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OUS I am Ms Smith.
It is ten
past nine and
I am teaching.

Now...
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Yesterday was
Sunday. At
ten past nine
I was swimming.

Yesterday...
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Now...
It is five to twelve. You are at
school and you are eating a
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Yesterday...

Yesterday at five to twelve, you

weren't at school. You were in bed with a
temperature. You were sleeping.
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On Sunday afternoon...
This is Bobby. He loves reading.
It's twenty-three minutes past five
on a Sunday afternoon and he is reading a book.
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Last Thursday...
Last Thursday, at twenty-three minutes past five,
Bobby was playing in a football match with his
team.
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS Now...

This is Jane. She is a very good student. It's three

minutes past four and she is studying.
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On Saturday
afternoon...

At three minutes past four on Saturday afternoon,

Jane was playing in the park with her friends.
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Today is Wednesday. The
time is ten past ten.
What's the weather like
today?
Is it raining?
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Yes, it is.
It's raining.
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Yesterday was Tuesday.
What was the weather
like at ten past ten?
Was it raining?
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No, it wasn't.
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No, it wasn't.
It
wasn't raining.
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No, it wasn't.
It
wasn't raining.
It was snowing.
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CONTINUOUS
It's nine o'clock on a Thursday night. We
aren't watching TV. We are having
dinner.
PRESENT
Last Thursday,
CONTINUOUS we weren't having dinner
at nine o'clock. We were walking the
dog.
PRESENT
Today is Friday
CONTINUOUS and it is half past three.
Are you learning English at school?
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CONTINUOUS
No, we aren't. We're watching
TV at home.
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Were you watching TV at half

past three last Friday?
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No, we weren't.
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No, we weren't.

We were playing
boardgames with
our parents.​
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It's twenty to eight
in the morning.
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It's twenty to eight
in the morning.

The boy and his mother aren't

skiing in the mountains.
They're having breakfast.
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Thanks for
watching!