Transcript PAST CONTINUOUS & SIMPLE PAST
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PAST CONTINUOUS & SIMPLE PAST
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Past Continuous Use… To talk about an action that was in progress (not finished) at a time in the past. At 6.30 I was having breakfast. 6.15
I started having breakfast.
6:30 6:45 I finished having breakfast.
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STRUCTURE PAST CONTINUOUS
+ SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + -ING.
Peter was going to the shop ….
SUBJECT + WASN’T/ WEREN’T + -ING.
Susan wasn’t reading the same book as me.
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(WH) + WAS/WERE + SUBJECT + -ING?
What were you doing yesterday afternoon?
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MAKE SENTENCES USING THE FOLLOWING PICTURES. DECIDE: PAST CONTINUOUS + SIMPLE PAST
He was washing his car when he saw his friend Peter.
PAST CONTINUOUS + PAST CONTINUOUS
He was washing his car while he was singing a song.
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WHILE…
WAIT FOR THE POST / POSTMAN ARRIVE
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WHILE …
CROSS STREET / SEE ACCIDENT
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WHILE
GIVE A SPEECH / LAUGH
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WHILE …
READ A BOOK / FALL ASLEEP
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WHILE …
HAVE A SHOWER / SING
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WHILE …
COOK / BURN FINGERS
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WHILE …
DRIVE / PHONE RING
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WHILE …
SING / FANS SHOUT
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Using the Past Continuous Look at the pictures Choose one and create a story Do NOT write anything You will need to speak for about 1 minutes
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