
Past continuous
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English
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6th - 12th Grade
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Ross Grayston
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Past continuous
The aim of the lesson is to understand what past continuous is and how to use it.
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Structure
Subject + was/were + v-ing
e.g. I was playing tennis yesterday afternoon.
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Structure
I, he, she, it + was + v-ing = He was watching TV.
We, you, they + were + v-ing = We were watching TV.
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What does it show?
Past continuous shows longer actions in the past.
She started listening to music in the past, continued and then finished listening in the past.
Now for some questions.
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Multiple Choice
We were ................ around the park
climb
doesn`t run
running
is eating
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Multiple Choice
They ............... watching a film yesterday afternoon
weren`t
wasn`t
don`t
isn`t
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Multiple Choice
You ....... visiting your friends
was
were
are
is
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Negative
To make negative we add not or n't.
e.g. I was not watching TV / I wasn't watching TV.
It is more natural to was wasn't or weren't when you are speaking.
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Multiple Choice
What's the correct option?
They wasn't surfing on the beach.
They wasn't surf on the beach.
They weren't surf on the beach.
They weren't surfing on the beach.
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Fill in the Blanks
Write the sentence in past continuous:
Mark/not/clean his bedroom.
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Complete the sentence:
Jeremy, Thomas and I
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Complete the sentence using past continuous negative.
My mom
Type answer...
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Questions
(Question word) + Was/were + subject + v-ing
e.g. What were you doing yesterday?
e.g. Were you playing tennis last week?
Remember when making a question, you need to move the position of the was/were in front of the subject of the sentence.
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Fill in the Blanks
Were you ... (read) all evening?
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
... Tom talking to you yesterday?
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
Was ... playing computer games?
they
we
you
he
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Multiple Choice
... they waiting for a bus?
Were
Was
Is
Are
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Multiple Choice
... she swimming?
Is
Are
Was
Were
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Time to practice alone
Complete the exercises following this link:
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-continuous-exercise-3.html
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Now it is time for a test
We will now move on to a quizizz test and the result will be added to bakalari as a result.
Past continuous
The aim of the lesson is to understand what past continuous is and how to use it.
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