1. Upcoming Schedule After tonight, we have three (3) more classes:
May 4, 11, and 18.
Annual Year-end Picnic on May 25 – 4 weeks from tonight
At our house – about 1 K south on this same road
Food (dinner/supper), games, fun, and talking – in English
For the whole family!
Two more Tuesday Night Conversation Classes:
May 9 and May 23

2. Upcoming Schedule
We try to have several activities during the summer, but have not yet decided on what and when

3. Past Continuous Tense

4. Verb Tenses There are 12 verb tenses in English Simple Continuous
Perfect
Perfect Continuous
Present
Simple Present
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous
Past
Simple Past
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Future
Simple Future
Future Continuous
Future Perfect
Future Perfect Continuous

5. Continuous Tense Usage
The continuous tenses are used to relate an on-going activity, event, or state to another, later, activity, event, or state; often related by:
Indicating a specific time
Indicating an activity “interrupted” by
another activity or event
Indicating overlapping activities or parallel activities
Examples:
I was reading a book yesterday evening.
I was exercising when you called.
The sun will be shining and the temperature [will be] rising to near 75 degrees tomorrow.

6. Present Continuous Tense Usage
Primary use of present continuous is to express that some action, event, or state is happening at a specific time – right now, at this very moment.
Ex: “Mary is writing a letter to her sister.”
Whereas the simple present expresses a frequent action, habit, etc. Not necessarily something you are doing now.
Ex: “She writes a letter to her sister every week.”

7. Present Continuous Tense Usage
Slight variation: the action, event, or state could be a much longer – but temporary – action which is in progress now; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.
I am studying to become a doctor.
4 year, temporary activity that I am doing – but clearly not every single second of those 4 years

8. Past Continuous Tense Usage
The continuous tenses are used to relate an on-going activity, event, or state to another, later, activity, event, or state; often related by:
Indicating a specific time
Indicating an activity interrupted by
another activity or event
Indicating overlapping activities or parallel activities

9. Past Continuous Tense Usage
Relating by indicating a specific time: we are describing what was happening (on-going) at a “specific” time in the past
Ex: I was reading a book yesterday evening.
Ex: He was exercising at 6:00 pm (yesterday).
Ex: She was finishing her degree last year.

10. Past Continuous Tense Usage
Relating by indicating an activity was “interrupted” by another activity or event: we are describing what was happening (on-going) when some other activity or event happened
Ex: It was raining like cats and dogs when she arrived.
Ex: I was studying for my exam when the storm struck.

11. Past Continuous Tense Usage
Relating by indicating overlapping activities or parallel activities: we are describing several activities all going on at the same time
Ex: I was feeding the animals while she was cleaning the kitchen.
Ex: Were you listening while the teacher was talking?
Ex: What were you doing while you were waiting?

12. Past Continuous Tense Usage
This can be used to describe an “atmosphere” (set a “mood”)
Ex: The birds were singing, the sun was shining and in the cafés people were laughing and chatting. But Tony hurried by without stopping.

13. Acts 2:25 – 27 (p 1077)
25 King David said this about him: 'I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. 26 No wonder my heart is filled with joy, and my mouth shouts his praises! My body rests in hope. 27 For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave. 28 You have shown me the way of life, and you will give me wonderful joy in your presence.' “

14. 29 “Dear brothers, think about this
29 “Dear brothers, think about this! David wasn't referring to himself when he spoke these words I have quoted, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us. 30 But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David's own descendants would sit on David's throne as the Messiah. 31 David was looking into the future and (was) predicting the Messiah's resurrection. He was saying that the Messiah would not be left among the dead and that his body would not rot in the grave." 32 This prophecy was speaking of Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, and we all are witnesses of this.”

15. 29 “Dear brothers, think about this
29 “Dear brothers, think about this! David wasn't referring to himself when he spoke these words I have quoted, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us. 30 But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David's own descendants would sit on David's throne as the Messiah. 31 David was looking into the future and (was) predicting the Messiah's resurrection. He was saying that the Messiah would not be left among the dead and that his body would not rot in the grave." 32 This prophecy was speaking of Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, and we all are witnesses of this.”

17. Continuous Tense Usage
The continuous tenses are used to relate an on-going activity, event, or state to another, later, activity, event, or state; often related by:
Indicating a specific time
Indicating an activity “interrupted” by
another activity or event
Indicating overlapping activities or parallel activities
Examples:
I was reading a book yesterday evening.
I was exercising when you called.
The sun will be shining and the temperature [will be] rising to near 75 degrees tomorrow.

18. Present Continuous Tense Usage
Primary use of present continuous is to express that some action, event, or state is happening at a specific time – right now, at this very moment.
Ex: “Mary is writing a letter to her sister.”
Whereas the simple present expresses a frequent action, habit, etc. Not necessarily something you are doing now.
Ex: “She writes a letter to her sister every week.”
Slight variation: the action, event, or state could be a much longer – but temporary – action which is in progress now; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.
I am studying to become a doctor.
4 year, temporary activity that I am doing – but clearly not every single second of those 4 years

19. Past Continuous Tense Usage
Relating by indicating a specific time: we are describing what was happening (on-going) at a “specific” time in the past
Ex: I was reading a book yesterday evening.
Ex: He was exercising at 6:00 pm (yesterday).
Ex: She was finishing her degree last year.
Relating by indicating an activity was “interrupted” by another activity or event: we are describing what was happening (on-going) when some other activity or event happened
Ex: It was raining like cats and dogs when she arrived.
Ex: I was studying for my exam when the storm struck.

20. Past Continuous Tense Usage
Relating by indicating overlapping activities or parallel activities: we are describing several activities all going on at the same time
Ex: I was feeding the animals while she was cleaning the kitchen.
Ex: Were you listening while the teacher was talking?
Ex: What were you doing while you were waiting?
This can be used to describe an “atmosphere” (set a “mood”)
Ex: The birds were singing, the sun was shining and in the cafés people were laughing and chatting. But Tony hurried by without stopping.