan las palabras en rojo antes de

cada verbo?
 2. Explorar

Revisa el siguiente video

Enlace de: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_qdxmspeU

 2. Explorar

Después de ver el video participa:

● De acuerdo al video, ¿qué palabras

utiliza para conjugar el verbo To Be
en pasado y con qué nombre
personales los puedo conjugar?
Logro:

Al finalizar la sesión, el estudiante utiliza el verbo en tiempo pasado progresivo tanto en forma
afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa para las expresiones diarias
Temario:

Past progressive form

1. Affirmative form
2. Negative form
3. Interrogative form
4. How to use it in daily expressions
 3. Entender

1. Past progressive - Affirmative

Veamos el siguiente patrón para formar oraciones en el pasado continuo:

Subject Verb To Be Verb - ing Complement

I was running on the beach.

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Exercise
Try to do it: the following sentences are in present tense, change them to past tense

riding (ride) my bike yesterday morning.

was ____________
1. I ______

2. The pilot ______ ____________ (fly) to NYC last week.

3. The birds ______ ____________ (sing) in the park yesterday.

4. Lucy ______ ____________ (talk) on the phone all night long.

5. Childrem ______ ____________ (play) tennis last week.

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2. Past progressive - Negative

Ahora solo debo agregar la palabra “Not”.

Subject Verb To Be Not Verb - ing Complement

Patricia and Solagne were not playing soccer

yesterday evening.

They weren´t playing soccer yesterday

evening.
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Exercise
Las oraciones que escribiste en el ejercicio anterior ahora escríbelas en forma negativa y luego en su forma de
contracción

1. ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
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3. Past progressive - Interrogative

Veamos el siguiente ejemplo

Verb To Be Subject Verb - ing Complement

?
Was Melisa jumping in the gym?
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¿Cómo respondemos?
Veamos a continuación:

Yes, Subject pronoun + verb

Verb To Be + Subject + verb ing + Complement?
No, Subject pronoun + verb + not

Yes, he was
Was he running?
No, he wasn´t

Yes, they were

Were they walking?
No, they weren´t
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Exercise
Completa las siguientes oraciones interrogativas y respondelas en forma negative y afirmativa

1. _____ Steven __________ (drive) his car when I was sleeping?

_______________________ _______________________

2. _____ Her dog __________ (play) the piano when she was getting home?
_______________________ _______________________

3. _____ Students __________ (dance) yesterday night?

_______________________ _______________________

4. _____ the seagull __________ (fly) over the sea when I was taking the photo?
_______________________ _______________________
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4. How to use it in daily expressions

a. Offer context, that is, give information about facts or situations in a specific time.

My sister was cooking a delicious dish the

day before yesterday.
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4. How to use it in daily expressions

b. Mention two or more actions from the past that happened at the same time..

My sister was cooking a delicious dish when I

was washing the soccer game.
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4. How to use it in daily expressions

c. Express actions or states that were taking place in the past when another action or state
interrupts or reinforces it.

My sister was cooking a delicious dish when I

arrived home.
 5. Evaluar

Actividad
En la semana 17 del campus virtual se encuentra un documento en Word, el cual contiene preguntas
para marcar y completar, lea y responda de acuerdo a lo aprendido en clase.

Tiempo: 15 minutos.
Una vez terminada, envía el documento en PDF
por la actividad de la semana 17 del campus
virtual.
 4. Experimentar

Revisa tu logro

¿Qué tanto consideras que has aprendido sobre past

progressive?

¿Qué tanto consideras que has aprendido sobre cómo

utilizar el past progressive?

¿ Qué tanto consideras útiles las expresiones diarias

aprendidas en clase?

Mucho
Regular
Poco
 5. Evaluar

Reflexionamos

¿Qué aprendimos hoy?

¿Qué dificultades tuvimos?

¿Para qué nos sirve lo aprendido?

Consultas
Referencias bibliográficas

• Algo más sobre past progressive:

https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/past_progressive_tense.htm

• Ejercicios sobre past progressive:

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/past_progressive-exercises.html
Muchas gracias