Revision 1: Study the table above and then grammar references

Revision 2: Study the situations when the past continuous tense is used.

1. At nine o’clock yesterday morning I was watching a fantastic film: - a past action was in progress at a stated time.

2. I was watching TV when she called me: - one longer past action (past continuous) was interrupted by a shorter one (past simple.)

3. While (as, when) I was watching TV, my husband was cooking supper: - two or more simultaneous actions were happening at the same time.

4. Yesterday I woke up early. I looked through the window. The sun was shining. Children were playing in the yard. Birds were chirping. Suddenly somebody called me,.. - Background information (a scene) is given to create the atmosphere before telling a story which happened in the past.

Help:

Immediately – відразу

Used to - зазвичай, бувало

Alive – живий

Revise – повторювати

In progress – у розвитку

While – в той час як

Stated – призначений

Interrupt – перебивати

Simultaneous – одночасний

Background - фон

Practice – Grammar in use

Task 1: Make up sentences in the past continuous with each of the time expression.