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Past Progressive
Juan Pablo Esperides
Created on December 8, 2020
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Transcript
Past Progressive
Structure
I He She
was
verb -ing
You We They
were
To describe what someone was doing at a particular point in time.
I was working in the garden all day yesterday.
To express interrupted action in the past.
I was making this presentation when my phone rang.
What was he doing when he got hurt?
He was horseback riding when he got hurt.
What happened while they were hiking?
They got lost while they were hiking.
He was doing his homework when his mom called him.
You were swimming when it started to rain.
We were sleeping when we heard a loud noise.
She was biking when she fell off her bike.
They were reading when someone knocked on the door.
Look at the following pictures. Complete the gaps with the correct form of past progressive. Use the verb given.
go
I _____ ______ to the park when I saw an accident.
go
I was going to the park when I saw an accident.
take
He _____ _______ a shower when the phone rang.
take
He was taking a shower when the phone rang.
have
They ____ ______ a cup of coffee while their boss was checking her emails.
have
They were having a cup of coffee while their boss was checking her emails.
He _____ _______ when he fell off the bed.
sleep
He was sleeping when he fell off the bed.
sleep
She ____ ______ on the sofa when her mom came home.
work
She was working on the sofa when her mom came home.
work
It started to rain while we _____ ______ for the bus.
wait
It started to rain while we were waiting for the bus.
wait
She took a sip of tea while she ____ ________ her favorite book.
read
She took a sip of tea while she was reading her favorite book.
read
Yes / No questions
Yes, he was No, he wasn´t.
Was he biking when it started to rain?
Were you cooking when the phone rang?
Yes, I was No, I wasn´t.
Were they participating when the session finished?
Yes, they were No, they weren´t.
Unscramble the words to make questions. Answer them.
wearing / he / Was / sunglasses ___________________
when you saw him?
No, _____________.
Was he wearing sunglasses
when you saw him?
Yes, he wasn´t.
Was / following / he / instructions / the ___________________
when his coach finished the session?
Yes, ____________.
Was he following the instructions
when his coach finished the session?
Yes, he was.
mountains / Were / hiking / in / they / the ___________________
when a bear appeared behind the tent?
Yes, _____________.
Were they hiking in the mountains
when a bear appeared behind the tent?
Yes, they were.
map / carrying / she / Was / a ___________________
when she got lost?
Yes, _____________.
Was she carrying a map
when she got lost?
Yes, she was.
Were / helmets / wearing / they ___________________
when they had an accident?
No, _____________.
Were they wearing helmets
when they had an accident?
No, they weren´t.
Thank you!