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    The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It is used to refer to ongoing or repeated actions that were happening in the past or describe two simultaneous actions in the past. Examples are given of using adverbs like "while" with the past continuous tense. Tables provide conjugations of the past continuous in affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Exercises provide practice using the past continuous to fill in blanks and build sentences.

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    The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It is used to refer to ongoing or repeated actions that were happening in the past or describe two simultaneous actions in the past. Examples are given of using adverbs like "while" with the past continuous tense. Tables provide conjugations of the past continuous in affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Exercises provide practice using the past continuous to fill in blanks and build sentences.

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    The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It is used to refer to ongoing or repeated actions that were happening in the past or describe two simultaneous actions in the past. Examples are given of using adverbs like "while" with the past continuous tense. Tables provide conjugations of the past continuous in affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Exercises provide practice using the past continuous to fill in blanks and build sentences.

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    Past Continuous USE The Past Continuous is used to: Refer to something which was in progress in the past.

    . E.g.: We were researching for a school project. Describe simultaneous actions in the past. E.g.: The students were reading a text while the teacher was correcting their homework. Adverbs or time expressions used with the Past Continuous: While/ all afternoon Affirmative I was playing games. You were playing games. He/ She/ It was playing games. We were playing games. You were playing games. They were playing games. Negative I wasnt playing games. You werent playing games. He/ She/ It wasnt playing games. We werent playing games. You werent playing games. They werent playing games. Interrogative Was I playing games? Were you playing games? Was he/ she/ it playing games? Were we playing games? Were you playing games? Were they playing games?

    A Fill in the blanks. 1. While Tom ________________ (check) his e-mail, Joan

    ________________ (download) some files. 2. Sarah and Jack ________________ (play) chess on-line.

    3. We

    ________________

    (talk)

    about

    our

    holidays

    and

    they

    ________________ (watch) a new TV programme. 4. My mother ________________ (send) e-mails while my father ________________ (listen) to his favourite song. 5. Mary ________________ (read) a book and Ron________________ (take) some notes at the same time. Past Simple or Past Continuous? Choose the correct option. Yesterday John bought/ was buying a new TV set and when he climbed/ was climbing the stairs he didnt notice/ wasnt noticing a step and he dropped/ was was dropping the TV on the floor. him. So, he called/ was calling Leo and he came/ was coming and helped/ helping When they got/ was getting home, John noticed/ was noticing that the screen had/ was having some scratches. While he tried/ was trying to remove them, Leo read/ was reading the TV instructions. Afterwards they turned/ were turning the TV and started/ were starting watching a TV program about gadgets.

    B Fill in the blanks with either Past Simple or the Past Continuous. 1. They ________________ (watch) the news when they________________ (hear) a ________________ (lay) 4. the table (come) and loud home Peter (be) it ________________ (cut) (start) some noise. raining. bread. he 2. Yesterday they ________________ (go) to the cinema and as they 3. While Kate ________________ (order) a pizza, Tim and Sally ________________ ________________ very Last year, when Sam ________________ (visit) Silicon Valley,

    ________________

    impressed.

    5. The students ________________ (work) with old laptops whereas the teachers ________________ (use) the new ones. C Build sentences in the Past Simple and Past Continuous. 1. Terry/ the plants/ the grass/ water/ while/ Peter/ mow. 2. us/ we/ get/ they/ not expect/ when/ there.

    3. e-mails/ and/ I/ at the same time/ send/ receive. 4. not can/ his e-mail/ have/ his PC/ last week/ a virus/ jack/ check/ because.

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