5. Past Progressive/Continuous
Brainstorming
• What does this tense look like (form)?
• How is this tense similar to the present
continuous?
• How is this tense different from the present
continuous?
• Why do we use this tense?
9. When and While
∗ When + while can be use to show a long action that is
interrupted by a short action.
∗ When I was eating my dinner, Ruth called me.
∗ While I was eating my dinner, Ruth called me.
∗ Ruth called my when/while I was eating my dinner.
10. When Only
∗ When (not while) can be used for one action that
happens immediately after another. (boom boom)
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When I got home from class, I took a nap.
I took a nap when I got home from class.
When I called my friend, she told me she couldn’t talk.
My friend told be she couldn’t talk when I called her.
11. When Only
∗ When (not while) can be used for a short action that
happened during a longer action.
∗ I was sleeping when the phone rang.
∗ I was eating when you texted me.
∗ When you called me, I was driving.
13. Practice ( White Boards)
∗ 1. Use when or while to show that a long action was interrupted by a short
action.
∗ Example: When/While I was eating, my friend called me.
∗ 2. Use when (only) to show that one event happened immediately after another
event.
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When I got home from class, I took a nap.
∗ 3. Use when (not while) to talk about a short event that happened during a
longer event.
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I was sleeping in my chair when my friend called.
14. Editing Race
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1. What you were doing when Obama became the president?
2. I watching TV all day yesterday.
3. What was you doing yesterday morning?
4. I was listen to the radio and talking on the phone.
5. I was sleeping while the phone rang.
6. When you was called me, I was driving.
7. While I ate dinner, Ruth called me.
8. When I call my friend, she told me she was being busy.
9. While I was sleeping when the phone rang.
10. While I was drive my mother called me.
21. Editing Race
1. Does Jack needs to have a lot of skill to play?
2. No, he has to has a lot of luck.
3. How many times does he has to win?
4. He have to win three times.
5. He won eight times, so the record must to be 10.
6. Yes, the world record needs to be 10.
7. Does he need to has a certain time to win?
8. No, he must to have a certain number of points.
9. He also has to wins five games in a row.
10. He doesn’t needs to play it every day.
