ACTIONS REGULAR ACTIONS IN PROGRESS ACTIONS IN PROGRESS

ACTIONS: REGULAR ACTIONS IN PROGRESS

ACTIONS IN PROGRESS NOW He is doing a bungee jump.

ACTIONS IN PROGRESS NOW She is sending text messages.

ACTIONS IN PROGRESS NOW They are wearing comfortable trainers.

ACTIONS IN PROGRESS NOW I’m doing my homework now.

Present Continuous Tense • ACTIONS IN PROGRESS NOW SUBJECT Auxiliary VERB BE* VERBING

Look at the photo and at the text below. Put the verbs into Present Continuous. Four people 1)______(sit) at a table. They are in a restaurant. They 2)______(have) dinner. They 3)______(wear) smart clothes. The man 4)______(wear) a suit. The parents 5)_______ (smile) at each other and they 6)______(talk). The children 7)______ (listen). The girl 8)______ (drink) some Coke. The boy 9)______(eat) some bread. They 10)______(enjoy) their meal.

Check your answers • Four people 1)are sitting at a table. They are in a restaurant. They 2) are having dinner. They 3) are wearing smart clothes. The man 4) is wearing a suit. The parents 5)are smiling at each other and they 6)are talking. The children 7)are listening. The girl 8) is drinking some Coke. The boy 9)is eating some bread. They 10)are enjoying their meal.

Compare Now I am studying YESTERDAY at 6 p. m I was watching cartoons. .

ACTIONS IN PROGRESS NOW, at the moment I am studying. YESTERDAY at 6 p. m I was watching cartoons.

ACTIONS IN PROGRESS Look at more examples: • NOW, at the moment She is walking her dog • YESTERDAY at 6 p. m She was helping her mother. • NOW, at the moment They are reading. • YESTERDAY at 6 p. m They were playing volleyball. • NOW, at the moment We are travelling. • YESTERDAY at 6 p. m We were packing our suitcases.

ACTIONS IN PROGRESS at a certain time in the PAST CONTINUOUS What were you doing at 8 p. m. yesterday?

What were you doing at 8 a. m. yesterday? I was playing with my brother.

What was she doing at 8 p. m. yesterday? She was playing the piano.

What were they doing at 3 p. m. yesterday? They were talking on the phone.

PRACTICE • Now ask each other in pairs about these times yesterday. example: What were you doing at …. . yesterday? 8 a. m. 12. 30 p. m. 4 p. m. 10 p. m. • Then write 2 of your partner’s answers in your notebook.

When do you use the Past Continuous Tense in the meaning of action in progress at a certain time in the past? • In the beginning of the stories Example: One day a lion was sleeping.

When do you use the Past Continuous Tense in the meaning of action in progress at a certain time in the past? • To explain the reason Example: I couldn’t come to the party because I was playing in a concert.

When do you use the Past Continuous Tense in the meaning of action in progress at a certain time in the past? • when you answer the questions about your activities during the day • Example: At 6 o’clock yesterday we were packing for the holiday. We had to go to a shop. We came there at about 7. At about 8 we were still shopping.

Now, FIND mistakes in the following sentences and write correct sentences in your notebook. 1. We are waiting for our friend at the cinema at 6. 30 yesterday. 2. I going to school at about 8. 15 a. m. yesterday. 3. What was you doing at 3 p. m last Sunday?

CHECK your sentences: • 1. We were waiting for our friend at the cinema at 6. 30 yesterday. • 2. I was going to school at about 8. 15 a. m. yesterday. • 3. What were you doing at 3 p. m last Sunday?

Next time we’ll study other uses of the Past Continuous. Well done!