2. CRICOS 00111D
TOID 3069
Past Continuous
past be verb + verb+ing
e.g. was cooking
were playing
To talk about action in the past at an exact moment
Alan was sleeping yesterday afternoon at 3pm.
3. Past Continuous
Q: What were you doing at 6am this morning?
A: I was sleeping at home at 6am this morning.
Q: What were you doing at 9pm yesterday?
A: I ________________
11. What was she doing when the
ball hit her?
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12. What is the action? What
interrupts her?
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13. She was playing volleyball
when the ball hit her.
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14. What was he doing when
he fell off the chair?
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15. He was sleeping when he
fell off the chair.
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16. While he was sleeping, he
fell off the chair.
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17. Past Continuous Vs Past Simple
Past simple for past, short and finished
actions. Often actions are important.
18. Past Continuous Vs Past Simple
Past simple for past, short and finished
actions. Often actions are important.
Past continuous for interrupted actions
19. Past Continuous: Examples
I was walking to the station when I met
John. (I started walking before I met John,
and maybe I continued afterwards. I met
John is a short action that interrupts the
walk)
At three o'clock, I was working. (I started
before three o'clock and finished after three
o'clock. I am describing a long action in the
past at a specific time)
20. CRICOS 00111D
TOID 3069
Past Continuous
Yesterday evening, I cooked dinner and then I relaxed in the living room. I
was watching TV when fire alarm rang. I waited for a moment because it
could be a false alarm. It rang for a couple of minutes, so I walked down
the stairs and out of my building.. While I was standing outside in the cold,
the fire department arrived and five firefighters ran into the apartment
building. I had to wait for twenty minutes outside before I was allowed to go
back to my TV show. I felt pretty annoyed.
What are the important actions?
What is the background information?
Which tense is used the most?
21. CRICOS 00111D
TOID 3069
Past Continuous
The past continuous is introduced by words like
We were walking when she fell down.
While we were walking, she fell down.
As we were talking, Tony arrived home.
22. Practice: Student 1 make s a
sentence using WHEN
Student 2 makes a sentence using
WHILE
