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Ejercicicos de Pasado Continuo. Was or Were. Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.

1. Boris ............... learning English.
2. They ..................... swimming in the lake.
3. Your father ................... repairing the car.
4. I ................... reading a magazine.
5. You ................... packing your bag.
6. My friends ................... watching the match on TV.
7. It .................... raining.
8. The dog ................. barking.
9. The children ................ brushing their teeth.
10. Anne and Maureen ............... singing a song

Affirmative Sentences.

Yesterday at 3 pm the following people were in the middle of an action.
Write positive sentences in past continuous.

1. you / play / cards
2. Alice / walk / around the lake
3. Caron / listen / to the radio
4. we / read / a book about Australia
5. Linda / look for / her ring
6. Fiona and Sam / visit / the castle
7. Ben / wash / the car
8. Kim and I / wait / in the park
9. My sister / feed / the birds
10. Greg and Phil / count / their money

Negative Sentences Somebody believes that yesterday at 3 pm the following people were in the middle of an action. That cannot be, however, as yesterday at 3 pm these people were not doing those things. Write negative sentences in past progressive. Sarah and Luke / not / work Mister Miller / not / teach / chemistry Barry / not / drive / a lorry Mandy / not / have / lunch Albert / not / play / tennis Taylor and Bob / not / cycle / home Annie / not / clean / the table Benjamin / not / write / an e-mail Jane / not / exercise / in the gym Robert / not / buy / flowers Questions You want to know whether the following people were in the middle of an action at a certain time in the past. Write questions in past continuous. Rachel / feed / the cat the children / paint / a picture Clark / repair / his computer Hazel / swim / in the pool Lucas / have / a shower Jason and Aron / run / down the street Betty / do / her homework Cindy and James / make / dinner Rebecca / watch / Star Trek Anita and Linda / sit / in the kitchen Questions with Interrogatives. Ask for the information in the bold(=en negrita) part of the sentence. Questions with Interrogatives. Ask for the information in the bold(=en negrita) part of the sentence. Henry was living in London last year. Anita was working at a restaurant last week. Ricky was waiting for Holly. Sarah was singing a song. Joe was reading a book. At six o'clock, Myriam and her family were having dinner. Bob was walking home because his car had a flat tire. At half past seven, Mister Logan was driving home. The children were playing in the sandbox. Claire was visiting her best friend. Exercise on Past Continuous. Put the verbs into the correct form (past continuous). When I phoned my friends, they (play) ......were playing.... monopoly. Yesterday at six I (prepare) ............. dinner. The kids (play) .................. in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. I (practise) .............. the guitar when he came home. We (not / cycle) .............. all day. While Aaron (work) ................ in his room, his friends (swim)................. in the pool. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) ............... . What (you / do) ..................... yesterday? Most of the time we (sit) ................... in the park.

Music Basic Vocabulary. Complete the activity.

1. The ______ contains five lines and four spaces. This is where
notes are placed.

2. Lowers a note a half step.:

3. The highs and lows of music.:
4. This note receives a half beat or count.:

5. A curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch.:
6. The ______ ______ note receives three beats or counts.
7. Raises a note a half step.:

8. Even no sound counts as a beat. These are marked with a
______.
9. The clef that marks above Middle C.:
10. This note receives four counts or beats.:
11. Bars mark off each ______.

Tie Measure Flat Staff Treble Dotted Half Pitch Eighth Rest Sharp Whole

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English Verb Tenses Form and Use. Past Continuous Tense

I was dancing when I met Javi
I wasn't dreaming, it was real
What were you doing when you met your best friend?

Hello dears! My name is Lady Past Continuous. I'm also very nostalgic like my friend the Past Simple Boy .

We were together in many occassions when we were young. While I was studying to be a secretary he was studying to be a teacher and we lived in the same street in Granada.

When I was going out with his best friend Javi, the Past Simple Boy was going out with my best friend Margarita. This is an old story but I like thinking about the past.

I met the Past Simple Boy again two years ago in our English Club in Mijas called The Happy Verby Gang. We were talking for hours about the past times.

These days, I usually go out with another guy, the Present Perfect Man, we work in the same company and he is also a member of the club. He surprised me last evening; we were having dinner when he invited me to go on holidays together.

