past & present continuous

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Vocabulary:

Argument

​I don't like to talk with my sister because we always have an argument.

Vocabulary:

​Meet

​Met

​I meet new people every

year.

​I met my best friend at

school.

Vocabulary:

​Meet up

​Met up

​Diego meets up with his

friends every week.

​She met up her mom

yesterday.

Vocabulary:

​Saw

​See

I can't see without glasses.

I saw my grandmother on

Sunday.

Anecdote about my vacation:

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-P4nLn_ODQ

Multiple Choice

Why didn't Friend 1 and Friend 2 talk?

• Because they had an argument.

• Because they were deaf.

• Because they had a fight.

Open Ended

What's the meeaning of "friendship"?

Open Ended

What's the meeaning of a "close friend"?

Open Ended

How do you soy in Spanish:

"We were the same friends we were 2 years

ago."

Open Ended

Are there friendships you want to recover?

Tell an anecdote about your vacation.

Definition

​We use present continuous to talk about actions that are happening right now.

​For example, I am reading this. You are taking class, etc.

Estructure

​Person + Verb to be + action (ing)

​I am reading.

Ximena is writing.

Ian and Diego are working.

Estructure

Los verbos que terminan en "ing" equivalen a los verbos que en español terminan en "ando" y "endo"

El verb to be equivale a "estoy", "está", "estamos", etc.

​seeing = viendo

dreaming = soñando

​You are seeing =Tú estás viendo

She is dreaming = Ella está soñando

Exercises:

​Turn the next sentences into present continuous.

​I sleep.

My friend and I watch funny videos.

My teacher has an argument with my friend.

You listen to the class.

He reads boring books.

She​ wastes time.

Speaking activity.

​Say 4 things you and other people are doing right now.

Definition

​We use past continuous to talk about actions that were happening in the past, but were interrupet.

​For example,

• I was meeting up with my friends, but school started.

• You were sleeping, but your mother woke you up.

Definition

Estructure

​Person + Verb to be + action (ing)

​I was reading.

Ximena was writing.

Ian and Diego were working.

Estructure

Los verbos que terminan en "ing" equivalen a los verbos que en español terminan en "ando" y "endo"

El verb to be en pasado equivale a "estaba", "estábamos", etc.

​seeing = viendo

dreaming = soñando

​You were seeing =Tú estabas viendo

She was dreaming = Ella estaba soñando

Exercises:

​Turn the next sentences into past continuous.

​I ate.

My friend and I watched funny videos.

My teacher had an argument with my friend.

You listened to the class.

He saw a beautiful cat.

She​ danced.

Speaking activity.

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What were you doing before class?

Audio Response

Tell something you are doing right now.

Open Audio Recorder

Audio Response

Tell something you were doing one week ago.

Open Audio Recorder