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Slide 1
1
Past Progressive
and Simple Past
Someone Stole His
Briefcase!
Focus on Grammar 3
Part I, Unit 4
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Slide 2
Reporting to the Police 1
It was
about
ten of
in coffee,
the
I was
having
a cup
morning,
and I was the
sitting
in
and
I was watching
people
Maxi’s Café
City Park.
in thenear
café.
What
Whatwere
did you
you
doing?
see?
Slide 3
Reporting to the Police 2
To
left,there
therewas
wasaanother
ayoung
youngwoman.
man. He
was
To Suddenly,
mymy
right,
She
there
was
young
man.
He
drinking
coffee
and
reading
acream.
newspaper.
A big
was
eating
a red
huge
dish
of ice
Shewith
was
snatched
the
briefcase
and
ran
away
it so
red briefcase
was
standing
nexthappening.
to his feet.
enjoying
fast
thatit.no one
knew
what was
After the man stole the briefcase, we
were all talking loudly. The owner of
the briefcase was very upset!
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Past Progressive
Use the past progressive to describe an action
that was in progress at a specific time in the past.
I was having coffee.
She was eating ice cream.
10 a.m.
now
past
was having
was eating
future
Slide 5
Be Careful!
Non-action verbs are not usually used in the
progressive. Note the exception with have.
I was
I had
having
a headache.
a headache.
I was having coffee.
She was having ice cream.
Here the meaning
of have is eat or drink.
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Past Progressive & Simple Past 1
Use past progressive with simple past to describe an
action that was interrupted by another action.
They were enjoying the
morning when the thief
stole the briefcase.
stole
past
were enjoying
now
future
Slide 7
Past Progressive & Simple Past 2
Use past progressive for the action in progress. Use
when and the simple past for the action that interrupts.
The man was reading the
newspaper when the thief
snatched his briefcase.
snatched
now
past
was reading
future
Slide 8
Past Progressive & Simple Past 3
Use past progressive to focus on the duration of an action.
Use simple past to focus on the completion of an action.
I was sitting in Maxi’s Café
and watching people.
the people there.
The thief stole the briefcase
and ran away.
past
now
was sitting / was watching
future
Slide 9
Practice 1
What were you and others
doing? Answer the questions
using the past progressive.
Example:
What were you doing when I called this morning?
I was trying to wake up when you called.
1. What were you doing when the phone rang last night?
2. What were your friends doing at 6 p.m. yesterday evening?
3. What were you doing last weekend?
4. What was the teacher doing when you first saw her/him today?
Slide 10
Past Progressive with While 1
Use past progressive with while to describe two
actions in progress at the same time in the past.
The man was reading
the newspaper while the
woman was eating her
ice cream.
now
past
was reading
was eating
future
Slide 11
Past Progressive with While 2
Use past progressive with while to describe two
actions in progress at the same time in the past.
While I was describing
While
the theft,
theft, the
the police
police
the
officer was
was writing
writing
officer
everything down.
down.
everything
now
past
was describing
was writing
future
Slide 12
Time Clauses
The time clause (= the part with while or when) can
come at the beginning or the end of the sentence.
They were having coffee
when the thief snatched the briefcase.
,
When the thief snatched the briefcase
they were having coffee.
Slide 13
Be Careful!
Sentences with both clauses in the simple past have a
different meaning from sentences with one clause in the
simple past and one in the past progressive.
When the waiter came,
I looked at the menu.
When the waiter came,
I was looking at the menu.
came
past came
was looking
looked
First the waiter
came; then I
looked at the
First
I was
menu.
looking at the
menu; then the
waiter came.
now
future
Slide 14
Practice 2
Form sentences with while.
Use the past progressive.
Example: read / steal
While the man was reading, the prisoner was stealing his wallet.
1. talk / drink
4. not look / burn
3. play / watch
5. talk / sit
2. shine / splash
4.
While
the
woman
was
not
looking,
the
toast
was
5.
was
talking
onfountain
the
phone,
the
man
was
3.
one
manwas
was
playing
pool,
the
other
man
was
1.While
Whilethe
thewoman
women
were
talking,
they
were
drinking
tea.
2.
sun
shining,
the
was
splashing.
burning.
sitting
in the chair.
watching.
Slide 15
References
Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education and
its licensors. All rights reserved.
