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ENG - B1 1 0502G-Past-Continuous PDF
ENG - B1 1 0502G-Past-Continuous PDF
0502G
Past Continuous
Past Events
Grammar & Structure
Level B1
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Past Continuous Outline
Content
In this lesson you will learn about the past continuous and how it differs from
other past tenses.
Learning Outcomes
• Learn when to use the past continuous
• Learn to differentiate various forms of the past
• Learn to make sentences using the past continuous
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Grammar
Please note
Past Simple
He played guitar
Past Continuous
He was playing guitar
Present Perfect
He has played guitar
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Grammatical Structure
Please note
The past continuous is formed with this
structure:
Subject + Was/Were + Verb-ing
I was waiting
You were waiting
He/She/It was waiting
We were waiting
They were waiting
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Grammar
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Positive Form
Subject + (to be) + (verb)-ing
They were sleeping when we came home
Negative Form
Subject + (to be) + not + (verb)-ing
I wasn’t listening when she was speaking.
Question Form
(To be) + Subject + (verb)-ing
Was she working when you called her?
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Grammar
Please note
Examples:
Jess was eating ice cream
when we ran into her.
Writing
Write three sentences in the past
continuous
Ex) I was taking a shower when the pizza delivery man came.
1) __________________________________
2) __________________________________
3) __________________________________
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Exercises
Speaking
It‘s common to use the past continuous to
describe what you were doing at specific
times.
What were you doing......?
EX) At 9 PM yesterday. I was watching a basketball game.
Please note
While
I was laying down while they
were playing soccer
When
She was sleeping when the
delivery man came.
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Exercises
Writing
Write sentences in the past continuous
using “when“ and “while“
When
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While
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Function
Please note
Examples:
She was cooking while you were sleeping.
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Exercises
Writing
Write two sentences in the past continuous
using parallel actions.
1) __________________________________
2) __________________________________
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Exercises
Speaking
EX) She were dancing all night ---> She was dancing all night.
1) I was walk when I saw her.
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Storytelling
Please note
Examples:
I dropped my food while I was walking in my new heels.
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Exercises
Speaking
Tell us a story of something recent using both
the past continuous and the past simple.
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Grammar
Please note
“For” is commonly used for explaining
durations of time when used with the past
continuous
Examples:
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Exercises
Writing
Write two sentences using the past
continuous and “for“
Ex) They were winning for most of the game, and then
lost.
1) __________________________________
2) __________________________________
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Exercises
Speaking
Ask a partner any two questions using the past
continuous
Example:
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Grammar
Please note
Examples:
What were you doing when the president got shot?
I was eating at a restaurant and saw it on TV.
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Exercises
Writing
Answer the questions using the past
continuous.
2) What were you doing when the Berlin Wall came down?
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Exercises
Speaking
Look at the image. Write two sentences using
the past continuous.
1)
2)
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Thank you
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Thank you
for choosing to learn
with
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