Comprehension
She was living in Granada when she was a student True/False/Don't know

Her best friend was Margarita True/False/Don't know

At that time, Margarita was going out with the Past Simple Boy True/False/Don't know

Who was she going out with? Javi/The Past Simple Boy/Don't know

She was studying to work as a........ nurse/secretary/Don't know

Athe moment, she doesn't have a boyfriend True/False/Don't know

She is going to travel somewhere with the Past Simple Boy True/False/Don't know

She is going to travel somewhere with the Present Perfect Man True/False/Don't know

Yesterday she had dinner at home with the Present Perfect Man True/False/Don't know

She wants to go on holiday with him True/False/Don't know

Lady Past Continuous
Affirmative

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

Negative
I wasn't dancing You weren't dancing He wasn't dancing She wasn't dancing It wasn't dancing We weren't dancing You weren't dancing They weren't dancing

Interrogative
Was I dancing? Were you dancing? Was he dancing? Was she dancing? Was it dancing? Were we dancing? Were you dancing? Were they dancing?

Uses. Examples

Actions in the past that take place at a particular time: Acciones en el pasado que ocurren en un momento determinado que normalmente especificamos

What were you doing last evening at 8:45?I was watching "el informal"

With the Past Simple to refer to a long action that is interrupted by a shorter one.("When"or "While" are the habitual conjunctions): Con el Past Simple para referirnos a una acción larga que se ve interrumpida por otra más corta

We were talking about our last holidays when the boss came into the office and got angry

Two actions developing at the same time in the past ("While" is the habitual conjunction): Dos acciones que se desarrollan a la vez en el pasado.

While my boss was talking to me, I was dreaming of my last holidays in Cancún

Practica lo aprendido con los siguientes ejercicios:"Let's practise"
1. Pictures from some dream holidays:In this picture........Write sentences about the pictures.
We / talk / the beach

My sister / travel / in Asturias

We / visit / monastery / China

Some women / dance / temple

We / eat / fish / the beach

2. Past Continuous- Negative. write corret negative sentences

When the accident happened, the plane was landing : When the accident happened, the plane was not landing

They were having dinner in a very expensive restaurant:

When he came, we were watching TV:

When I arrived, the telephone was ringing:

Last night she was dancing with me:

Ann was writing an e-mail in her room:

3. Match the phrases to complete correct sentences

- We were talking about him when the earthqake happened

- Were you sleeping I was thinking of you

- While my mum was telling me off we were having lunch
- When the fire started when my boss came in
- At this time last year I was flying to the Canary Islands
- Peter wasn't driving when he had the accident

4. Contrast. Choose the right option, past simple or past continuous

We ___________a terror film when the door ______

were watching / opened
were watching / was opening

Suddenly the noise __________
was stopping
stopped

The fire __________when I __________ an omelette
was starting / was cooking
started / was cooking

The little boy __________ because he __________ an ice cream
was crying / was wanting
was crying / wanted

He __________ to the news while he __________home
was listening / was driving
listened / drove

What _____you_____when the fire started?
were you doing
was you doing

______your sister _______ at that time?
Did your sister sleep..
Was your sister sleeping...

______you ______the film last night?
was you seeing
Did you see

English Verb Tenses Form and Use. Past Simple Tense

I lived in Granada when I was young .
I didn't study much, but I was lucky and passed my exams
Did your parents study when they were young?

Hello everybody! My name is Past Simple Boy because I am very nostalgic and I always talk about the past. This is an old picture of me. I was eighteen in this picture. It was thirteen years ago.

I studied at University at that time. I lived with my friends Paco and Javi in a big and old flat. We didn't study much and we enjoyed our life. Every weekend we went to the disco and met new girls. I remember I had a girlfriend called Margarita.

I finished my studies in 1995. A year later I started to work as a Language teacher in a Secondary school. Life is not too bad, but those days were fantastic!
Do you know about your parents' life when they were young?

Comprehension Quiz

He is very sentimental True / false / don’t know
He studied at Málaga University True / false / don’t know
Paco and Javi were his flatmates True / false / don’t know
The flat was near the university True / false / don’t know
He had a girlfriend called Margarita True / false / don’t know
They used to go to the disco every day True / false / don’t know
They used to study a lot True / false / don’t know
He finished his studies in Granada in 1997 True / false / don’t know
He is a language teacher in a secondary school True / false / don’t know
He married his girlfriend Margarita True / false / don’t know

Past Simple Form

Las formas irregulares sólo son irregulares en Afirmativo

Affirmative
I studied You studied He studied She studied It studied
We studied You studied They studied

I went You went He went She went It went
We went You went They went

Negative
I didn't study/ go You didn't study/ go He didn't study /go She didn't study/ go It didn't study/ go We didn't study/ go You didn't study/ go They didn't study/ go

Interrogative
Did I study/go? Did you study/ go? Did he study/ go? Did she study/ go? Did it study/ go? Did we study/ go? Did you study/ go? Did they study/ go?