1
Past Progressive
and Simple Past
Someone Stole His
Briefcase!
Focus on Grammar 3
Part I, Unit 4
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Slide 2
Reporting to the Police 1
It was
about
ten of
in coffee,
the
I was
having
a cup
morning,
and I was the
sitting
in
and
I was watching
people
Maxi’s Café
City Park.
in thenear
café.
What
Whatwere
did you
you
doing?
see?
Slide 3
Reporting to the Police 2
To
left,there
therewas
wasaanother
ayoung
youngwoman.
man. He
was
To Suddenly,
mymy
right,
She
there
was
young
man.
He
drinking
coffee
and
reading
acream.
newspaper.
A big
was
eating
a red
huge
dish
of ice
Shewith
was
snatched
the
briefcase
and
ran
away
it so
red briefcase
was
standing
nexthappening.
to his feet.
enjoying
fast
thatit.no one
knew
what was
After the man stole the briefcase, we
were all talking loudly. The owner of
the briefcase was very upset!
Slide 4
Past Progressive
Use the past progressive to describe an action
that was in progress at a specific time in the past.
I was having coffee.
She was eating ice cream.
10 a.m.
now
past
was having
was eating
future
Slide 5
Be Careful!
Non-action verbs are not usually used in the
progressive. Note the exception with have.
I was
I had
having
a headache.
a headache.
I was having coffee.
She was having ice cream.
Here the meaning
of have is eat or drink.
Slide 6
Past Progressive & Simple Past 1
Use past progressive with simple past to describe an
action that was interrupted by another action.
They were enjoying the
morning when the thief
stole the briefcase.
stole
past
were enjoying
now
future
Slide 7
Past Progressive & Simple Past 2
Use past progressive for the action in progress. Use
when and the simple past for the action that interrupts.
The man was reading the
newspaper when the thief
snatched his briefcase.
snatched
now
past
was reading
future
Slide 8
Past Progressive & Simple Past 3
Use past progressive to focus on the duration of an action.
Use simple past to focus on the completion of an action.
I was sitting in Maxi’s Café
and watching people.
the people there.
The thief stole the briefcase
and ran away.
past
now
was sitting / was watching
future
Slide 9
Practice 1
What were you and others
doing? Answer the questions
using the past progressive.
Example:
What were you doing when I called this morning?
I was trying to wake up when you called.
1. What were you doing when the phone rang last night?
2. What were your friends doing at 6 p.m. yesterday evening?
3. What were you doing last weekend?
4. What was the teacher doing when you first saw her/him today?
Slide 10
Past Progressive with While 1
Use past progressive with while to describe two
actions in progress at the same time in the past.
The man was reading
the newspaper while the
woman was eating her
ice cream.
now
past
was reading
was eating
future
Slide 11
Past Progressive with While 2
Use past progressive with while to describe two
actions in progress at the same time in the past.
While I was describing
While
the theft,
theft, the
the police
police
the
officer was
was writing
writing
officer
everything down.
down.
everything
now
past
was describing
was writing
future
Slide 12
Time Clauses
The time clause (= the part with while or when) can
come at the beginning or the end of the sentence.
They were having coffee
when the thief snatched the briefcase.
,
When the thief snatched the briefcase
they were having coffee.
Slide 13
Be Careful!
Sentences with both clauses in the simple past have a
different meaning from sentences with one clause in the
simple past and one in the past progressive.
When the waiter came,
I looked at the menu.
When the waiter came,
I was looking at the menu.
came
past came
was looking
looked
First the waiter
came; then I
looked at the
First
I was
menu.
looking at the
menu; then the
waiter came.
now
future
Slide 14
Practice 2
Form sentences with while.
Use the past progressive.
Example: read / steal
While the man was reading, the prisoner was stealing his wallet.
1. talk / drink
4. not look / burn
3. play / watch
5. talk / sit
2. shine / splash
4.
While
the
woman
was
not
looking,
the
toast
was
5.
was
talking
onfountain
the
phone,
the
man
was
3.
one
manwas
was
playing
pool,
the
other
man
was
1.While
Whilethe
thewoman
women
were
talking,
they
were
drinking
tea.
2.
sun
shining,
the
was
splashing.
burning.
sitting
in the chair.
watching.
Slide 15
References
Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education and
its licensors. All rights reserved.