Vocabulary: Car parts.

The past continuous.

What is the past continuous used for?

The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past. So, it describes an activity that continued during a period of time in the past or at specific time in the past. The past continuous tense is formed by combining the past tense of to be (i.e., was/were) with the verb’s present participle (-ing word).

It's important to remember that the simple past tense describes a completed past action. You can use when to combine a continue past action with a completed action. E.g., It was raining when she had the accident.

How is the past continuous form?

The past continuos is form with was or were and a present participle. So, te grammar is like that:

Affirmative:

Subject + was/were + verb with ing + complement.

E.g., the car was making a funny sound while they were driving.

Negative:

Subject + was/were + not + verb with ing + complement.

E.g., the car wasn't making a funny sound while they were driving.

Interrogative:

Was/were + subject + verb with ing + complement + ?

Wh question + was/were + subject + verb with ing + complement + ?

E.g., Were the headlights working? Yes, they were/no, they weren't.

Who was driving your car at 10:00 last night?

Key words of past continuous.

All last night, all last week, all last month, all yesterday, all last year, all afternoon, all afternoon yesterday, all evening yesterday, from 2 o’clock to four, since 5 pm, for a long time yesterday, throughout the night, while...

Activities: the past continuous.

A. Complete the statements and questions whit the past continuous.

1. My daughter was driving her car yesterday at 4:00. (Drive).

2. I was walking to work when I was the accident. (Walk).

3. Who was talking on the phone when I came home? (Talk).

4. Traffic was awful this morning. Everyone was speeding. (Speed).

5. They were leaving the house when the phone started ringing. (Leave).

6. The clients at the rental agency were complaining about the quality of the cars. (Complain).

7. The accident occured because a car was weaving through traffic. (Weave).

8. Why was your girlfriend shopping at the mall when online shopping is so much easier? (Your girlfriend/shop).

B. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences.

1. I was tailgating when the car in front of me suddenly stopped.

2. John was cooking dinner when his children arrived.

3. Larissa wasn't paying attention while she was driving.

4. They were washing the car when the headlights broke.

5. My son was texting his boss when the storm started.

Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs for talking about cars.

Activity: Phrasal verbs for talking about cars.

Complete the sentences with the two parts of each phrasal verb.

1. The car’s almost out of gas. Let’s go in here so I can fill it up.

2. It’s raining, and I can’t the turn windshield wipers on. They aren’t working.

3. Can I use your car this afternoon? I can pick it up at 3:30 if you don’t need it then.

4. We have to return the rental car before 6:00. Let’s drop it off early at the airport and get something to eat, OK?

5. I can’t turn the air conditioning off. It’s freezing in here!

Placement of direct objects with phrasal verbs.

Phrasal verbs contain a verb and a particle that together have their own meaning. So, it's like:

Turn (main verb) + on (particle) = start.

But, start what? A machine.

Many phrasal verbs are separable. This means that a direct object noun can come before or after the particle. Turn on, turn off, pick up, drop off, and fill up are separable.

E.g., I'll drop of the car (direct object) OR I’ll drop the car off (direct object).

Now, it's important that you know this because you have to be careful: with a separable phrasal verb, if the direct object is a pronoun, it must come before the particle.

E.g., I’ll drop it off. (NOT I’ll drop off it.)

Did you fill them up? (NOT Did you fill up them?)

Where will they pick us up? (NOT Where will they pick up us?)

Activities: Placement of direct objects with phrasal verbs.

A. Rewrite the following sentences, correcting the errors.

1. If you return a rental car and it's almost out of gas, who has to fill up it?

If you return a rental car and it's almost out of gas, who has to fill it up?

2. The car's ready. Can you pick up it before 5:00?

The car's ready. Can you pick it up before 5:00?

3. The car? I'm planning to drop off it at the rental office, not the airport.

The car? I'm planning to drop it off at the rental office, not the airport.

4. There's something wrong with the headlights. I can't turn on them.

There's something wrong with the headlights. I can't turn them on.

5. I can't stand that loud music while I drive. Could you please turn off it?

I can't stand that loud music while I drive. Could you please turn it off?

B. Rewrite each sentence, replacing the direct object noun with a pronoun.

1. Please fill the car up with super.

Please fill it up with super.

2. Jane's going to drop off the car at the airport.

Jane's going to drop it off at the airport.

3. It's raining and we can't turn on the windshield wipers.

It's raining and we can't turn them on.

4. When you're sitting in a parking lot, you should turn the headlights off.

When you're sitting in a parking lot, you should turn them off

5. Turn the TV on, please, so I can see the news about the accident.

Turn it on, please, so I can see the news about the accident.

C. Complete each conversation with an object pronoun.

1. A: Please turn off the car.

B: Ok, I'll turn it off. (Turn off).

2. A: Why are your headlights still on?

B: Oh, no! I forgot to turn them off last night. I hope the engine starts! (Turn off).

3. A: The car is ready.

B: Great, I'll pick it up at 3:00. (Pick up).

4. A: My brakes are making a funny sound.

B: No problem. We'll check out the whole car. What time can you drop it off? (Drop off).

5. A: Why isn't the TV working?

B: Did you try to turn it on? (Turn on).

6. A: Why is it so cold in this car? Is it the air conditioning?

B: Yes, I can't turn if off. (Turn off).

7. A: You left your glasses in my car last night.

B: I'm glad you found them. Can you drop them off on your way home? (Drop off).

Vocabulary: Driving behavior.

Bad or agressive drivers...

Good drivers...

Vocabulary: Personal Care Products.

Count Nouns.

Non-count Nouns.

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