5. Activity: DRIVE A CAR
WHEN (Cuando)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
6. Activity: DRIVE A CAR
When: (Cuando)
Yesterday: From 6:00 pm to 6:59 pm
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
7. Time: From 6:00 am to 6:59 pm
(La acción se realiza de 6:00 a 6:59 pm,
esta dura una hora aproximadamente)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
8. Time: From 6:00 am to 6:59 pm
(La acción se realiza de 6:00 a 6:59 pm,
esta dura una hora aproximadamente)
What was she
doing at : 6:30
pm?
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
9. Time: From 6:00 am to 6:59 pm
(La acción se realiza de 6:00 a 6:59 pm,
esta dura una hora aproximadamente)
She was
driving a
car at 6:30
pm
What was she
doing at : 6:30
pm?
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
13. Activity: HAVE AN ACCIDENT
When: Cuando
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
14. Activity: HAVE AN ACCIDENT
YESTERDAY: 7:00 PM
When: Cuando
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
15. Time: 7:00 pm
(La acción pasó en un sólo momento
a las 7:00 pm)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
16. Time: 7:00 pm
(La acción pasó en un sólo momento
a las 7:00 pm)
What
happend at
7:00 pm last
night?
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
17. Time: 7:00 pm
(La acción pasó en un sólo momento
a las 7:00 pm)
She had an
accident at
7:00 pm last
nightWhat
happend at
7:00 pm last
night?
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18. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST
CONTINUOUS:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
19. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST
CONTINUOUS :
We form this tense with the helping verb "to
be" , in the past tense (was,were), plus the
present participle of the verb (with an -ing
ending): Example: Working, Dancing
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
20. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
21. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
22. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
23. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They were
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
24. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They were working
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
25. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They were working All night long
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
26. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They were working All night long
Traducción: Ellos estuvieron trabajando toda la noche
Affirmative form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
27. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
28. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
29. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
30. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They Were NOT
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
31. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They Were NOT working
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
32. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They Were NOT working All night long
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
33. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT AUX. VERB BE+
NOT
MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT
They Were NOT working All night long
Traducción: Ellos NO estuvieron trabajando toda la noche
Negative form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
34. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
Question form:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
35. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
36. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
were
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
37. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
were They
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
38. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
were They working
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
39. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
were They working All night
long?
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
40. HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS :
STRUCTURE
AUX. VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN VERB
IN PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
COMPLEMENT ?
were They working All night
long?
Traducción: ¿Estuvieron Ellos trabajando toda la noche?
Question form
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
41. Como se puede observar, existen dos
componentes muy importantes en: the past
continuous.
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
42. Como se puede observar, existen dos
componentes muy importantes en: the past
continuous.
AUXILIARY VERB
BE
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE:
ING FORM
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43. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
44. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I
SHE
HE
IT
WE
THEY
YOU
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
45. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS
SHE WAS
HE WAS
IT WAS
WE WERE
THEY WERE
YOU WERE
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
46. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS PLAYING
SHE WAS PLAYING
HE WAS PLAYING
IT WAS PLAYING
WE WERE PLAYING
THEY WERE PLAYING
YOU WERE PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
47. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
48. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I
SHE
HE
IT
WE
THEY
YOU
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
49. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT
SHE WAS NOT
HE WAS NOT
IT WAS NOT
WE WERE NOT
THEY WERE NOT
YOU WERE NOT
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
50. Look at the charts
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT PLAYING
SHE WAS NOT PLAYING
HE WAS NOT PLAYING
IT WAS NOT PLAYING
WE WERE NOT PLAYING
THEY WERE NOT PLAYING
YOU WERE NOT PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
51. Si comparamos la forma negativa de: The past continuous,
existe la posibilidad de contraer el verbo auxiliar “to be”
