Present continuous

English Class

Ms.DN

9 September 2013

Sharing

• Share about a piece of news that you found out.

• You will speak for about 2-3 minutes.• Next week:……………..

• Billy

• Dino

• April

Past Tense

• Use past tense to tell a story

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect

Past tense for “am/is/are”

I

She/He/It

We

You

They

was/wasn’t

were /weren’t

there.

there.

I was angry because they came late to my party.There weren’t able to come because they had work.Did you go out last night, or were too tired?

Past Simple

I

She/He/It

We

You

They

finished

arrived

went

yesterday.

**to make negative we add “didn’t” + present verb

We didn’t finish yesterday. NOT

We didn’t finished yesterday. -> WRONG

Past Simple

• We use it for many kinds of past events:

• Short, quickly finished actions, repeated events

• Pete broke a window last night.

Past Continuous• Was/were + -ing

I

She/He/It

We

You

They

was

(was not)

were

(were not)

doing.

watching.

playing.

running.

Living.

When do I use it ?

• Longer “background” activities• Around a certain time.

– At 7.00 this morning, I was having my breakfast.

• During a period in the past– She was wearing a beautiful dress at

the wedding.

• An interrupted past activity – We were playing tennis when it started

to rain.

Past Perfect• Used when we are already talking about

the past, and want to talk about an earlier past

When I arrived at the party, Lucy had already gone home.

Past PerfectI

She/He/It

We

You

They

had

hadn’t

seen him before.

finished work.

*must use verb3 See/saw/seen Eat/ate/eatenWalk/walked/walked

1. She …………… (finish) yesterday.

2. I ……………. (arrive) yesterday.

3. I ………… (do not) arrive yesterday.

4. They……….. (go) yesterday.

5. They…………. (do not) go yesterday.

6. It ………. (rain) yesterday.

7. It ………….. (rain) when I got up.

8. I …….. (eat) pizza for breakfast.

9. I ………….. (eat) pizza around 8.00.

10. I ………….. (find) the letter you were looking for.

11.They …………. (grow) such lot since we last saw them.

12.Prices ………… (fall) sharply over the past six months.

13.We ………….. (start) to walk to work instead of taking the bus.

14.Scientist ………… (make) some fundamental discoveries in the 18th

century.

15. Timson ………… (make) 13 films and I think her latest is the best.

16. Timson ………… (make) 13 films before he died.

17. I ……….. (know) him when we were both working in Rome.

18. We ……… (belong) to the tennis club since we moved here.

19. We ……… (have) the television for three years.

20. ……… (do) you go out last night?

Now, check it together

Change your answer with your partner

1. She finished yesterday.

2. I arrived yesterday.

3. I didn’t arrive yesterday.

4. They went yesterday.

5. They didn’t go yesterday.

6. It rained yesterday.

7. It was raining when I got up.

8. I ate pizza for breakfast.

9. I was eating pizza around 8.00.

10. I had found the letter you were looking for.

11.They had grown such lot since we last saw them.

12.Prices had fallen sharply over the past six months.

13.We had started to walk to work instead of taking the bus.

14.Scientist made some fundamental discoveries in the 18th century.

15. Timson had made 13 films and I think her latest is the best.

16. Timson had made 13 films before he died.

17. I knew him when we were both working in Rome.

18. We had belonged to the tennis club since we moved here.

19. We had had the television for three years.

20. Did you go out last night?

1. Was

2. Wanted

3. Saw

4. Looked

5. Didn’t

6. Walked

7. Spoke

8. Couldn’t

9. Smiled

10.Pushed

11.Thought

12.Said

13.Didn’t

14.Drove

15.Showed

16.Drove

17.Stopped

18.Were

19.Asked

20.Spoke

21.Smiled

22.Said

23.Asked

24.Laughed

25.Wanted

Someone Like You

I heard that you’re settled down

That you found a girl and you’re married now

I heard that your dreams came true

Guess she gave you things I didn’t give to you

Old friend, why are you so shy?

Ain’t like you to hold back or hide from the light

I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited

But I couldn’t stay away, I couldn’t fight it

I had hoped you’d see my face and that you’d be reminded

That for me it isn’t over

•

Never mind, I’ll find someone like you

I wish nothing but the best for you too

Don’t forget me, I beg

I remember you said

Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurt instead 2x

•

•

You know how the time flies

Only yesterday was the time of our lives

We were born and raised in a summer haze

Bound by the surprise of our glory days

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Talk Time !!!

• Stand up and stretch !

• Go find a partner (anyone who you like to talk)

Use Simple Past to tell this story to your partner

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