12. INTER GRAMMAR

PAST PROGRESSIVE

HELLO GUYS!!!

It is a verbal tense which is used to show that a past action 

what do you need?

verb to be 

Multiple Choice

do you remember??

• am is are

• could can

• should shall

but it is in past

• AM, IS.... WAS

• ARE .... WERE

another verb with ING

Multiple Choice

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

• WAS, WERE- VERB ING

• MODAL VERB

• PAST VERB

REMEMBER

WAS WERE   + VERB ING 

WHEN DO YOU USE IT?

• actions were in progress at special time in the past

1. 

Peter was reading a book yesterday evening

2.

She was listening to the radio.

Open Ended

NOSOTROS ESTÁBAMOS ESTUDIANDO INGLES

two actions were happening at the same time (the actions do not influence each other)

Anne was writing a letter WHILE Steve was reading the New York Times.

Open Ended

CAMILO ESTABA CONDUNCIENDO MIENTRAS YO ESTABA COMIENDO

action in the past was interrupted by another one

we were sitting at the breakfast table, when  the telephone rang.

Open Ended

ellos estaban durmiendo cuando su mama rompió el pocillo

Multiple Choice

What was he doing?

• He was riding a horse

• He was ride a horse

Multiple Choice

What was she doing?

• she is cooking

• she was cooking

Multiple Choice

what were they doing?

• he was eating fruits

• they were eating fruits

Open Ended

Which hotel ________ (you/stay) in when you lost your passport?

 Which hotel WERE YOU STAYING in when you lost your passport?

Open Ended

At the end of the first half of the game, they ______ (win).

At the end of the first half of the game, they WERE WINNING.

Open Ended

• I _________ (live) in London when I met them.

I WAS LIVING in London when I met them.

Open Ended

It was a sunny afternoon and people _________ (sit) on the grass in the park.

It was a sunny afternoon and people  WERE SITTING on the grass in the park.  

Open Ended

He ________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived

He WAS TALKING on the phone when I arrived

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