The past continuous tense

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I was playing badminton at this time yesterday. She was cycling

I

was playing

badminton

at this time yesterday.

She

was cycling

at 9:00am yesterday.

They

were playing

table tennis

at 6:30

last night.

was / were

verb+ing

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Simon _________ football at 3 pm yesterday. The children __________ to

Simon _________ football at 3 pm yesterday.

The children __________ to school


at 8 am yesterday.

Simon

3:00 yesterday

The children

8 am yesterday

was playing

were going

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Derek Mandy Sam & Jess Derek was feeding her dog were

Derek

Mandy

Sam & Jess

Derek

was feeding her dog

were having dinner

at 6 am yesterday.

was

swimming

at 4 o’clock yesterday.

Mandy

at 8 pm last night.

Sam and Jess

Exercise.

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We often use the past continuous and past simple tenses in

We often use
the past continuous and past simple tenses
in

the same sentence.

We do this when we want to talk about
a shorter activity that happened
during a longer activity in the past.

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Sam hurt himself yesterday. But when exactly? when jumping over the

Sam hurt himself yesterday.
But when exactly?

when jumping over
the vaulting horse

Sam

hurt himself

when

he was jumping over the vaulting horse.

shorter action

longer action

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watch TV peel an apple Nancy ___________when she ___________an apple. cut

watch TV

peel an apple

Nancy ___________when
she ___________an apple.

cut herself

arrive

They

_______________ TV
when I ___________.

were watching

cut herself

was peeling

arrived

We ____________ football
when it suddenly _______.

play football

rain

were playing

rained

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A fire broke out at 8 o’clock last night! What were

A fire broke out
at 8 o’clock last night!
What were

the people
doing when the fire
broke out?

Click on the flat to describe what the people were doing!

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I was playing TV games while mother was cooking. We were

I was playing TV games

while

mother was cooking.

We were studying

while

the baby

was crying.

Sometimes we use the past continuous tense
to talk about two or more actions
which were taking place at the same time
in the past.

Example

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Grandfather was reading the newspaper Cindy was listening to the Hi-fi

Grandfather was reading the newspaper

Cindy was listening to the Hi-fi

Father was

sleeping

grandmother was knitting.

while

Nicky was drawing a picture.

while

mother was drinking some water.

while

Example

It’s 3:00pm last Sunday. What were they doing?

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Grandfather ____________TV while grandmother____________. Cindy _________ her homework while Nicky ____________to

Grandfather ____________TV while grandmother____________.

Cindy _________ her homework while Nicky ____________to

the Hi-fi.

Father ____________ beer while mother ___________ some water.

was watching

was knitting

was doing

was listening

was drinking

was boiling

Exercise

What were they doing one hour later?

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Wanna take a challenge? Let’s solve a mysterious crime together!

Wanna take a challenge?
Let’s solve a mysterious
crime together!

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Mr. Chan was murdered at around 9 o’clock last night. Today is Tuesday.

Mr. Chan was
murdered at around
9 o’clock last night.

Today is
Tuesday.

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Mr Chan lives with five flatmates. One of them must have

Mr Chan lives with five
flatmates. One of them must
have killed Mr

Chan.
But who is it?
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Now click on the name of each person to find out

Now click on the name of each person to find out

who the murderer is!!

Grace

Kelly

Andy

Alan

Dave

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Is she the murderer? Yes No What were you doing at

Is she the
murderer?

Yes

No

What were you doing at 9 o’clock last

night?

I was watching a movie at the cinema
with my friend Maggie at 9 o’clock
last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!


watch movie, cinema,
with friend Maggie

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Is she the murderer? Yes No What were you doing at

Is she the
murderer?

Yes

No

What were you doing at 9 o’clock last

night?

I was visiting my friend Kevin at the hospital
at 9 o’clock last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!


visiting my friend,
Kevin, hospital,

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Is he the murderer? Yes No What were you doing at

Is he the
murderer?

Yes

No

What were you doing at 9 o’clock last

night?

I was taking my dog for a walk at 9 o’clock
last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!


taking my dog,
for a walk

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Is he the murderer? Yes No What were you doing at

Is he the
murderer?

Yes

No

What were you doing at 9 o’clock last

night?

I was playing TV games in my bedroom
at 9 o’clock last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!


play TV games,
my bedroom

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Is he the murderer? Yes No What were you doing at

Is he the
murderer?

Yes

No

What were you doing at 9 o’clock last

night?

I was reading novels in the public library
with my friend Paul at 9 o’clock
last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!


reading novels, public
library, with friend Paul

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No, I’m not the murderer!!!

No, I’m not
the murderer!!!

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Of course I’m not the murderer! Try somebody else!

Of course I’m not
the murderer!
Try somebody else!

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Mr Chan was killed on Monday. The public library isn’t open

Mr Chan was killed on Monday.
The public library isn’t open on

Monday.
You are lying!

You’ve got it!
How did you know
I’m the murderer?

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The public library isn’t open on Monday. I’m just lying! HA

The public library isn’t
open on Monday.
I’m just lying! HA HA

HA!!

Come on, baby! I’m
really the MURDERER!!
You know why?

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She _____________ when the fire broke out. was knitting What was

She _____________
when the fire broke out.

was knitting
What was the

woman
in flat 4A doing when
the fire broke out?
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What were the couple in flat 4B doing when the fire

What were the couple
in flat 4B doing when
the fire broke

out?

The couple ___________
karaoke songs when
the fire broke out.

were singing

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What were the couple in flat 3A doing when the fire

What were the couple
in flat 3A doing when
the fire broke

out?

The couple ___________
dinner when the fire
broke out.

were having

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What was the woman in flat 3B doing when the fire

What was the woman
in flat 3B doing when
the fire broke

out?

The woman __________
on the phone when
the fire broke out.

was talking

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What was the man in flat 2A doing when the fire

What was the man
in flat 2A doing when
the fire broke

out?

The man in Flat 2A
___________ a suitcase
when the fire broke out.

was packing

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What was the boy in flat 2B doing when the fire

What was the boy
in flat 2B doing when
the fire broke

out?

The boy in Flat 2B
___________ TV games
when the fire broke out.

was playing

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What was the woman in flat 1A doing when the fire

What was the woman
in flat 1A doing when
the fire broke

out?

The woman in Flat 1A
__________ up her flat
when the fire broke out.

was tidying

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What were the women in flat 1B doing when the fire

What were the women
in flat 1B doing when
the fire broke

out?

The women in Flat 1B
___________ mahjong
when the fire broke out.

were playing