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Past Continuous Intro and Exercise

This document provides examples and explanations of using the past continuous tense in English. It includes: 1) An explanation that the past continuous tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. 2) Examples of asking what someone was doing at a specific time in the past and how a photo at that time would show their ongoing action. 3) An explanation that the past continuous can be used to describe two simultaneous past actions, with one starting before the other. 4) Some exercises asking students to practice using the past continuous tense in short responses and storytelling.

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Past Continuous Intro and Exercise

This document provides examples and explanations of using the past continuous tense in English. It includes: 1) An explanation that the past continuous tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. 2) Examples of asking what someone was doing at a specific time in the past and how a photo at that time would show their ongoing action. 3) An explanation that the past continuous can be used to describe two simultaneous past actions, with one starting before the other. 4) Some exercises asking students to practice using the past continuous tense in short responses and storytelling.

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Past Continuous was / were + ____ing

1.A time and an action. 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

What was Jenny doing at six o'clock?


At six o'clock she was watching TV.
(If you took a photo of Jenny at
six oclock, what would it show?) 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM
2. Two actions
1 2 1 2 Now (If you took a
photo of Jack
when the phone rang,
what would it show?)

Jack was reading a book when the phone rang.


1. Jack read a book. + 2. The phone rang. = OR
The phone rang while Jack was reading a book.
A time and an action
When the second action happened, the first action was already happening
The action that started first Past Continuous The action that started second Past Simple.
Ex. a) Two actions
Ex. b) A time and an action
Choose a time and day
(eg: 7PM on Saturday)
and ask three students :
What were you doing at _____(time) on _____(day)

Ex. c) Two actions writing


Write 3 sentences about yourself
like this:

Last Friday, I was going home on the train when I saw an old friend.

__________(Time/Day),
_______________(Past Continuous), when ______________(Past Simple)

4) Continue the story!


Show the sentences that you have written to a classmate and ask them to choose one.

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