THE PAST
   CONTINUOUS
             ACTION IN PROGRESS
             AT A SPECIFIC TIME
                IN THE PAST


at 6. last       at this time
  night           yesterday
Were they watching tv?
Yes,they were.     They were watching tv




     Were they working?
No,they weren’t.   They weren’t working.
Were we studying English?
Yes, we were.    We were studying English.




Were we dancing perreo?
No,we weren’t.    We weren’t dancing perreo.
Were they playing football?
Yes,they were.     they were playing football.




Were they dancing ballet?
No,they weren’t.   they weren’t dancing ballet
Was he listening to music?
 Yes,he was.    He was listening to music




   Was he eating lunch?
No,he wasn’t.   He wasn’t eating lunch.
Was he sleeping at night?
Yes,he was.      He was sleeping at night




 Was she sleeping at night?
No,she wasn’t.   She wasn’t sleeping at night.
Were you swimming at 10 a.m.?

 Yes,I was.    I was swimming at 10 a.m.




Were you reading a book at 6?
No,I wasn’t.   I wasn’t reading a book at 6
IN PAIRS, QUESTION AND ANSWER
 Were you swimming at 10 a.m.?

 Yes,I was.      I was swimming at 10 a.m.
No,I wasn’t.     I wasn’t swimming at 10 a.m.

swimming

 Dancing       Playing    Cheating on    Watching
  ballet       football    your exam     Magaly Tv.
Sleeping       Eating     Listening to   Sleeping in
with a dog     patita       Tongo’s         class
                             Music
IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, WRITE 6 EXAMPLES:
 INTERROGATIVE , AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE
   SENTENCES. USE (2)SHE, (2)HE, (2)THEY

              Was she dancing ballet?
 Yes,she was.         She was dancing ballet.
No,she wasn’t.       she wasn’t dancing ballet


  Dancing        Playing    Cheating on     Watching
   ballet        football    your exam      Magaly Tv.
 Sleeping        Eating      Listening to   Sleeping in
 with a dog      patita        Tongo’s         class
                                Music
play




At 5:00. p.m

was / were
                      verb + ing


  I was playing soccer.
Go to school




 At 7:00. a.m

was / were
                   verb + ing


  He was going to my school.
eat




At 1:00. p.m
was / were
                          verb + ing


 He was              eating lunch.
sleep


At 11:00. p.m

was / were
                     verb + ing


They were sleeping on their bed.
watch



At 9:00. p.m

was / were
               verb + ing


 They were watching tv.
Answer the
                 questions

             Use past
             continuous
was / were   verb + ing
What were They doing at 11 p.m.?

                            sleep




       were sleeping
They ______ _________on their bed.
What were they doing at 5 p.m.?

                          play




      were
They _____ _____ soccer.
           playing
What was Carlos doing at 4 p.m.?


                           play




    was
He _____ _____ video games.
         playing
What was Sheila doing in the afternoon?


                               read




        was
   She _____ _____ a book.
             reading
What was Homer doing in the afternoon?

                               eat




      was
  He _____ _____ junk food.
           eating
What were they doing at night?

                          see




      were
They _____ _____ a movie.
            seeing
What were Carlos and Luis doing?
                          swim




      were swimming
 They ____ ______ in a pool.
What was he doing at night?

                         listen




    was
He ____ ________ to music.
          listening
Yes NO
questions
            Yes, He was
            No, He wasn’t.

            Yes, they were
            No they weren’t
Yes NO questions

                                  listen



He ____ ________ to music.
    was  listening


____ ___ _______ to music?
was   He  listening

   Yes, He was / No, He wasn’t.
Yes NO questions

                                  swim



They ____ _______ in a pool.
      were swimming


____ ___ _______ in a pool?
were they swimming
   Yes, They were / No, They weren’t.
Yes NO questions


                                    play



Carlos ____ playing video games.
       was  ____

____ ___ ______ video games?
 was Carlos playing
     Yes, He was / No, He wasn’t.
Pair work. Ask your partner…

What were you doing at…?
                1:00. p.m
 8:00. a.m

 3:00. p.m       5:00. p.m

10:00. p.m         7:00. p.m
What was Carlos doing at 8 a.m?

Carlos ____ playing video games.
       was ____



What were you doing at 1 p.m?

