This ppt is about the use of the past continuous to describe actions which were in progress at a specific time in the past.

1. Things
Happen
Unit 9

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When things go wrongBefore getting
started, think about
a time when you……
broke
something
lost
something
damaged
something
forgot
something
Brainstorming

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When things go wrongWhat were you
doing when you..?
Broke
something
lost
something
damaged
something
Forgot
something

4. Are you having a bad week?
Actually, yes. I was
going to work on the
train and I was talking
to this woman. I
guess I wasn’t paying
attention and I
missed my stop
Definitely! My friend
accidentally deleted all
my music files when she
was using my pc.
Actually,she was trying to
help me. She was
downloading stuff from
my phone and something
went wrong
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Listening
2
Listening
1

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1. What was Sean doing when he
missed his stop?
R: He was talking to the woman.
He wasn’t paying attention.
2. What was Julia’s friend doing
when she deleted the music files?
R. She was using the computer.
She was trying to help Julia.
She was downloading stuff.

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Grammar
“Past continuous
statements”

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Grammar
Use the past
continuous to set a
background for a story
or to tell about events in
progress in the past.

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Grammar
I was going to work on the
train and I was talking to this
woman. I guess I wasn’t
paying attention and I missed
my stop.
To set a background for a story.

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9
Grammar
To tell about events
in progress in the
past.
Last week, I was using my pc.
My friend was trying to help me.
She was downloading stuff..

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In conversation the most common
verbs in the past continuous are:
TryingTalking
Doing Getting
Going Telling
Saying Using

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Subject Was/were Ving
I
He
She
It
Was
wasn’t
You
We
They
Were
weren’t
talking
doing
going
saying
trying
getting
telling
Patterns

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I was talking to a woman. I
wasn’t paying attention.
She was using the computer.
She wasn’t listening to me.
We were trying to look well. we
weren’t looking at you.
Focus on these examples.

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We also use past time expressions such as:
Last year
Yesterday
Last night
At 8:00
Last week
morning
afternoon
evening
Last month

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Try - Trying
I was trying to
call you
yesterday.
Examples

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Do - Doing
It was 7:00 am, when
my mom was doing
the laundry.

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Get - Getting
She was
getting a taxi to
go home last
night.

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Go - Going
It was 7:00 am
when he was
going to work.

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Talk-Talking
Yesterday,
The doctor and
I were talking
about my x-ray.

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Use - Using
Last night,
They were using
the computer.

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Yesterday, he ______ _________ to fix
the closet.
Last week, they _____ _______ the
house.
trying / trywas / were
clean / cleaningwas / were
tryingwas
were cleaning
Practice

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Yesterday morning,
She ______ ________ exercise
working / workWasn’t / weren’t
Last night,
We ______ ________ about the party
Talk / talkingWas / were
workingwasn’t
talkingwere

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Watch the video

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It’s your
turn.
Answer
Oral Practice. Then, write your answers in the next slide.

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1. Liz _____ _______ around.
2. Mike _____ _________ the roof.
3. Lia _____ _______ homework.
4. Louis _____ ________ .
5. Peter _____ _______ .
was looking
was mending
was doing
was working
callingwas
Check your answers

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6. Yoko _____ _______ the flute.
7. John _____ _______ the guitar.
8. Alex _____ ________ the paper.
9. Leo ______ _________ a car.
10. They ______ ________ English.
was playing
playingwas
readingwas
repairingwas
were learning

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to write an aff and a neg
statement.
1.Yesterday
morning 4. Last night
2.Yesterday
afternoon
3.Last weekend
Use/the
cell
work cook
Do
homework
Watch
TV
Assignament. Use the verbs in the cloud.
For example

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1. Yesterday morning, I was using the
cellphone. I wasn’t watching TV.
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________

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THANKS!