PAST CONTINOUS PAST SIMPLE (PC) (PS) PS PC
1. We studied English two years ago.
2. The children weren’t playing soccer at 4 p.m. yesterday.
3. Alan and Ann went to America in 1990.
4. Her dad didn’t want her to quit school.
5. It was raining this morning. PAST CONTINOUS PAST SIMPLE (PC) (PS) PS PC
1. We studied English two years ago. X
2. The children weren’t playing soccer at 4 p.m. yesterday. X
3. Alan and Ann went to America in 1990. X
4. Her dad didn’t want her to quit school. X
5. It was raining this morning. X UNIT 4: IN THE PICTURE LANGUAGE FOCUS
Past continuous: questions
Past simple and past continuous
Match questions 1-4 with the answers a-d. a. No, it wasn’t.
1. Was the squirrel eating flowers? b. Steve’s friend. 2. Were the two men posing? 3. What were the man doing? c. Yes, they were. 4. Who was skiing? d. They were using a computer. 1. W 1. as the squ Was irrel ea the squirrel e ting atin flowe g flow rs? ers? 2. W 2. ere
Wer ethe two men the two menp osing posin ? g? 3. Wha 3. t Whatwere wer the man e the do man d ing? oing? 4. Who 4. was sk Who was iing? skiing?
(Question word) + was/ were + subject + V-ing? Yes, subject + was/were
No, subject + wasn’t/weren’t
Write questions and answers using past continuous. the men / ride / horses? 
Were the men ride horses? No, they weren’t.
1. the squirrel / eat / nuts? 
2. where / your friends / travel this time last year? (in Canada)
3. what / you / do / last night at 8 p.m.? (watch TV)
4. Maria / swim / in the river? 
5. who / you / talk to / after class yesterday? (Mary)
Write questions and answers using past continuous. the men / ride / horses? 
Were the men riding horses? No, they weren’t.
1. the squirrel / eat / nuts? 
Was the squirrel eating nuts? Yes, it was.
2. where / your friends / travel this time Where were your friends travelling? last year? (in Canada)
They were travelling in Canada.
3. what / you / do / last night at 8 p.m.?
What were you doing last night at 8 p.m.? (watch TV)
I was watching TV.
4. Maria / swim / in the river? 
Was Maria swimming in the river? No, she wasn’t.
5. who / you / talk to / after class
Who were you talking to after class yesterday? yesterday? (Mary)
I was talking to Mary.
Listen. Which words are stressed in each phrase?
1. Were you sleeping at 7 a.m. yesterday?
1. Were you sleeping at 7 a.m. yesterday?
2. Was your mum listening to music at 8 p.m. last night?
2. Was your mum listening to music at 8 p.m. last night?
3. What were you doing on Sunday morning?
3. What were you doing on Sunday morning?
4. Who were you talking to before class this morning?
4. Who were you talking to before class this morning?
Wh- words, the main verb and adverbs of time are stressed
but was/were are not stressed.
I saw this squirrel while I was photographing flowers in the park. Past simple Past continuous
I was photographing flowers in the park when I saw this squirrel. Past continuous Past simple
RULES: Fill in the blanks with Past simple or Past continuous
1. We use the (1) ___________________ past continuous
_ for longer actions in progress
and the (2) ____________________ past simple for shorter actions.
2. We often use when before (3) ______________________ past simple and while
before (4) _________________________ past continuous .
We saw (see) the Pyramids while we were visiting (visit) Egypt.
1. I __________ (take) photos of my friend while we _______ (cycle).
2. She _________ (climb) when she ___________ (have) an accident. Complete the
3. We _________________ (take) photos of elephants while we sentences using the past simple and
_______________ (travel) across Đắk Lắk. past continuous
4. My parents ___________ (not sleep) when I ______________ (get) form of the verbs in brackets. home late last night.
We saw (see) the Pyramids while we were visiting (visit) Egypt. 1. I _____________ took
(take) photos of my friend while we _________________ were cycling (cycle). 2. She __________ was cli _ mbi __
ng ___ (climb) when she _________ had __ (have) an accident. 3. We _________________ took
(take) photos of elephants while we _______________ were travelling (travel) across Đắk Lắk. 4. My parents ______ wer _ e ___ sle ____
eping __ (not sleep) when I _________
got _____ (get) home late last night.
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