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Past continuous IREP
Past continuous tense
Lesson aim:
I know what the past continuous is.
I can use the past continuous in a sentence.
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Past continuous tense
Lesson aim:
I know what the past continuous is.
I can use the past continuous in a sentence.
Slide 1 - Slide
Let's see how well you know this already.
Slide 2 - Slide
The police stopped Willis as ___ to the airport.
A
he is driving
B
he was driving
C
was driving
D
he were driving
Slide 3 - Quiz
Julie ___ (sleep) at three o'clock.
Slide 4 - Open question
When I phoned my friends, they ___ (play)
Slide 5 - Open question
The kids ___ (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
Slide 6 - Open question
Let's look at the rules and uses
Slide 7 - Slide
How do we make a past continuous?
How do we make the past continuous?
The past tense of to be
+
-ing form of a verb
Example: We
were
making
dinner when she arrived.
Example: My head
was
aching
.
Example: The town
was
changing
quickly
Slide 8 - Slide
When do we use the past continuous?
We generally use the past continuous to talk about something that started and ended in the past.
Example: At 6 o'clock, I was eating dinner.
It is often used together with the past simple to explain that something happened while something else was going on.
Example: As I was going to work, I saw an old friend.
Slide 9 - Slide
When do we use the past continuous?
For something that that was going on during another action.
Example: The children were doing their homework when I got home.
For something that was going on during a specific time.
Example: At 8 o' clock, I was writing a letter.
To show that something continued for some time.
Example: My head was aching.
for something that happened again and again.
Example: I was practising every day, three times a day.
Slide 10 - Slide
Keep in mind!
It is possible to have multiple
past continuous
clauses in one sentence. This happens when the two actions both continued for a longer period of time.
Example: Father
was smoking
his pipe while mother
was reading
a magazine.
Example: It
was pouring
with rain and she
was wondering
what to do.
Slide 11 - Slide
Let's try again
Slide 12 - Slide
When I arrived, they ___ (play) cards.
Slide 13 - Open question
We ___ (sleep) when the police came.
Slide 14 - Open question
Somebody threw a shoe at him while he ___ (speak).
Slide 15 - Open question
I ___ (read) a detective story when I heard a noise.
Slide 16 - Open question
When I came into the living room, the cats ___ (sit) on the table.
Slide 17 - Open question
Helen ___ (listen) to the radio when she heard a strange noise in the garden.
Slide 18 - Open question
You've reached the end
If you want to practise more then go to the links on the following slides.
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