The Past Continuous

The Past Continuous
an action in progress at a specific time in the past
an action in progress when another action interrupted it
He was watching TV at 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
He was cooking when his friend came.
Time expressions:
while
when
as
all day
yesterday at 5 o’clock, etc.

Open your copybooks and write it down.

Ex.6. Ask and answer questions about the people in the pictures.
Laura/read the newspaper/6 o’clock?
Was Laura reading the newspaper at 6 o’clock?
No, she wasn’t.
She was sending emails.

Was John reading a magazine at 6 o’clock?
No, he wasn’t.
He was sending a text message.
John/read magazine/6 o’clock?

Was Sue sending text messages on her mobile at 6 o’clock?
No, she wasn’t.
She was watching TV.
Sue/send text messages on her mobile/ 6 o’clock?

Was Tony sending emails at 6 o’clock?
No, he wasn’t.
He was reading a newspaper.
Tony/send emails/6 o’clock?

Was Mary watching TV at 6 o’clock?
No, she wasn’t.
She was reading magazines.
Mary/watch TV/6 o’clock?

Ex. 7. Ask and answer questions about what you were doing last Saturday at the times below. (Try to use your own ideas.)
7:00 am
12:30 pm
2:30 pm
5:00 pm
9:00 pm
What were you doing at 7 o’clock on Saturday morning?
I was drinking tea.

Ex. 7. Ask and answer questions about what you were doing last Saturday at the times below. (Try to use your own ideas.)
7:00 am
12:30 pm
2:30 pm
5:00 pm
9:00 pm
What were you doing at half past twelve on Saturday afternoon?
I was reading a book.

Ex. 7. Ask and answer questions about what you were doing last Saturday at the times below. (Try to use your own ideas.)
7:00 am
12:30 pm
2:30 pm
5:00 pm
9:00 pm
What were you doing at half past two on Saturday afternoon?
I was riding a bike.

Ex. 7. Ask and answer questions about what you were doing last Saturday at the times below. (Try to use your own ideas.)
7:00 am
12:30 pm
2:30 pm
5:00 pm
9:00 pm
What were you doing at 5 o’clock on Saturday afternoon?
I was walking with my friends.

Ex. 7. Ask and answer questions about what you were doing last Saturday at the times below. (Try to use your own ideas.)
7:00 am
12:30 pm
2:30 pm
5:00 pm
9:00 pm
What were you doing at 9 o’clock on Saturday evening?
I was playing the guitar.

Game
Choose a leader. He/she says where he/she was last Sunday.
The class try to guess what he/she was doing there.
Last Sunday I was at the park.
Were you running?
Were you eating a hamburger?
Were you walking with your friend?
Were you having a picnic?
No, I wasn’t.
No, I wasn’t.
No, I wasn’t.
Yes, I was.

Ex. 8. Writing. Portfolio. A news story.
Write a news story about something important happened in your area last week. Present it to the class.

Workbook
C
F
E
D
B
A

interview
celebrity
local
articles
daily
fashion

were you doing
was chatting
were your parents doing
were cooking
Was your sister sleeping
wasn’t sleeping
was taking