Learn how to use the past porgressive tense (Cibercolegio UCN)

1. How to use the past progressive?

2. Hi ,my friend! Hello , dear teacher!
Nice pictures!
Yes, I was
taking some
photos and
learning at the
same time

3. What were you doing last weekend?
I was visiting the Botanic
Garden!
… and appreciating a wonderful
place here in Medellín.

4. Oh, in the same place where we
were recycling the previous month? Yes , teacher, that was awesome!
Many people were also enjoying
this natural environment

5. Nice pictures!
Butterflies, cats and iguanas
were beautifying the garden.
At this time last Sunday, I was
admiring the nature and its animals.

6. I wasn’t enjoying such a wonderful
place, I was traveling instead
In that environment I was
breathing fresh air
. . .I was traveling by plane while you
were sharing with your family.

7. This is how we can use the past
progressive
Yes, to describe what we were
doing recently.
We just need to use the verb to be
(WAS/WERE) and the main verb + ING

8. Frank was taking some photos to
prepare this presentation, for example
We can use the past progressive to
describe what was happening at a
specific time

9. But also to describe an action
interrupted by other
The
butterfly
was flying
when I took
this photo

10. Or when two actions were
happening at the same time
Subject To Be (Was - Were) Verb + ing
I was reading
about butterflies
while my
parents were
buying some
tickets

11. What was your dad doing while you were taking photos?
He was visiting the birds museum

12. Were your parents visiting another place there??
No, they weren’t. They were learning, enjoying and resting
at the birds and plants museum.

13. Any comment or doubt?
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Thanks a lot!
Diego Piedrahíta
(Teacher) Frank Cano
(Student)
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