AI Mastering the Past Continuous

Mastering the Past Continuous

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and use the past continuous tense correctly in sentences.

Explain to the students what they will be able to achieve by the end of the lesson.

What do you already know about the past continuous?

Definition

The past continuous is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.

Explain the definition of the past continuous tense and provide examples.

Formation

To form the past continuous, use the past tense of 'to be' + the present participle (-ing) form of the verb.

Explain how to form the past continuous tense and provide examples.

Signal Words

Signal words for the past continuous include 'while', 'as', 'at', 'during', and 'when'.

Explain the use of signal words with the past continuous tense and provide examples.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct past continuous tense in the following sentence: 'I ________ TV when she called.'
A. was watching
B. watched
C. am watching

Ask the students to participate in the multiple choice exercise and explain the correct answer.

Open Question

Write a sentence in the past continuous tense about what you were doing at this time yesterday.

Ask the students to write a sentence using the past continuous tense and provide feedback.

Negative Form

To form the negative past continuous, use the past tense of 'to be' + 'not' + the present participle (-ing) form of the verb.

Explain how to form the negative past continuous tense and provide examples.

Practice Exercise

Rewrite the following sentence in the past continuous tense: 'She sings every day.'

Ask the students to participate in the exercise and provide feedback.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.