Past continues tweede klassen

Right now, I am eating
Bob is running.
Yesterday at this time, I was sleeping.

Bob was waving.
Sleeping and waving are longer actions. 

continuous = a longer action

(the action continues over a period of time) 
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Right now, I am eating
Bob is running.
Yesterday at this time, I was sleeping.

Bob was waving.
Sleeping and waving are longer actions. 

continuous = a longer action

(the action continues over a period of time) 

Slide 1 - Diapositive

I was sleeping.
Bob was waving.  
Kevin was dancing.
Right now, I am eating.
Bob is running.
Compare!
Yesterday

Slide 2 - Diapositive

The Rule (form)
was/were + -ing form

Slide 3 - Diapositive

Yesterday at this time...
At 5pm yesterday...
Two days ago at 9pm...
Bob wants you to remember that the action is continuous, or a longer action.

The action continues around the specific period of time.
specific times in the past

Slide 4 - Diapositive

At 5pm yesterday, I was making dinner and my dog ______________ in circles.
A
is running
B
were running
C
ran
D
was running

Slide 5 - Quiz

They ____________ a movie two days ago at 9pm.
A
was watching
B
were watch
C
were watching
D
are watching

Slide 6 - Quiz

The Rule (usage)

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 7 - Quiz

The Rule (usage)
Use was/were + -ing form to talk about 
longer actions that happened 
around a specific time in the past.

Slide 8 - Diapositive

Yesterday I .... (walk) my dog in the rain when I heard a sound
A
Was walking
B
were walking
C
walked

Slide 9 - Quiz

Yesterday I .....(sit) on the couch when the phone rang
A
were sitting
B
was sitting
C
sit
D
sat

Slide 10 - Quiz

Just one more thing!
I think you can do this already....

Slide 11 - Diapositive


The sun was shining.

A
It rained not.
B
It was not raining.
C
It wasn't raining.
D
It didn't rain.

Slide 12 - Quiz



The sun is/was not shining.
He is/was not watching a movie.
They are/were not sitting at home.
That's right! 
Negatives are just like the Present Continuous.
The sun is/was not shining.
He is/was not watching a movie.
They are/were not sitting at home.

Slide 13 - Diapositive

Make this a negative sentence:
He was flying.

Slide 14 - Question ouverte

Bob says...
You can practice writing and speaking about the past with the four exercises on your worksheet.
---
Do 1 & 2 by yourself and 
3 & 4 with a partner.

Slide 15 - Diapositive

Are you a good witness?
(exercise 4)
1. 
Partner 1: Study the picture
Partner 2: Look at the picture and write down questions you can ask your partner about it. Use the form “What was/were _____________ doing?” or “How many ____________ was/were….” Example: “What was the airplane doing?” or “How many trees were standing in the forest?”
2.
Partner 1: Put picture away. Answer the questions your partner asks using FULL SENTENCES and the PAST CONTINUOUS.
Look at the picture if you don’t remember!
Partner 2: Ask the questions you wrote down.
3.
Switch roles and use picture #2.


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Work until the timer goes off 
and then we will play a game!
timer
15:00

Slide 17 - Diapositive

Eyes Shut
Eyes Shut: Past Continuous
Student Instructions
  • Sit in circles of around 10 people.
  • This game will be a concentration game. You will keep your eyes closed during each round.
  • I will write a question on the board and/or ask a question out loud. You will answer the question using the past continuous.
  • The first student will answer the question; the answer can be true or false.
  • The student to their right repeats the first answer and adds their own. Student 3 repeats the first two answers and adds theirs; etc.
  • Have a good look around your circle before you start!
  • After you get all the way around the circle, guess which answers were true.

Slide 18 - Diapositive

What were you doing yesterday at noon?

Slide 19 - Diapositive

homework

Slide 20 - Diapositive

Eyes Shut
Eyes Shut: Past Continuous
  1. Have the students sit in circles of around 10 people.
  2. Explain that this game will be a concentration game. Students will keep their eyes closed during each round.
  3. Write a question on the board and/or ask a question out loud. The question should be answerable using the past continuous. (Examples below).
  4. The first student will answer the question; their answer can be true or false.
  5. The student to their right repeats the first answer and adds their own. Student 3 repeats the first two answers and adds theirs; etc.
  6. Tell the students to have a good look around their circle before they shut their eyes.
  7. If they want, the students can guess which answers were true.

     Example questions:

  • What were you doing last Saturday morning at 10?
  • What is something you were doing last year/month/week and are finished with now?
  • What was your sibling/pet/neighbour doing that annoyed you?

Slide 21 - Diapositive

Next class...
...finish exercises 3 &4
...things that happened before a moment in the past.
homework!
finish and check 
exercises 1 & 2 (answers in GC)

Slide 22 - Diapositive