Warm up Questions

What were you learning about last year?

What were you eating for dinner last night?

What were you doing last weekend?

What were you watching on TV last week?

What were you talking about with your friends yesterday?

 Past Progressive Tense

Subject + Was/Were + Verb(ing) + Object

For example:

Mom was baking a cake yesterday.

The girls were laughing at their mobile phones last night.

The dog was chewing my shoe last week.

 Read the Conversation
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Where were you
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travelling last week?

I was travelling to Wow, what

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I was wearing a coat and

snow boots. At least you
were not cold.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
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The cat waschasing the squirrel.

Mum was brush ing

my sister’s messy hair.

The children were

listen ing
to her read a bedtime story.

They werepaint ing

her room purple!

I waskick ingthe beachball with my friends.

They wereblow ing

up balloons.
 What was happening?
Use the words given below to create a
past progressive sentence.

+ arrive

The airplane

Example Answer:

The airplane wasarriving at the airport.

 What was happening?
Use the words given below to create a
past progressive sentence.

My sister + jump

Example Answer:

My sister was jumpingon her bed.

 What was happening?
Use the words given below to create a
past progressive sentence.

The pizza + sizzle

Example Answer:

The pizza was sizzling on the plate.

 What was happening?
Use the words given below to create a
past progressive sentence.

His friends + swim

Example Answer:

His friends wereswimmingin the ocean.

 What was happening?
Use the words given below to create a
past progressive sentence.

+ cry

The kittens

Example Answer:

The kittens were crying for some milk.

 Where am I?
The girls were rocking on the seesaw.
The teacher was shouting.
The sandpit was overflowing with children.

Answer: The playground

 Where am I?
The teller was waiting for the money.
The people were walking all around.
He was trying on a jacket.

Answer: The shopping mall

 Where am I?
The food was cooking in the kitchen.
The waiter was taking orders.
The people were using their knives and forks.

Answer: A restaurant
 Is this sentence correct?
The bee was buzz around the flowers.
The bee was buzzing around the flowers.
The coach were showing us how to hit the tennis ball.
The coach was showing us how to hit the tennis ball.
The sailor were work on the ship.
The sailor was working on the ship.
He is try to open the jar of cookies.
He was trying to open the jar of cookies.
The boys were walk around the zoo.
The boys were walking around the zoo.
My mom were eat her frozen yoghurt.
My mom was eating her frozen yoghurt.
Past Progressive Find the Ship Game
Choose a verb then make a past progressive sentence using that verb.
Remember to add was/were and verb-ing.

A Stay Live Try Start Help Agree

B Watch Learn Get Visit Look Decide

C Wash Finish Listen Study Smell Drop

D Clean Travel Wait Fix Wave Dance

E Change Remember Build Fall Win Bump

F Write Wake Count Enjoy Climb Cheer

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