1. Lesson Topic: Story Telling
Grammar Point: Past Progressive
Name of Teacher: Susan Strikovsky
Target Class: 8th
Lesson Place in the Curriculum:
Lesson Three

2. Table of Contents Introduction Text- Storytelling
Past Progressive- Rules
Using the Past Progressive
Conclusion

3. What kind of books do you like to read?

4. 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.
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5. 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?

6. 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,

7. 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,

8. Today’s Lesson was about Next Lesson will be about
Past Progressive
Next Lesson will be about
Past Simple