Lesson Topic: Story Telling Grammar Point: Past Progressive Name of Teacher: Susan Strikovsky Target Class: 8th Lesson Place in the Curriculum: Lesson Three
Table of Contents Introduction Text- Storytelling Past Progressive- Rules Using the Past Progressive Conclusion
What kind of books do you like to read?
Storytelling It was exactly ten O'clock. Outside, it was raining. We were reading our books in the living room. My husband was drinking a cup of tea. Our 16 year old daughter was walking towards the door. It was a normal evening, until suddenly two men jumped in through the window. By David Monniaux007 Tanuki© Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC BY-SA 3.0User:ZX95, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21987941
were / were not (weren't) Past Progressive- Rules Subject was / were Verb ending in - ING I / he /she /it was / was not (wasn't) reading. sleeping. running. eating. You / we/they were / were not (weren't) What comes into your mind when you see this picture? What is the elephant doing? What is the man doing?
Using the Past Progressive Actions that were not complete at a past time Actions that were happening or not happening around, before, at and after a past time Long actions What were you doing at 8:00 O'clock? I was reading A Tale of Two Cities. I was looking at the pictures in the book until late last night. What comes into your mind when you see this picture? What is the elephant doing? What is the man doing? By Chapman & Hall - Christies Auction House, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7248633
Using the Past Progressive Can be used to show when a shorter action interrupts a longer one Tom fell asleep when he was reading a book by Tom Clancy. What comes into your mind when you see this picture? What is the elephant doing? What is the man doing? By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20603255
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