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Simple Past & Past
Progressive
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3. Simple Past - Review
Form:
1. Base V + -ed
He walked home from work.
(walk is a regular verb)
OR
2. An irregular verb form:
He drove home from work.
(drive is an irregular verb)
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4. Vocabulary – Verb Review
Regular verb:
A regular verb is one that forms its simple
past tense and its past participle by adding "-
ed" or "-d" to the base form of the verb.
Examples:
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5. Vocabulary – Verb Review
Irregular verb:
A verb that does not form its simple past tense
or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to
the base form.
Examples:
think thought have thought
simple present simple past past participle
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6. Simple Past
The simple past is used:
to talk about a completed past action.
I emailed my boss.
I saw the weather change.
These are short action verbs.
What are some other short action verbs?
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7. Simple Past
Short action verbs:
Called Spoke Woke
Started Arrived Came
Looked Heard Hit
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8. Simple Past
The simple past is used:
to talk about a completed past action.
I worked hard yesterday.
I drank a lot of coffee too.
These are long action verbs. What are some
other long action verbs?
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9. Simple Past
Long action verbs:
Watch Listen
Do Drove
Made Worked
Drank Watched
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10. Past Progressive
The past progressive is used:
to emphasize a long action that was:
• in the past
• lasted for some time
• is now completed
Examples:
He​ was studying all night.
She was chopping vegetables for a salad.
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11. Past Progressive
Form:
1. was/were + -ing V
I was watching the sunset.
Note: we use:
• was for: I, he, she, it, singular count nouns, non-count nouns
• were for: you, we, they, plural count nouns).
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12. Past Progressive
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14. What were you doing…?
Let’s practice Past Progressive:
What were you doing (at)…?
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15. Past Progressive: 2 main functions
Most often, however, the past
progressive is used in these 2 ways:
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16. Past Progressive: 2 main functions
1. To talk about a long (past) action being
interrupted by a short (past) action: (use
“when”)
Examples:
I was studying when my friend called me.
They were singing in the hall when the alarm
rang.
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17. Past Progressive
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At 9:00 am:
The students were
studying.
At 10:00 am:
The power went out.

18. Past Progressive: 2 functions
2. To talk about 2 long (past) actions happening
at the same time (use “while”):
Examples:
The children were watching TV while their parents
were talking.
The children watched TV while their parents
talked.
He was doing his homework while she was
playing a video game.
He did his homework while she played a video
game.
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19. Past Progressive
Examples:
He​ was studying for his exam when I saw him
yesterday.
Use when with a short past action.
She was watching television while she was
chopping vegetables for a salad.
Use while with 2 long past actions happening at
the same time.
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20. Past Progressive
Let’s Practice:
Have a look at the following schedule:
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Answer the questions using the past progressive:

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24. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Make sentences using past progressive and
simple past to talk about what was happening
when the fire alarm rang.
Example:
Yesterday, the students at Kelvin High School were
reading when the fire alarm rang.
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25. Simple Past & Past Progressive
What was happening when the fire alarm rang?
1. The 12th grade boys / play basketball / in the gym
2. The school choir / practise for the concert
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26. Simple Past & Past Progressive
What was happening when the fire alarm rang?
1. 12th grade boys / play basketball / in the gym
The 12th grade boys were playing basketball in the gym.
2. school choir / practise for the concert
The school choir was practising for the concert.
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27. Simple Past & Past Progressive
What was happening when the fire alarm rang?
3. the 10th grade class / study Spanish
4. principal / meet / with group of parents
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28. Simple Past & Past Progressive
What was happening when the fire alarm rang?
3. the 10th grade class / study Spanish
The 10th grade class was studying Spanish.
4. principal / meet / with group of parents
The principle was meeting with a group of parents.
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29. Simple Past & Past Progressive
What was happening when the fire alarm rang?
5. history teachers / discuss / final exam
6. custodian / clean / girls’ locker room
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30. Simple Past & Past Progressive
What was happening when the fire alarm rang?
5. history teachers / discuss / final exam
The history teachers were discussing the final exam.
6. custodian / clean / girls’ locker room
The custodian was cleaning the girls’ locker room.
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31. Simple Past & Past Progressive
What was happening when the fire alarm rang?
7. the student council / discuss / graduation dance
8. actors / rehearse / school play
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32. Simple Past & Past Progressive
What was happening when the fire alarm rang?
7. the student council / discuss / graduation dance
The student council was discussing the graduation dance.
8. actors / rehearse / school play
Actors were rehearsing the school play.
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34. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
Example:
1. They __were standing___(stand) on the corner when I saw them.
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35. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
2. The sun ________________(rose) when I woke up this morning.
3. It _______________ (rain) when I left the office.
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36. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
2. The sun _was rising_(rose) when I woke up this morning.
3. It _was raining__ (rain) when I left the office.
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37. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
4. I _____________________ (eat) dinner when you called me.
5. She got very sick while she ____________________ (travel) overseas.
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38. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
4. I _was eating_ (eat) dinner when you called me.
5. She got very sick while she _was travelling__ (travel) overseas.
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39. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
6. Martin __________________ (work) in the garden when it started to rain.
7. I __________________ (eat) dinner when the phone rang.
8. Mr. Johnson cut himself while he _______________ (shave).
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40. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
6. Martin _was working__ (work) in the garden when it started to rain.
7. I _was eating__ (eat) dinner when the phone rang.
8. Mr. Johnson cut himself while he _was shaving__ (shave).
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41. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
9. She fell asleep while she ________________(watch) the movie.
10. Andrea broke her ankle when she _____________ (hike).
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11. While I ___________________(drive) home, I saw a bad accident.
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42. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
9. She fell asleep while she _was watching__(watch) the movie.
10. Andrea broke her ankle when she _was hiking_ (hike).
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11. While I _was driving__(drive) home, I saw a bad accident.
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43. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
12. She found a ten dollar bill while she ____________(walk) home.
13. They _____________ (speed) when the accident happened.
14. The baby ______________ (sleep) when we got home from the party.
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44. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
12. She found a ten dollar bill while she _was walking_(walk) home.
13. They _were speeding___ (speed) when the accident happened.
14. The baby _was sleeping_ (sleep) when we got home from the party.
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45. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
15. She broke a plate while she _____________(wash) the dishes.
16. When you called, I _______________ (take) a shower.
17. David met his neighbours while he _____________ (walk) into his new
apartment.
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46. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive
tense of the verbs provided in brackets:
15. She broke a plate while she was washing_(wash) the dishes.
16. When you called, I _was taking_ (take) a shower.
17. David met his neighbours while he _was walking_ (walk) into his new
apartment.
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47. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form (past progressive or
simple past) of the verbs provided in brackets:
1. He _______________(fall) off the ladder while he ___________ (paint)
the ceiling.
2. What were you _______________ (study) when I __________ (call)
you last night?
3. They _______________ (run) very fast when the police officer ________ (catch)
them.
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48. Simple Past & Past Progressive
Complete the following sentences using the correct form (past progressive or
simple past) of the verbs provided in brackets:
1. He __fell___(fall) off the ladder while he _was painting_ (paint)
the ceiling.
2. What were you _studying__ (study) when I _called__ (call)
you last night?
3. They __were running__ (run) very fast when the police officer _caught_
(catch) them.
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49. Simple Past & Past Progressive
4. While I _____________ (walk) to work yesterday, I ________ (see)
an accident.
5. I ______________ (read) a great book last week.
6. My friends _________________ (stop) for a visit while I ________ (watch)
TV last night.
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50. Simple Past & Past Progressive
4. While I _was walking__ (walk) to work yesterday, I _saw__ (see)
an accident.
5. I _read/was reading_ (read) a great book last week.
6. My friends _stopped_ (stop) for a visit while I _was watching (watch)
TV last night.
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51. Simple Past & Past Progressive
7. I ____________ (see) Andrea at the party last night. She ________ (wear)
a beautiful dress.
8. The children ____________(go) to bed at 9:00 last night.
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9. We ____________ (eat) dinner at a new restaurant last night. While we
___________ (eat), one of the waiters ____________(drop) a tray on the floor.
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52. Simple Past & Past Progressive
7. I _saw__ (see) Andrea at the party last night. She _was wearing (wear)
a beautiful dress.
8. The children _went_(go) to bed at 9:00 last night.
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9. We __ate__ (eat) dinner at a new restaurant last night. While we
_were eating__ (eat), one of the waiters _dropped__(drop) a tray on the floor.
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53. Questions?
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54. HOMEWORK: Answer the following questions using the
proper tense (simple past or past progressive). Your answers
can be real or imagined:
1. What did you do yesterday?
2. What were you doing when class started today?
3. What were you doing at 5:00 am this morning?
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55. HOMEWORK: The details:
1. Submit your homework to Lori on Skype: live:loramoren
2. After class, you have until the 11:59 pm the next day to complete the assignment.
3. I will correct the homework and offer feedback. 

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58. Sources:
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