Transcript Past Progressive Tense

TENSES of VERBS
Simple tenses:
Present tense, Past
Grammar
tense and Future tense
Progressive tenses: Present
progressive, Past Progressive and
Future Progressive
Perfect Tenses: Present Perfect,
Past Perfect and Future Perfect
Module 2
Lesson 5
The ProgressiveTenses
Module 2
Lesson 5A-2
The Past Progressive Tense
The Past Progressive Tense
Definition: The past progressive tense is a
verb form used to describe:
• an on-going activity at some point in
the past
• an interrupted activity in the past
• Parallel actions going on at the same
time in the past.
• repeated action irritating the speaker
The Past Progressive Tense
Format:
• was+ verb+ing – used with pronoun “I”, all
singular pronouns, all singular nouns and
collective nouns considered as a unit.
o I was reading a very interesting novel all night
long.
o While he was waiting for the bus, his friend
invited him to see a basketball game
o Nancy was calling you a while ago.
o The crew of the ship was scrubbing its hull.
The Past Progressive Tense
• Were + verb + ing form – used with “You”
singular or plural; all plural pronouns and
nouns, all collective nouns taken
individually.
o You were snoring in your sleep last night.
o They were planning a surprise party for
Elena a while ago.
o The children were practicing their drama
presentation at the gym.
The Past Progressive Tense
Conditions in the use of Past Progressive tense:
• action in progress at a specific time in the past.
o Peter was teasing his younger sister
yesterday.
o His sister was still crying when their mother
came home from work.
• action happening at the same time together with
the simple past.
oWhile Sherman was driving along Buendia, a
boy suddenly crossed the street.
o Johnny was taking a bath when Minnie put
their room in order.
The Past Progressive Tense
Note: In using “while”, the verb form is in Past
Progressive tense. If “when” is used, the verb form
is in the Simple Past tense.
o Johnny was taking a bath while Minnie was
putting their room in order.(parallel action)
• action that is sporadic but habitual in nature.
o Andrea was constantly talking about how
bright she was.
o Colleen was frequently raiding my closet and
(was) borrowing my clothes without my
permission.
The Past Progressive Tense
• a series of parallel actions in the past.
o All the students were occupied: Ella was
memorizing her oratorical speech; Josie
was solving problems in Math, and Diane
was designing a poster.
o When I arrived home, Armand was
listening to a pop concert; Amy was
reading a novel and the twins were giving
each other a manicure.
The Past Progressive Tense
• an interrupted activity in the past.
oKenneth was sleeping soundly when raucous
laughter awakened him.
oElle was cooking dinner when the visitors
arrived
• action done within a limited duration of time
o Nicholas lost his cell phone while he was
biking.
o I pricked my finger while I was sewing a tear
in my blouse.
The Past Progressive Tense
Timeline showing the range of action in the
Past Progressive tense
The Past Progressive Tense
Adverb indicators of the Past Progressive
tense:
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always
as
constantly
for
forever
frequently
just
while
all (morning/night/day/week/month, etc)
for (too long/ x seconds/minutes/hours,etc)
last (night/week/weekend/month, etc)
that (evening/day/week, etc)
the whole (day/ night/ time/ week, etc)
this (day/night/week/month, etc)
when ( clause)
The Past Progressive Tense
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The Past Progressive Tense
Write the correct form of the enclosed
verb in the Past Progressive tense
1. Romy’s mother constantly (remind)
_____ him to behave himself when he
was a child.
2. Just as we (leave)______ the house,
the telephone rang.
3. The kittens always (get) _____tangled
up with the ball of yarn Mother gave
them.
The Past Progressive Tense
4. Kerry (not do) _______ anything else last week
end but watch reruns of her favorite movies.
5. Yesterday at this time, I (cut) ______ the hedges
when it started to rain.
6. You just (sit) ______ while your sister (lug)
7. _______ all those heavy boxes to the storage
room.
8. Yesterday, the police (patrol) ______ the scene
of the crime, interviewing possible witnesses.
The Past Progressive Tense
If you got a score of 4 or less in the practice
exercises, please review the notes on Past
Progressive tense before taking the quiz.
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about Verbs” notes in Quia and check
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The Past Progressive Tense
Write the correct form of the enclosed
verb in the Past Progressive tense
1. Romy’s mother (constantly remind)
was constantly reminding him to
behave himself when he was a child.
2. Just as we (leave)were leaving the
house, the telephone rang.
3. The kittens (always get) were always
getting tangled up with the ball of yarn
Mother gave them.
The Past Progressive Tense
4. Kerry (not do) was not doing anything else last
week end but watch reruns of her favorite
movies.
5. Yesterday at this time, I (cut) was cutting the
hedges when it started to rain.
6. You (just sit) were just sitting while your sister
7. (lug) was lugging all those heavy boxes to the
storage room.
8. Yesterday, the police (patrol) were patrolling
the scene of the crime, interviewing possible
witnesses.
Module 2, Lesson 5A-2: The Past
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