The detectives were waiting at the airport all morning expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. When two detectives opened the parcel, to their surprise it was full of stones and sand instead of the precious diamonds they had been expecting.

1. INTEGRATED ENGLISH
Presentation by Group B Members:
 Dewi Haryani (201212500003)
 Dika Aprilia (201212500029)
 Inka Destiar (201212500044)
 Atitko (201212500046)

2. Practice & Progress by L.G. Alexander
Unit 1, Part 7, Page 25 - 26
Too Late
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the
airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel
of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier,
someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal
the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the
detectives were waiting inside the main building while
others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the
parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two
others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious
parcel was full of stones and sand!

3. Comprehension Précis and Composition
Answer these questions in not more than 50 words.
1. How long were detectives waiting at the airport?
2. What were they expecting from South Africa?
3. Where did two men take the parcel after the
arrival of the plane?
4. How many detectives opened it?
5. What was the parcel full of?

4. The detectives were waiting at the
airport all morning (1). They were
expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds
(2). Two men took the parcel off the
plane into the Customs House (3). The
parcel was opened two detectives (4).
The parcel was full of stones and sand
(5).

5. Past Continuous Form
Or The Progressive Form
• Examples:
– You were studying English.
– She was typing a report.
– DJ was explaining the tenses.

6. Positive Form
Negative Form
Question Form

7. Positive Form
S + was/were + V-ing
We were having a meeting.

8. Negative form
S + was/were + not + V-ing
I was not cooking
anything

9. Question Form
was/were + S + V-ing
• Were you ironing
your own clothes?

10. Interrupted
Action in the past
Repetition and
Irritation with
“Always”
WHILE VS WHEN

11. Interrupted Action In The
PastThe past continuous tense is used to indicate
that a longer action in the past was
interrupted.
Examples:
1. When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.
2. While we were having the picnic, it started to
rain.
Past Present Future
X

12. Specific Time As An
Interruption
Past Continuous is interrupted by a shorter
action in the Simple Past.
Examples:
1. Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.
2. Yesterday at this time, I was sitting at my desk at
work.
Past Present Future
X

13. When you use the Past Continuous with two actions
in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both
actions were happening at the same time. The
actions are parallel.
Past Present Future
Examples:
I was studying while he was making dinner.

14. In English, we often use a series of parallel
actions to describe the atmosphere at a
particular time in the past.
• Examples:
– When I walked into the office, several people
were busily typing. Some were talking on the
phones, and custemers were waiting to be
helped.

15. Repetition and
Irritation with "Always"
The Past Continuous with words such as "always" or
"constantly“ expresses the idea that something irritating or
shocking often happened in the past. The concept is very
similar to the expression "used to" but with negative emotion.
Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly" between
"be" and "verb+ing.“
Past Present Future
x x xx x
Examples:
She was always coming to class late.

16. ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below show the
placement for grammar adverb
such as always, never, ever, still, just
etc.
• Examples:
– You were just typing when she called.
– Were you just typing when she called?

17. • Examples:
I was studying when she
called.
While I was studying, she
called.

18. • Remember:
• Passive : S + was/were + being + V3
• Examples:
– The salesman was helping the customer
when the thief came into the store. Active
– The customer was being helped by the
salesman when the thief came into the
store. Passive