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Past Continuous

Past Continuous. SCLB. Past Continuous. Verb ‘to be’ + verb+ing Example: You  were studying  when she called. They/you were He/She/It/I was. #1 Longer actions interrupted by shorter actions. Longer actions interrupted by shorter actions. Past Continuous.

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Past Continuous

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  1. Past Continuous SCLB

  2. Past Continuous • Verb ‘to be’ + verb+ing • Example: You were studying when she called. • They/youwere • He/She/It/I was

  3. #1 Longer actions interrupted by shorter actions.

  4. Longer actions interrupted by shorter actions.

  5. Past Continuous • What is the longer action? The short action?

  6. When and While • When + simple past • I was watching TV when she called. • While + past continuous • While I was watching TV, she called.

  7. Longer actions interrupted by shorter actions.

  8. Past Continuous • #2 Specific Time as an Interruption • Example: Last night at 7pm I was playing computer games. • At midnight we were still drinking at the festival.

  9. For each of these questions include 3+ FUQ’s • What were you doing at 10 p.m. yesterday evening? • What were you doing yesterday afternoon? • What was your friend doing the last time you called them? • What were you doing before you went to sleep? • Were you exercising last night?

  10. #3 Parallel Actions  I was studying while he was making dinner. We were eating dinner and talking about vacation.

  11. Were you texting while the teacher was talking? • Were you listening to your gf/bf about her/his day? • Who were you walking with before class started? • What were you doing while you waiting for the teacher to arrive?

  12. #4 Atmosphere When I walked into the classroom, several students were sleeping, some were playing games on their cell phones, and a few were rushing to complete their homework.

  13. Atmosphere • What was the atmosphere of the classroom when you walked in last week? • What was it like at your last Cheusok?

  14. #5 Repetition and Irritation with "Always“ • She was always coming to class late. • My sister was constantly talking. She annoyed everyone.

  15. Questions • What were you doing last summer vacation? • How many hours were you working at your last summer job? • What were you doing yesterday? • Where were you living last year? • Who were you dating last year? • What were you studying yesterday afternoon? • Where were you partying last week?

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