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
52. Was
Were
Si comparamos la forma negativa de: The past continuous,
existe la posibilidad de contraer el verbo auxiliar “to be”
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
53. Was
Were
Si comparamos la forma negativa de: The past continuous,
existe la posibilidad de contraer el verbo auxiliar “to be”
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
54. Was Wasn`t
Were Weren`t
Si comparamos la forma negativa de: The past continuous,
existe la posibilidad de contraer el verbo auxiliar “to be”
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
55. Look at the chart
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I PLAYING
SHE PLAYING
HE PLAYING
IT PLAYING
WE PLAYING
THEY PLAYING
YOU PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
56. Look at the chart
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT PLAYING
SHE WAS NOT PLAYING
HE WAS NOT PLAYING
IT WAS NOT PLAYING
WE WERE NOT PLAYING
THEY WERE NOT PLAYING
YOU WERE NOT PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
57. Look at the chart
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT PLAYING
SHE WAS NOT PLAYING
HE WAS NOT PLAYING
IT WAS NOT PLAYING
WE WERE NOT PLAYING
THEY WERE NOT PLAYING
YOU WERE NOT PLAYING
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
58. Look at the chart
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT PLAYING
SHE WAS NOT PLAYING
HE WAS NOT PLAYING
IT WAS NOT PLAYING
WE WERE NOT PLAYING
THEY WERE NOT PLAYING
YOU WERE NOT PLAYING
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I PLAYING
SHE PLAYING
HE PLAYING
IT PLAYING
WE PLAYING
THEY PLAYING
YOU PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
59. Look at the chart
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WAS NOT PLAYING
SHE WAS NOT PLAYING
HE WAS NOT PLAYING
IT WAS NOT PLAYING
WE WERE NOT PLAYING
THEY WERE NOT PLAYING
YOU WERE NOT PLAYING
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
VERB
VERB IN
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
I WASN`T PLAYING
SHE WASN`T PLAYING
HE WASN`T PLAYING
IT WASN`T PLAYING
WE WEREN`T PLAYING
THEY WEREN`T PLAYING
YOU WEREN`T PLAYING
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
60. Let`s combine the simple past tense and
the past continuous
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
61. Let`s combine the simple past tense and
the past continuous
Activity One: Mary was driving her car
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
62. Let`s combine the simple past tense and
the past continuous
Activity Two: She had an accident
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
63. Let`s combine the simple past tense and
the past continuous
Activity One: Mary was driving her car
Activity Two: She had an accident
1. WHILE
(Mientras)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
64. Let`s combine the simple past tense and
the past continuous
Activity One: Mary was driving her car
Activity Two: She had an accident
1. While Mary was driving (action in progress) she had an accident.
1. WHILE
(Mientras)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
65. Let`s combine the simple past tense and
the past continuous
Activity One: Mary was driving her car
Activity Two: She had an accident
2. WHEN
(Cuando)
2. Mary was driving her car when she had the accident.
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
66. Let`s combine the simple past tense and
the past continuous
Activity One: Mary was driving her car
Activity Two: She had an accident
2. WHEN
(Cuando)
1. While Mary was driving (action in progress) she had an accident.
2. Mary was driving her car when she had the accident.
1. WHILE
(Mientras)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
68. We use the word while before the action that is
in progress. Look at the examples below.
1. WHILE
(Mientras)
Remember
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
69. We use the word while before the action that is
in progress. Look at the examples below.
1. WHILE
(Mientras)
Remember
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
70. We use the word while before the action that is
in progress. Look at the examples below.
1. While Mary was driving (action in progress) she had an accident.
1. WHILE
(Mientras)
Remember
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
72. 2. WHEN
(Cuando)
We use the word “when” to connect these two senteces.
It usually goes before the action that interrupts the action
in progress.
Remember
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
73. 2. WHEN
(Cuando)
We use the word “when” to connect these two senteces.
It usually goes before the action that interrupts the action
in progress.
Remember
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
74. 2. WHEN
(Cuando)
We use the word “when” to connect these two senteces.
It usually goes before the action that interrupts the action
in progress.
2. Mary was driving her car when she had the accident.
Remember
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
75. LET´S HAVE ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Activity One: I was eating some salad.
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
76. LET´S HAVE ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Activity Two: The telephone rang
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
77. LET´S HAVE ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Example:
1. While I was eating some salad, the telephone rang.
1. While
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
78. LET´S HAVE ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Example:
2. I was eating some salad when the telephone rang
2. when
THE PAST CONTINUOUS Vs SIMPLE PAST
79. SUMMARY
Example:
1. While I was eating some salad, the telephone rang.
2. I was eating some salad when the telephone rang
1. While 2. when
“While” se utiliza antes de la acción en proceso
y “When” antes de la acción que interrumpe la
acción en proceso.
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80. Let`s practice.
I invite you to visit the web page below and
test youself on the topic presented.
Good Luck.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_progressive.htm
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