Past progressive

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Talking about progress actions in the past

Fifth semester

Teacher: Claudia Estefanía Espinosa Durán

Competence

Talk about actions in progress that are interrupted by others in the past.

What were you doing yesterday?

When you talk about interrupted or parallel actions, you can use these words...

when (cuando) ... It is used with interrupted actions (SP). When I arrived, my brother was drinking the water. My brother was driking water when I arrived. while (mientras) ... It is used usually with parallel actions (PP). While I was working in the garden, I hurt my back. I hurt my back while I was working.

Time line

2081

2021

2003

Simple present

Past

Future

How do we form affirmative sentences?

were

when I arrived to the classroom.

The students

studying

was

My mom

sleeping

when my dad called her.

Complement

verb -ing

Subject

was/were

Remember we use this structure to talk about actions that are ocurring at the same time.

Nombre del autor/a

Nota: Usarás el verbo to be en pasado (was/were) y enseguida un verbo en terminación -ing.

Past progressive is an easy structure, just remember the rules to form the gerund or -ing structure. Look here!

Subject pronouns

Ejemplo

Example

Irregular verbs

Yo estaba jugando Tú estabas jugando Él estaba jugando Ella estaba jugando Eso estaba jugando Nosotros estabamos jugando Ustedes estaban jugando Ellos estaban jugando

I - Yo You - Tú He - Él She - Ella It - Eso We - Nosotros You - Ustedes They - Ellos

I was playing You were playing He was playing She was playing It was playing We were playing You were playing They were playing

Negative and interrogative sentences

Do you remember when we learned verb to be SP, it is necessary to use the verb was/was to form negative and interrogative sentences: wasn't or weren't.

Negative and interrogative sentences

We form the negative and interrogative sentences like this: Affirmative I was playing soccer with my little brother. Negative I wasn't playing soccer with my little brother. Interrogative Was I playing with my littler brother?

How do we form Negative sentences in Past Progressive?

weren't

studying

when the teacher arrived.

The students

a cherry pie for all the family.

wasn't

cooking

My mom

Complement

wasn't/ weren't

Verb -ing

Subject

You can use without problem wasn't, weren't or was/were not. Remember that contractions are less formal but they sound natural in a speaking context.

Nombre del autor/a

Nota: Las oraciones negativas usarán siempre wasn't/weren't y después el verbo en gerundio o termnación -ing.

How do we form Interrogative sentences in Past Progressive?

Were

studying

when the teacher arrived?

the students

Was

cooking

my mom

a cherry pie for all the family?

Auxiliary verb

Complement

Verb in base form

Subject

Remember that the auxiliary verb will be the same, just be aware about the order of the elements.

Nombre del autor/a

Nota: Te aconsejo usar la regla del sandwich: pan+mermelada+pan, was/were+subject+verb-ing.

Past simple or past progressive?

We often use the past continuous and the past simple in the same sentence. The action in the past simple is short and usually unexpected. It interrupts the “longer” action which is usually in a past continuous form.

Examples

En nuestra manera de hablar cotidiana usamos varias formas de pasado, por eso debemos aprender a hacerlo en inglés.

What were you doing when the plane landed? I was looking in my bag for my passport when I heard a shout. We jumped into a car that was waiting for the bus stop I was watching TV while my wife was sleeping.

When we have a sentence in past simple and another in past continuous we often use when and while, but we have to take into consideration the following rules.

Rules

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Don't worry to ask me any doubt, if you are having dificulties with the explanation, please let me know it!

claudiaestefania.espinosa.ce11@dgeti.sems.gob.mx

Estefania Duran