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The past continuous is also called the past progressive
Before starting this lesson, can you answer the following questions?
¿Has estudiado antes el pasado continuo o progresivo?
¿Conoces bien el tema?
¿Cómo se forma esta estructura?
¿Para qué se usa este tiempo?
¿Por qué elegiríamos usar un tiempo progresivo y no otro, como el perfecto o el simple?
¿En qué situaciones comunicativas se emplea? piensa en la situación de la vida real, quiénes intervienen, el propósito, el contexto, por ejemplo
Form:
The past continuous tense is formed by combining the past tense of the verb "to be" with a verb in the "-ing" ending
Form:
The past continuous tense is formed by combining the past tense of the verb "to be" with a verb in the "-ing" ending
Meaning:
The past continuous tense means that an action was already in progress at a certain time in the past. This tense shows the progress of the action or event in the past
Use:
The past continuous tense is used to describe actions or events that began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred.
The past progressive tense is used to refer to an ongoing past action that was interrupted by another past action (in the simple past tense) or to two past actions that were taking place at the same time.
The past progressive tense can also be used to indicate that something was habitual, usually in a critical way
Check the following videos and describe what your favorite animal or animals were doing. Write two sentences in past progressive, like in the examples below:
The baby was eating
The mother was resting
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Check the following videos and describe what was happening. Write one sentence in past progressive, like in the example below:
The chicken was hanging when the man broke his head
Then explain what you think about the video and a solution to cope with the situation
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