Download - Past Progressive
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Past Progressive
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When do we use it?
• To describe what was happening at a specific moment in time.
• Lets the listener know what time we are talking about
• Used to “set the scene”
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How is it formed?
• Subject + were or was + “ing” verb – I, they, you : Were– He, she, it: Was
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Example..
• " James Bond was driving through town. It was raining. The wind was blowing hard. Nobody was walking in the streets. Suddenly, Bond saw the killer in a telephone box..."
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Simple past & Past Progressive
• Usually used together!– Simple past expresses short actions – Past Progressive expresses long actions
• I was watching TV when you phoned.
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When/While
• To join Past Progressive and simple past when and while are usually used. – When: connects with simple past – While: connects with past progressive
I was watching TV when you phoned. When you phoned I was watching TV While I was watching TV You phoned
you phoned While I was watching TV
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For the following pictures..
• Write a sentence with your partner that uses both simple past and past progressive. Correctly incorporate when/while.
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