Past continuous vs past simple

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Grammar, unit 5
28-3-2023

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Plan for today:
- Remember? Past simple
- Remember? Past continuous
- Creative writing
- Time left? Online exercises 

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Click on the verb in the past simple tense:
A
shout
B
have shouted
C
shouted
D
am shouting

Slide 3 - Quiz

Do you remember the rule for regular verbs in the past simple?
A
have/has + verb in the past tense
B
You add -ed
C
am/are/is + verb -ing

Slide 4 - Quiz

He ............. home after the party.
A
has walked
B
was walking
C
were walking
D
walked

Slide 5 - Quiz

We ................. to music when the phone rang.
A
were listening
B
listened
C
where listening
D
was listening

Slide 6 - Quiz

Do you remember the rule for the past continuous?
A
verb + -ed
B
am/are/is + verb -ing
C
was/were + verb -ing
D
have/has + verb in the past

Slide 7 - Quiz

We use the past simple for the ........... action.
A
longest
B
shortest

Slide 8 - Quiz

We use the past continuous for the ................. action.
A
longest
B
shortest

Slide 9 - Quiz

Creative writing:
- Newspaper article about a robbery in a public place.
- Use the past simple and the past continuous in your story.



Slide 10 - Diapositive

Present the answers to these questions in your group:
  1. Where was the robbery?                                            7.  Was anybody injured?
  2. What did the robbers take?                                       8. When did it take place?          
  3. How did they get away?                                              9. How many robbers were there?
  4. Who called the police?                                                10.  Were they wearing disguises?
  5. When did the police arrive?                                       11. Were they armed?
  6. Have the robbers been caught yet?                      12. What did the workers and customers do?
 
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Slide 11 - Diapositive

Task:
- Based on the answers to these questions, you are going to write a newspaper article about this robbery.
- First paragraph: summary/attention grabber.
- Following paragraphs: full story with important/interesting facts.
- Use the past simple and the past continuous in your story.



Slide 12 - Diapositive

Done?
- https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html
- https://agendaweb.org/verbs/past-continuous-past-simple-exercises.html
- https://www.grammarbank.com/simple-past-vs-past-continuous.html

Slide 13 - Diapositive