We use the past continuous to talk about an action that started in the past but not finished at the time of another action or event.. I was sleeping when you phoned To describe two o
Trang 1We use the past continuous to
talk about an action that
started in the past but not
finished at the time of another
action or event.
Eg I was sleeping when you
phoned
To describe two or more long
actions which were happening at
the same time in the past.
Eg Mark was reading a book
and Tony was watching
television.
We use the past continuous to
talk about an action that
started in the past but not
finished at the time of another
action or event.
Eg I was sleeping when you
phoned
To describe two or more long
actions which were happening at
the same time in the past.
Eg Mark was reading a book
and Tony was watching
television.
BE CAREFUL!!!!
The past continuous and the past simple are often used together.
The past simple interrupts the action
of the past continuous.
Eg I was watching television when my friend arrived.
BE CAREFUL!!!!
The past continuous and the past simple are often used together.
The past simple interrupts the action
of the past continuous.
Eg I was watching television when my friend arrived.
The past continuous is formed:
Affirmative
with was/were + infinitive verb + -ing.
Negative
with wasn’t/weren’t + infinitive verb + -ing
Interrogative
Was/ were + pronoun/name + infinite verb + -ing
The past continuous is formed:
Affirmative
with was/were + infinitive verb + -ing.
Negative
with wasn’t/weren’t + infinitive verb + -ing
Interrogative
Was/ were + pronoun/name + infinite verb + -ing
Trang 2Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or simple past:
1 Lisa _ (comb) her hair while she (listen to) the news
on the radio
2 The children (watch)television while Homer _(eat) a doughnut
3 Marge Simpson _(wash) the dog while Bart (do) my homework
4 It was sunny when Marge _ (hang out)her washing
5 Homer _ (look) out of the window while Bart _ (read) a book
6 This morning, Homer (go) to work and Lisa _
(wait)for Lisa
7 Millhouse _ (stand) at the bus stop and he _ (talk) to Bart
8 Homer Simpson (wash) his car while the dog (run) across the road
9 Bart’s father cut himself while he (shave)
10 Lisa (brush) her teeth while Marge _ (put on) her make up
Last Week at 5pm, the Simpsons were doing something in particular Make sentences to find out what they were doing:
1 Lisa/saxophone/play
2 Marge/cake/make
3 Sleep/Bart
4 The Simpsons/watch/television
5 Homer/shower/have
6 Marge and Homer/dance
Trang 3Make sentences with the past continuous and number the pictures:
Get married, ride, hug, drink, carry, chase, make, play (2),read, eat, roller skate, have,
1 Marge and Homer
2 Barney _a beer at the pub
3 Lisa her saxophone
4 Homer _ his guitar
5 Bart his book and Lisa some books
6 Homer _a sandwich while Marge _
7 Lisa _ her pony and Marge _Maggie
8 Homer a shower while Marge _the children
What were the Simpsons doing last Saturday?
Listen, make, watch, sit, put, talk, play, dance
Last Saturday the Simpsons were at home
Homer _ on the sofa and he television Marge _a special cake in the kitchen for Lisa’s birthday She it into the oven when the phone rang It was her friend While she , Homer came in
to get something to drink
Bart was upstairs in his bedroom He with his video games Lisa and Maggie to music in Lisa’s room and they _and laughing