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LEARNING GUIDE Nº 9
HUMANITY AREA:
ENGLISH AND BILINGUALISM
Grade: Eighth Grade
COMFACESAR RODOLFO CAMPO SOTO SCHOOL
Student’s name: Classroom: DD MM
8th – 0__ 2020
Subject: Term:
English Fourth
Topics: PAST CONTINUOUS Program Administrator:
- Gerunds – ING
- Verb to be (Was – Were) Dianys Montes Perez
- Vocabulary: Adventures Juan Carlos Zuleta Valera
- Time Expressions

TIME: 10 Class Units

RESOURCES: Computer, Zoom Meeting, Comfacesar Educa Platform, Power Point
presentations.
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS:
 Identifica el Past Continuous dentro de textos o narraciones cortas.
 Da uso a las estructuras y expresiones del Past Continuous dentro de textos o
narraciones cortas.
 Interactúa eficazmente con sus compañeros aportando ideas para llegar a un
consenso, siendo tolerante con quienes piensan diferente.

AUTONOMY INDICATORS:
Pensamiento crítico.
Ser preciso y buscar precisión.
Ser claro y buscar claridad.

LEARNING STRATEGIES:
SPEAKING: have a conversation about different topics.
READING: read a text appropriate to their level and answer the questions about the text
WRITING: create sentences according to the structure.
LISTENING: learn new vocabulary words.

1 INDUCTION
1.1 Warm-up

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS
The activity consists of some questions that the teacher will ask his students.
Questions may vary and students will answer formally or informally.

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 1.2 Prior Knowledge

What are they doing now? What were they doing at 10 o´clock yesterday? Write the
sentences in Present Continuous and Past Continuous

1.3 Learning goal

WHAT IS YOUR
LEARNING GOAL FOR
THIS GUIDE?

1.4 Information

PAST CONTINUOUS
The past continuous (also called past progressive) is a verb tense which is used to show
that an ongoing past action was happening at a specific moment of interruption, or that two
ongoing actions were happening at the same time. The past continuous is formed using
was/were + present participle. Questions are indicated by inverting the subject and
was/were. Negatives are made with not.
Examples:
- I was watching TV when she called.
- I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm.
- What were you doing when the earthquake started?
- You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the oven off.
- While I was writing the email, the computer suddenly went off.

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 GERUNDS

VERB TO BE: Was/Were

PERSONAL AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE FORM

PRONOUN FORM PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST
CONTINUOUS
I was was not / wasn´t
You were were not / weren´t
He was was not / wasn´t
She was was not / wasn´t
It was was not / wasn´t
We were were not / weren´t
They were were not / weren´t

TIME EXPRESSIONS: WHEN / WHILE

We usually use when or while to connect the two actions in our sentences.
- I was walking to school when it started to rain.
- While they were sleeping last night, somebody stole their
radio. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption
in time.
Examples:
- When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.
- While we were having the picnic, it started to rain.
- What were you doing when the earthquake started?
- The computer shut down while I was writing a lesson plan.
- My car broke down while I was driving to Paris.

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 2 INDIVIDUAL LEARNING

2.1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of

the verbs in Past Continuous. Then, match the
number with correct picture.

1. My sister (cry) when

she came home from school.

2. A bad boy (bully) a

younger student after school.

3. They (have) dinner at

home last night.

4. My mom (practice) the

violin at nine last Monday.

5. The students (fight) when the

principal arrived.

6. They (use) their cellphones in

class yesterday.

7. He (play) the guitar when his

mom came home.

8. John (cheat) on the exam.

9. He (spray) graffiti when the

teacher saw him.

10. Martin (copy) his classmate homework when the teacher saw him.

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 2.2 Write When or While in the following sentences.

1. I was reading a book suddenly I heard a noise.

2. Rose was cooking dinner her husband went to work.
3. Sandra and Kathy were talking in the living – room the doorbell
rang.
4. Ben was playing in a basketball team he was a kid.
5. Sharon came home her brother was playing video game.
6. Angela got home she was making some coffee.
7.They were sleeping the burglars broke in.
8. We were having lessons we heard a terrible noise.
9. I was cycling, the rain started.
10. He broke his arm he was playing basketball.

3 Look at the picture. Choose and circle the correct option

4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the brackets. Use the correct form of the
verbs in Simple Past or Past Continuous.

1. My brother drank water while he (do) his homework.

2. Harry was singing a song when Jane (come) in.

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 3. They (live) when the earthquake happened.

4. He was finding some money when he (clean) the cupboards.

5. While Peter (tell) a joke his teacher walked in.

6. Jackie (listen) to the radio when the doorbell rang.

3 GROUP LEARNING

3.1 Read the conversation between Axel and Laura. Then, decide if the statements are
TRUE or FALSE according to the text. Perform the dialogue in pairs and prepare it for
a videoconference class.

a. Laura finished her homework before she met Michael

b. Axel started watching TV before eight o´clock
c. Laura and her cousin met Michael when they got to the park
d. Axel didn´t finish his homework when Mark phoned him
e. Axel was on his blog las night and Laura was in the park at the same time

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 3.2 Complete this opening of the detective story using past simple or past continuous in
the numbered gaps (1 – 27) and while or when in the lettered gaps (a – h).

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 4 ASSESSMENT

4.1 Self-Assessment
Taking into account the themes and activities, complete the following chart:
What have we done in the I get it? Can I use it? Actions to improve
guide number Nine?

4.2 Peer-Assessment
1. Did you get your learning goal of this guide? Why?

2. What do you think you need to do to better your English skills?

3. What English skill do you need to better with the next guide?

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Websites
 https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t086-past-tense.htm
 https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/present-continuous-
progressive-tense/what-were-they-doing-yesterday/3501
 https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html
 https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(E
SL)/Past_continuous/Past_continuous_du7862cq
 https://www.englishwsheets.com/extreme-sports-7.html

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 Read the following text about Amy, Flora and Louisa. Then, read the questions 7 to
13, and circle the best option.

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