Unit 5 – past continuous

Август 19, 2022

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2. The past continuous Let’s look at: When we use the past continuous. The past continuous versus
3. 1. Function: When do we use it? Look at the conversation. Are they talking about the
4. Function: When do we use the past continuous? I was sleeping at 10 o’clock. 1. For
5. 2. Function: When do we use it? Look at the section from a story above. Do
6. Function: When do we use the past continuous? I was sleeping at 10 o’clock. 1. For
7. Form: How do we make sentences? Complete the tables with the words below. Look at the
8. Form: How do we make sentences? subject ? to be (past) to be (past) verb -ing
9. Form: How do we make sentences? subject subject to be (past) to be (past) verb -ing
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The past continuous
Let’s look at:
When we use the past continuous.
The past

continuous versus the past simple.
How we make sentences in the past continuous.

When do we use it?

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1. Function: When do we use it?
Look at the conversation. Are

they talking about the past or the present?

The past.

I called you last night at 10 o’clock, but you didn’t answer. What were you doing?

I was sleeping at 10 o’clock when you called me, sorry! I was very tired.

Look at what the boy says: ‘I was sleeping at 10 o’clock.’ Do you think the action started before 10 o’clock and continued after 10 o’clock? So, was the action completed at 10 o’clock or in progress?

Yes, so it was in progress.

Look at the sentence again: ‘I was sleeping when you called.’ There are two actions here:
1. I was sleeping.
2. You called.
We know ‘I was sleeping’ was an action in progress. Did the second action (‘you called’) happen before, after or during?

During.

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Function: When do we use the past continuous?
I was sleeping at

10 o’clock.

1. For actions in progress at a specific time in the past.

2. For actions in progress when another action happened in the past.

I was sleeping when you called.

This is a specific time in the past. Other examples are time expressions like this morning, last night.

The boy started sleeping before 10 o’clock and continued sleeping after 10 o’clock. It was in progress. It wasn’t completed at this specific time.

Notice how this action is in the past simple.

We use the linking word when to connect the two parts of the sentence.

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2. Function: When do we use it?
Look at the section from

a story above. Do you think this is one of the main events in the story or is it setting the scene?

It is setting the scene.

[Reading a book:] It was a cold dark night and it was raining outside. The trees were moving in the wind and the animals were hiding from the cold.

Do we use the past simple here to set the scene or the past continuous?

The past continuous.

Do you think we usually use the past continuous or the past simple for the main events?

The past simple.

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Function: When do we use the past continuous?
I was sleeping at

10 o’clock.

1. For actions in progress at a specific time in the past.

2. For actions in progress when another action happened in the past.

I was sleeping when you called.

This is a specific time in the past. Other examples are time expressions like this morning, last night.

Notice how this action is in the past simple.

We use the linking word when to connect the two parts of the sentence.

2. To set the scene in a story in the past.

It was raining outside. The trees were moving in the wind and the animals were hiding from the cold.

We usually use the past simple with the main events.

How do we make sentences in the past continuous?

The boy started sleeping before 10 o’clock and continued sleeping after 10 o’clock. It was in progress. It wasn’t completed at this specific time.

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Form: How do we make sentences?
Complete the tables with the words

below. Look at the examples to help you. The first one is done for you.

subject

to be (past)

verb -ing

subject

to be (past)

not to be (past)

verb -ing

qu. word

subject

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Form: How do we make sentences?
subject
?
to be (past)
to be

(past)

verb -ing

subject

to be (past)

not to be (past)

verb -ing

qu. word

subject

How do we make the verb to be in the past?

I was, you were, he/she/it was, we were, you (pl.) were, they were

Now look at the short answers. Complete the table.

Yes/No,

subject

to be (past)

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Form: How do we make sentences?
subject
subject
to be (past)
to be (past)
verb

-ing

verb -ing

to be (past)

not to be (past)

subject

verb -ing

subject

qu. word

verb -ing

Yes/No,

subject

verb to be (past)

Remember. This is how we make the verb to be in the past.

Be careful with spelling. The
-ing forms can change a little, e.g. swim – swimming.

Let’s practise!

Unit 5 – past continuous

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The past continuousLet’s look at:When we use the past continuous.The past

1. Function: When do we use it?Look at the conversation. Are

Function: When do we use the past continuous?I was sleeping at

2. Function: When do we use it?Look at the section from

Function: When do we use the past continuous?I was sleeping at

Form: How do we make sentences?Complete the tables with the words

Form: How do we make sentences?subject ? to be (past)to be

Form: How do we make sentences?subject subjectto be (past)to be (past)verb

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