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[LESSON] Past continuous tense

[LESSON] Past continuous tense

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7th Grade

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​A grammar lesson:

Past Continuous Tense

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media

Past continuous

The aim of the lesson is to understand what past continuous is and how to use it.​

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Structure

Subject + was/ were + verb-ing

Example 1: I was playing tennis yesterday afternoon.

Example 2: They were swimming in the pool last night.

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What does it show?

Past continuous shows longer actions in the past.

She started listening to music in the past, continued and then finished listening in the past.

Now for some questions.​

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Multiple Choice

We were _____ around the park.

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climb

2

doesn't run

3

running

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is eating

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Multiple Choice

They _____ watching a film yesterday afternoon.

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was

2

were

3

is

4

are

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Multiple Choice

You _____ visiting your grandmother last month.

1

was

2

were

3

is

4

are

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Negative

To make the statement a negative, we add not.

Subject + was/ were + not + verb-ing

Example 1: I was not playing tennis yesterday afternoon.

Example 2: They were not swimming in the pool last night.

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Multiple Choice

[Select the option with the past continuous (NEGATIVE) tense]

My mum _____ attention to my story last night.

1

is not paying

2

are not paying

3

was not paying

4

were not paying

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Multiple Choice

[Select the option with the past continuous (NEGATIVE) tense]

Jeremy, Thomas and I _____ in our geography project.

1

is not working

2

are not working

3

was not working

4

were not working

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Questions

(Question word) + was/ were + Subject + verb-ing ?

Example 1: What were you doing yesterday?

Example 2: Were you playing tennis last week?

Remember when making a question, you need to move the position of the was/ were in front of the subject of the sentence.​

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Multiple Choice

_____ they waiting for a bus after school yesterday?

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Were

2

Was

3

Is

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Are

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Multiple Choice

_____ she swimming at last month's swim meet?

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Were

2

Was

3

Is

4

Are

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If you need a recap on Past Continuous Tense, watch the following video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxsUdWfIO3Y&t=309s

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Now it is time for a test

We will now move on to a Quizizz test.

Go to Google Classroom to access the test.​

​A grammar lesson:

Past Continuous Tense

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