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Past continuous
The document discusses experiences of things going wrong, such as missing a train stop or losing music files due to a friend’s mistake. It covers the use of the past continuous tense to describe background actions and ongoing events in the past. Example sentences and exercises on how to construct sentences in the past continuous are provided for practice.
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- 2. 2 When things gowrongBefore getting started, think about a time when you…… broke something lost something damaged something forgot something Brainstorming
- 3. 3 When things gowrongWhat were you doing when you..? Broke something lost something damaged something Forgot something
- 4. Are you havinga 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 4 Listening 2 Listening 1
- 5. 5 1. What wasSean 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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- 7. “ 7 Grammar Use the past continuousto set a background for a story or to tell about events in progress in the past.
- 8. “ 8 Grammar I was goingto 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.
- 9. “ 9 Grammar To tell aboutevents in progress in the past. Last week, I was using my pc. My friend was trying to help me. She was downloading stuff..
- 10. 10 In conversation themost common verbs in the past continuous are: TryingTalking Doing Getting Going Telling Saying Using
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- 12. 12 I was talkingto 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.
- 13. 13 We also usepast time expressions such as: Last year Yesterday Last night At 8:00 Last week morning afternoon evening Last month
- 14. 14 Try - Trying Iwas trying to call you yesterday. Examples
- 15. 15 Do - Doing Itwas 7:00 am, when my mom was doing the laundry.
- 16. 16 Get - Getting Shewas getting a taxi to go home last night.
- 17. 17 Go - Going Itwas 7:00 am when he was going to work.
- 18. 18 Talk-Talking Yesterday, The doctor and Iwere talking about my x-ray.
- 19. 19 Use - Using Lastnight, They were using the computer.
- 20. 20 Yesterday, he _______________ to fix the closet. Last week, they _____ _______ the house. trying / trywas / were clean / cleaningwas / were tryingwas were cleaning Practice
- 21. 21 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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- 23. 23 It’s your turn. Answer Oral Practice.Then, write your answers in the next slide.
- 24. 24 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
- 25. 25 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
- 26. “ 26 to write anaff 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
- 27. 27 1. Yesterday morning,I was using the cellphone. I wasn’t watching TV. 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________
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