Past Continuous | EASY
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What are you doing right now?
(Please use a full sentence!)
(Please use a full sentence!)
are
doing
Slide 3 - Open question
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Can you guess the correct answer?
Yesterday at 10pm she ______________.
Yesterday at 10pm she ______________.
A
is sleeping
B
sleeping
C
was sleeping
D
sleeped
Slide 6 - Quiz
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Compare the red and blue words. What do you see?
timer
1:00
Slide 11 - Open question
Look at the purple words words. Notice anything?
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0:30
Slide 12 - Open question
timer
2:00
Work by yourself or with a partner.
Use what you just learned and
explain how to form the past continuous.
Use what you just learned and
explain how to form the past continuous.
Slide 13 - Mind map
Slide 14 - Slide
Yesterday at this time, what were you doing?
**Please write a complete sentence!**
Slide 15 - Open question
At 5pm yesterday, I was making dinner and my dog ______________ in circles.
A
is running
B
were running
C
ran
D
was running
Slide 16 - Quiz
They ____________ a movie two days ago at 9pm.
A
was watching
B
were watch
C
were watching
D
are watching
Slide 17 - Quiz
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The Rule (usage)
Use {was/were + -ing form}
to talk about ______ that happened ___________.
Use {was/were + -ing form}
to talk about ______ that happened ___________.
A
longer actions / around a specific time in the past
B
short actions / at a specific time in the past
Slide 19 - Quiz
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Before class,
...I was reading a book.
...I was gaming.
...I was picking my nose.
...I wasn't gaming.
...I was doing something else that isn't on the list.
Slide 22 - Poll
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The sun was shining.
A
It rained not.
B
It was not raining.
C
It wasn't raining.
D
It didn't rain.
Slide 25 - Quiz
Slide 26 - Slide
Make this a negative sentence:
He was flying.
He was flying.