  I ____ eating papa rellena.
    was  ____

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  • 1.
    THE PAST CONTINUOUS ACTION IN PROGRESS AT A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE PAST at 6. last at this time night yesterday
  • 2.
    Were they watchingtv? Yes,they were. They were watching tv Were they working? No,they weren’t. They weren’t working.
  • 3.
    Were we studyingEnglish? Yes, we were. We were studying English. Were we dancing perreo? No,we weren’t. We weren’t dancing perreo.
  • 4.
    Were they playingfootball? Yes,they were. they were playing football. Were they dancing ballet? No,they weren’t. they weren’t dancing ballet
  • 5.
    Was he listeningto music? Yes,he was. He was listening to music Was he eating lunch? No,he wasn’t. He wasn’t eating lunch.
  • 6.
    Was he sleepingat night? Yes,he was. He was sleeping at night Was she sleeping at night? No,she wasn’t. She wasn’t sleeping at night.
  • 7.
    Were you swimmingat 10 a.m.? Yes,I was. I was swimming at 10 a.m. Were you reading a book at 6? No,I wasn’t. I wasn’t reading a book at 6
  • 8.
    IN PAIRS, QUESTIONAND ANSWER Were you swimming at 10 a.m.? Yes,I was. I was swimming at 10 a.m. No,I wasn’t. I wasn’t swimming at 10 a.m. swimming Dancing Playing Cheating on Watching ballet football your exam Magaly Tv. Sleeping Eating Listening to Sleeping in with a dog patita Tongo’s class Music
  • 9.
    IN YOUR NOTEBOOK,WRITE 6 EXAMPLES: INTERROGATIVE , AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE SENTENCES. USE (2)SHE, (2)HE, (2)THEY Was she dancing ballet? Yes,she was. She was dancing ballet. No,she wasn’t. she wasn’t dancing ballet Dancing Playing Cheating on Watching ballet football your exam Magaly Tv. Sleeping Eating Listening to Sleeping in with a dog patita Tongo’s class Music
  • 10.
    play At 5:00. p.m was/ were verb + ing I was playing soccer.
  • 11.
    Go to school At 7:00. a.m was / were verb + ing He was going to my school.
  • 12.
    eat At 1:00. p.m was/ were verb + ing He was eating lunch.
  • 13.
    sleep At 11:00. p.m was/ were verb + ing They were sleeping on their bed.
  • 14.
    watch At 9:00. p.m was/ were verb + ing They were watching tv.
  • 16.
    Answer the questions Use past continuous was / were verb + ing
  • 17.
    What were Theydoing at 11 p.m.? sleep were sleeping They ______ _________on their bed.
  • 18.
    What were theydoing at 5 p.m.? play were They _____ _____ soccer. playing
  • 19.
    What was Carlosdoing at 4 p.m.? play was He _____ _____ video games. playing
  • 20.
    What was Sheiladoing in the afternoon? read was She _____ _____ a book. reading
  • 21.
    What was Homerdoing in the afternoon? eat was He _____ _____ junk food. eating
  • 22.
    What were theydoing at night? see were They _____ _____ a movie. seeing
  • 23.
    What were Carlosand Luis doing? swim were swimming They ____ ______ in a pool.
  • 24.
    What was hedoing at night? listen was He ____ ________ to music. listening
  • 25.
    Yes NO questions Yes, He was No, He wasn’t. Yes, they were No they weren’t
  • 26.
    Yes NO questions listen He ____ ________ to music. was listening ____ ___ _______ to music? was He listening Yes, He was / No, He wasn’t.
  • 27.
    Yes NO questions swim They ____ _______ in a pool. were swimming ____ ___ _______ in a pool? were they swimming Yes, They were / No, They weren’t.
  • 28.
    Yes NO questions play Carlos ____ playing video games. was ____ ____ ___ ______ video games? was Carlos playing Yes, He was / No, He wasn’t.
  • 30.
    Pair work. Askyour partner… What were you doing at…? 1:00. p.m 8:00. a.m 3:00. p.m 5:00. p.m 10:00. p.m 7:00. p.m
  • 31.
    What was Carlosdoing at 8 a.m? Carlos ____ playing video games. was ____ What were you doing at 1 p.m? I ____ eating papa rellena. was ____