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Past Progressive II: Simple vs. Progressive12
Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks
1. Ted ______ to pass the math exam.
2. Two ______ stole the money in the bank.
3. Peter goes to school by _______ every day.
4. The _________ guy got lost in the city.
5. She _________ have a heart attack on her way home.
absent-mindedhappen to
thief train fail
Dialogue
You were late for the class yesterday.
What happened?
I got up late, and it was terrible that I failed
to catch the train when I arrived there.
I am sorry to hear that. How long did you
wait for the train?
I can’t remember. I was listening to music
while I was waiting for the train. Then, the
train came, probably a few minutes later.
Alice:
Irene:
Alice:
Irene:
Grammar
Simple Past Tense and Simple Past Tense
Simple Past Tense
The police came
when
when
Simple Past Tense
the car accident happened.
Past Progressive and Past Progressive
Past Progressive
He was listening to music
while
while
Past Progressive
he was studying.
Use…
Note
Example:
When Peter saw the heavy
snow, he went home.future
Nowsaw heavy snow
both two simple past clauses to show that one action happened after the other.
went home
past
Note: First Peter saw the heavy snow. Then, he went home.
Example:
While I was watching TV,
my brother was playing PSP. future
Now
both past progressive clauses to talk about two actions in progress at the same time in the past.
was watching
was playingpast
Practice
get excitedwin the game
future
Now
past
Practice
future
Now
past
drive a careat breakfast
Practice
see a doctorfeel sick
future
Now
past
Practice
future
Now
pastswim
read the Bible
Practice
be proud of herselfget a higher score
future
Now
past
TOEIC
Total: 800
Practice
future
Now
pastsleep
have a party
Reading
Mandy was an absent-minded student. She forgot
whether today was the final English test.
At 8:00 am, Mandy was still sleeping. Mandy
woke up while the phone was ringing. Then, she
answered the phone from her classmate, and her
classmate told Mandy that today was the day for the
final test.
Mandy cried out loud when she got this terrible
news. Of course, Mandy failed to take the test and
got 0 point.
Grammar
Simple Past Tense and Past Progressive
Past Progressive
I was listening to the radio
when
when
Simple Past Tense
the phone rang.
Simple Past Tense and Past Progressive
Simple Past Tense
The phone rang
while
while
Past Progressive
I was listening to the radio.
Use “when” to introduce the simple past tense action.
Use “while” to introduce the past progressive action.
Note
Example:
1. The light changed while he was crossing the street.
2. When the light changed, he was crossing the street.
future
Nowthe light changed
We use a simple past sentence with a past
progressive sentence to show one action that
was interrupted by the other.
past
walking across the street
Practice
when
He speeded.
The light turned red.
Winnie listened to the radio.
Winnie heard about the traffic accident.
while
Practice
when
The earthquake happened.
Hundreds of people ran out of the department store.
The door bell rang.
Jeff read the morning newspaper.
while
Practice
My friend, George, saw me from outside of the restaurant.
William and I had dinner.
while
Evaluation
when
Evaluation
while
Evaluation
while
Evaluation
when
Come back
home, daddy!
Your Turn!
What were you doing when the 921 earthquake happened?
Did anything happen while you were having dinner yesterday?
Did the train or bus leave when you arrived at the station today?
Was it raining while you were shopping last time?
Did you see anything interesting happen
when you logged on Facebook last time?
What did you do when we finished
the class last time?
Summary
Learning Objectives
Vocabulary and phrases
We use two past progressive clauses with while to talk
about two actions in progress at the same time in the past.
We use one past progressive sentence with one simple
past sentence to talk about an action that was interrupted by
the other action.
We use two past simple clauses with when to show one
action happened after the other.
train, terrible, station hear, catch, wait, fail, happen, heavy,
snow, absent-minded, test, forget, thief
Summary