3º ESO. Sync 3. Past continuous. Past cont vs s-when-while-explanation

Grammar "bites":Past continuous

Past continuous.Meanings

What is the past continuous?

It is a. verbal tense

Past continuous.Meanings

Past continuous

Meanings

Form

Adverbials

Past continuous.Meanings

What do we express with the past continuous?

Meaning 1

Meaning 2

Meaning 3

Summary of meanings

What do we express with the past continuos?

Past continuous.Meanings

PAST TIME

(Meaning 1)Actions in progress AT A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE PAST. For example:

What do we express with the past continuous?

Past continuous.Meanings

PAST TIME

(Meaning 2) Interrupted action in the pastFor example:

What do we express with the past continuous?

Past continuous.Meanings

PAST TIME

(Meaning 3) Parallel actions in the past (with WHILE)For example:

Summary of meanings:

PAST time

Actions in progress AT A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE PAST. Interrupted actions in the past Parallel actions in the past

FORM:

- Past continuous -

AFFIRMATIVE (+) I WAS STUDYING YOU WERE STUDYING HE/SHE/ IT WAS STUDYING

NEGATIVE (-)

You were not studying / You weren't studying

She was not studying / She wasn't studying

INTERROGATIVE (?)

Were you studying...? Was she studying?

Adverbials and time expressions

YESTERDAY AT 18:00... THIS TIME YESTERDAY/LAST WEEK... AT THAT MOMENT WHILE ...

Mindmap

was / were /+ -ing (verbv)

Adverbials

Form

-ing form (important!!)

Yesterday at... This time yesterday/last weekend/a few days ago... At that moment That week/year This year Those days

Past continuous

Actions in progress in the past

Interrupted actions

Meaning

Parallel actions

Teacher´s summary

Time to take a break!!