The document discusses the past progressive tense, how it is used to describe an activity that was in progress before being interrupted by another event. It provides examples of sentences using the past progressive and explains the difference between using the simple past and past progressive tenses. Formations of the past progressive tense are also outlined.

1. Past Progressive
Learn the situations when
the past continuous is used.

2. Past Continuous
Past continuous is used to describe activity
or event that was in the process at one time
in the past before another activity came to
interrupt it.
Example :
Jack was reading a book when the phone rang.
They were playing football when the rain comes.

3. Form
Affirmative Tense
S + TO BE (WAS/WERE) + V-ING
Negative Tense
S + TO BE (WAS/WERE) + NOT + V-ING
Interrogative Tense
TO BE (WAS/WERE) + S + V-ING
Information Question
WH-QUESTIONS + TO BE (WAS/WERE) + S + V-ING

4. WHEN AND WHILE
WHEN and WHILE are commonly used in past continuous.
WHEN usually comes after the past continuous tense
Example : I was watching TV when the door bell rang
WHILE usually comes before the past continuous tense
Example : While I was watching TV the door bell rang

5. Can you use past progressive?
• Use the simple past or past progressive to
complete the following sentences.
1. A: What (you, do) __ when you got hurt?
B: I (try) __ to change a light bulb that was bad.
2. After I (find) __ the wallet full of money, I
(go, immediately) __ to the police and (turn) __
it in for the official reward.
3. The doctor (say) __ that Tom (be) __ too sick
to go to work and that he (need) __ to stay at
home for a couple of days.
Is there a real difference between
simple past and past progressive?

6. Are you using past progressive?
• Use the simple past or past progressive to
complete the following sentences.
4. A: I (call) __ you last night after dinner, but
you (be, not) __ there. Where were you?
B: I (work) __ out at the fitness center.
5. I (watch) __ a mystery movie on T.V. when the
electricity (go) __ out. Now I (never, go) __ to
find out how the movie (end) __.
6. It's strange that you (call) __ because I
(think, just) __ about you.
Can you tell the difference between
simple past and past progressive?

7. YOUR TURN
• Talk about an incident that ever
happened to you. Create a dialogue
with your partner. Talk about :
◊where you were and what you were
doing at that time.
◊how the incident happened.
◊the result of the incident.