PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST CONTINUOUS
OBJECTIVE
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to express in oral and written way activities they were doing at a given time.
WARM UP
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GRAMMAR
PAST CONTINUOUS
I got home. The children did their homework.
and
The children did their homework when I got home.
As I was watching television the telephone rang.
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Yesterday, I was working out at the gym because I have problems with cholesterol.
The past continuous is formed from the past tense of be with the -ing form of the verb:
We use the past continuous to talk about the past:
- for something which continued before and after another action:
The children were doing their homework when I got home.
Compare:
I got home. The children did their homework.
and
The children did their homework when I got home.
As I was watching television the telephone rang.
- for something that happened before and after a particular time:
It was eight o’clock. I was writing a letter.
Compare:
At eight o’clock I wrote some letters.
Compare:
At eight o’clock I wrote some letters.
In July she was working in McDonald’s.
- .to show that something continued for some time:
My head was aching.
Everyone was shouting.
Everyone was shouting.
- for something that was happening again and again:
I was practising every day, three times a day.
They were meeting secretly after school.
They were meeting secretly after school.
- with verbs which show change or growth:
The children were growing up quickly.
Her English was improving.
My hair was going grey.
The town was changing quickly.
Her English was improving.
My hair was going grey.
The town was changing quickly.
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ACTIVITIES
Writing
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Listening
Speaking
Narrate recent events of your life using the past continuous.
Reading
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