At 9 oclock last night At 9 oclock

At 9 o’clock last night,

At 9 o’clock last night, I was preparing for the class.

At 9 o’clock last night, what were you doing?

at 9: 30 yesterday morning --What were they doing? --They were running at 9: 30 yesterday morning.

from 4 to 5 last Sunday --What was he doing? --He was playing basketball from 4 to 5 last Sunday.

at this time yesterday --What was he doing? --He was dancing at this time yesterday.

--Was he playing badminton at 8 yesterday morning? --No, he wasn’t. He was singing.

--Was he running at that moment? --No, he wasn’t. He was playing basketball.

The Past Continuous Tense (过去进行时) 基本结构 was / wasn’t were / weren’t Was subject Were + + V-ing Ving +

The Past Continuous Tense (过去进行时) We use this tense to talk about the things that were happening at a particular time in the past.

• at 8: 00 yesterday morning • at this time yesterday • from 8 to 9 last night • at that moment…

Model: ---What was▪▪▪doing ▪▪▪? ---He was ▪▪▪. --- Was ▪▪▪? ---No, he /she wasn’t ▪▪▪. He/she was ▪▪▪. at 8: 00 yesterday morning at this time yesterday from 8 to 9 last night at that moment…

dance with me, practise singing, chat with my best friend, tell a funny story… at this time yesterday, at 10 last Monday morning , from 1 to 2 yesterday afternoon … Model: ---What was /were▪▪▪doing ▪▪▪? ---He/She was ▪▪▪. --- Was ▪▪▪? ---No, he /she wasn’t ▪▪▪. He/she was ▪▪▪.

long action The tortoise was running while the hare was sleeping. long action

at 6 in the morning The baby was sleeping while the mother was cooking. While the baby was sleeping, the mother was cooking.

at 4 last Friday afternoon The boys were playing football while the girls were chatting. While the boys were playing football, the girls were chatting.

at 7 yesterday evening The girl was reading a book while the boy was playing computer games.

What were the students in Class 14/17 doing when the teacher came in?

The students in Class 14 were doing homework when the teacher came in. While/When/As the students in Class 14 were doing homework, the teacher came in.

The students in Class 17 were reading when the teacher came in. While/When/As the students in Class 17 were reading, the teacher came in.

When the telephone rang, they were watching TV. When/While/As they were watching TV, the telephone rang,

When it began to rain, they were working. When/While/As they were working, it began to rain.

While/When/AS the old man was drinking tea, someone knocked at the door. When someone knocked at the door, the old man was drinking tea.

When/While/AS his mother washing the clothes, the baby began to cry. When the baby began to cry, his mother washing the clothes.

1. Make at least five sentences with “while/when/as”. 2. Check and share the sentences in groups.

sleep, wait, work, play, watch, read, keep, clean, wash, lie… … begin, stop, leave, join, get up, die, start, open, close, … …

Mrs Black was working in the company at 8 last night. Mr Brown was watching TV with long action his wife at 8 last night. Mrs Black was working in the company while Mr Brown was watching TV with his wife. long action

Let’s challenge ourselves!

a policeman Mr. Green Mrs. Black Mr. Brown What were they doing at 8: 00 last night? was going 1. Mr. Green _____ home from a parents’ meeting. was working 2. Mrs. Black ______ in her company. was watching 3. Mr. Brown ______ TV at home with his wife.

The boy was playing computer games when his mother came back.

was getting 1. _______ When Simon ____(arrive), arrived Amy ______ (get) some snow from the ground. 2. Daniel ______ (fall) over________ fell when/while/as he ______(make) a big snowman. was making 3. Peter ______(hide) behind a tree _____ was hiding when a snowball _____(hit) him. hit

Mrs Black were shopping in the shopping mall when the earthquake began.

When the earthquake began, Tom was eating in the restaurant

long action Betty was playing volleyball in the court when the earthquake began. short action