Past Simple Use . Uses
Examples
Actions that started and finished in the past: Acciones que comenzaron y terminaron en el pasado (normalmente se indica cuándo ocurrió, es decir, hay un adverbio de tiempo que lo indica)
I didn't go to the beach last Sunday

Actions that happened one after the other in the past (like in a story): Acciones que suceden una detrás de otra en el pasado, como sucede cuando contamos una historia.
I went into the disco and I saw my favourite girl, then I asked her to dance,.........

With the Past Continuous to refer to a short action that interrupts a longer one. : Con el Past Continuous para referirnos a una acción corta que interrumpe a otra más larga.
The TV broke when she was watching the football match

Practica lo aprendido con los siguientes ejercicios:"Let's practise" . Form

1. Past Simple - Form Mistakes. Corrige los errores.

I didn't celebrated New Year's Eve
My friends organize a fancy dress party
So, I were very sad and lonely
but they didn't invited me
My cousin visite me in the afternoon
but then she go to a party
My best friends didn't were with me
Did you danced on New Year's Eve?
I didn't watched TV because there was a horrible programme
Everybody laughed and sing and was very happy
But I were not happy, I didn't have a good time

2. Write in order to form correct questions. Past Simple- Questions 1/6

- arrive When you did ?
- wait long for she How did me ?
- phone night last Why you did me ?
- meet days two ago Did you her ?
- party? see the Who did you in
- concert start When did the ?

3. Which is the reason to use Past Simple in each of these examples?

My parents bought this house six months ago
Action that started and finished in the past
Actions that happened one after the other in the past
A short action in the past that interrupts a longer one.

The firemen had an accident while they were practicing emergency procedures
Action that started and finished in the past
Actions that happened one after the other in the past
A short action in the past that interrupts a longer one.

The door opened and a tiny dog entered the room
Action that started and finished in the past
Actions that happened one after the other in the past
A short action in the past that interrupts a longer one.

In 1943 Jacques-Yves Cousteau invented the aqualung, a breathing apparatus that supplied oxygen to divers
Action that started and finished in the past
Actions that happened one after the other in the past
A short action in the past that interrupts a longer one.

I heard a scream and I felt scared
Action that started and finished in the past
Actions that happened one after the other in the past
A short action in the past that interrupts a longer one.

I was watching a terror film when someone with a mysterious voice phoned
Action that started and finished in the past
Actions that happened one after the other in the past
A short action in the past that interrupts a longer one.

She arrived just when we were talking about her
Action that started and finished in the past
Actions that happened one after the other in the past
A short action in the past that interrupts a longer one.

David Beckham scored on his debut for Real Madrid at the Bernabeu
Action that started and finished in the past
Actions that happened one after the other in the past
A short action in the past that interrupts a longer one.

As the young woman crossed the room, Victor recognized her and smiled.
Action that started and finished in the past
Actions that happened one after the other in the past
A short action in the past that interrupts a longer one.

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492
Action that started and finished in the past
Actions that happened one after the other in the past
A short action in the past that interrupts a longer one.

Contrast
4. Fill the gaps with the Past Simple or Past Continuous of the verb is between brackets.
Past Simple & Past Continuous: The others

Last weekend Carmela …....... (go) to the cinema to see "The Others". Carmela …..... (not like) it because it .......…. (be) about ghosts and she is afraid of them. When she …........ (go) home with her friend Lola, she …........ (feel) very strange. There …........ (be) a noise behind them, but they could not see anyone. It …........ (rain) a lot and there .....…. (not be) any taxis on the street, so they …........ (have) to go home walking. The noise .....…. (be) still behind them and while they …..... (try) to see what or who it …........ (be), the lights on the street …....... (go) out and they …..... (cry) for five minutes. Do you know what happened next?

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1. ¿que es lo que pide/ordena el cliente/caballero?
2. ¿Que es lo que usa Coco para recordar la orden?
3. Escribe el poema que recita Coco
4. ¿Que trae Coco la primera vez?
5. ¿Por que no le sirve Coco la comida al caballero?

Este video muestra como aprendimos la diferencia entre cerca (near) y lejos (far) con Coco. I hope you understand!

Good old classic