Past simple vs past continuous part 2

Past simple vs past continuous
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Past simple vs past continuous

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Ex 53e

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Ex 54

Slide 3 - Diapositive

Ex 55b 

Slide 4 - Diapositive

Past continuous form

Affirmative
was/were + verb + ing
I was watching tv

Negative
wasn't/ weren't + verb + ing
I wasn't watching tv

Subject questions
Who + was + verb + ing
Who was watching tv?




Yes or no questions
was/were + subject + verb + ing
Was she watching tv?

Short answers
yes/no + subject + was (not) /were (not)
No, she wasn't 

Wh- questions
Wh- word + was/were + subject + verb + ing
What were you watching?

Slide 5 - Diapositive

We use the past continuous...
1. to describe a background scene in a story or in a description of a main event.

2. to talk about an action that was in progress when another action took place
(for the shorter action, which happened while the longer one was in progress, we use the past simple)


Examples:

1. At 7 a.m. Doug was having breakfast. He was sitting  at the table and he was drinking coffee.

2. When he was finishing his breakfast, Meg came into the kitchen

Slide 6 - Diapositive

Past simple - past continuous

Slide 7 - Diapositive

Past simple
Past continuous
Past simple
Past continuous

Slide 8 - Question de remorquage

Fred _______ down the hall,
when he dropped his phone.
A
walks
B
was walking
C
walked
D
were walking

Slide 9 - Quiz

She ______ her teeth at 7 a.m. this morning, when her phone rang.
A
brushes
B
brushed
C
was brushing
D
brush

Slide 10 - Quiz

They _________ their trip,
when they saw a giant spider.
A
was enjoying
B
were enjoying
C
enjoyed
D
did enjoy

Slide 11 - Quiz

Which one is the past simple and which one is the past continuous?
past simple
past continuous

Slide 12 - Question de remorquage

George  ........ (fall) off the ladder while he ..... (paint) the ceiling.
Past continuous vs past simple
Fill in the correct form.
fell
was falling
was painting
painted

Slide 13 - Question de remorquage

.... you ..... (you watch) TV when I ..... (call) you?
Past continuous vs past simple
Did ... watch)
Were .... watching
called
was calling

Slide 14 - Question de remorquage

He _______ TV,
when he _____ something.
A
was watching, was hearing
B
was watching, heard
C
was watching, heared
D
watched, was hearing

Slide 15 - Quiz