Past continues tweede klassen

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• Leerjaar 1

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) 

I was sleeping.

Bob was waving.  

Kevin was dancing.

Right now, I am eating.

Bob is running.

Compare!

Yesterday, 

The Rule (form)

was/were + -ing form

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

At 5pm yesterday, I was making dinner and my dog ______________ in circles.

1. is running
2. were running
3. ran
4. was running

They ____________ a movie two days ago at 9pm.

1. was watching
2. were watch
3. were watching
4. are watching

The Rule (usage)

Use {was/were + -ing form}
to talk about ______ that happened ___________.

1. longer actions / around a specific time in the past
2. short actions / at a specific time in the past

The Rule (usage)

Use was/were + -ing form to talk about 

longer actions that happened 

around a specific time in the past.

Yesterday I .... (walk) my dog in the rain when I heard a sound

1. Was walking
2. were walking
3. walked

Yesterday I .....(sit) on the couch when the phone rang

1. were sitting
2. was sitting
3. sit
4. sat

Just one more thing!

I think you can do this already....

The sun was shining.

1. It rained not.
2. It was not raining.
3. It wasn't raining.
4. It didn't rain.

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.

Make this a negative sentence:
He was flying.

Bob says...

You can practice writing and speaking about the past with the four exercises on your worksheet.

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Do 1 & 2 by yourself and 

3 & 4 with a partner.

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.

Work until the timer goes off 

and then we will play a game!

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.
  

What were you doing yesterday at noon?

homework

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?

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)