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UNIT 5
HEROES
VOCABULARIES Thunderstorm Heavy rain Earthquake Tsunami Flood Traffic accident
Which one is occur more in TEHRAN?Traffic accident
Flood
Heavy rain
Traffic accident
GRAMMAR The past continuous Use the past continuous to talk about an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.
It was working at this time yesterday. They weren’t working at this time yesterday. They were running for help.
PAST CONTINUOUS [was/were + verb + ing]
The past continuous is formed from the past tense of be with the -ing form of the verb
When we use past continuous?For actions happening at some time in the past
TENSE I He/She/It We/They/You
Present am is arepast was was were
THE PAST CONTINUOUS ( OR PAST PROGRESSIVE ) How can we make the past continuous? Firstly, check that you know how to make the
past simple with 'be' (subject + was / were). Then just add verb-ing.
POSITIVE FORM : I was sleeping you were working NEGATIVE FORM : you were not (weren't) working he was not (wasn't) coming
QUESTIONS WITH PAST CONTINUOUS
We have 2 ways to make question sentences :
1. 'yes / no' question2. 'wh' question / information
just like the past simple with 'be', to make a 'yes / no' question, put 'was / were' in front of the subjectTo make a 'wh' question (of course) put the question word at the beginning
EXAMPLESWas I listening?Were you working?Was she working? Were they studying?
Why was I working? Where were you living? How was she travelling? Where was he going?
PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS
Here's a quick reminder of the rules of using past simple and past continuous together
In this sentence there are two verbs:
I was watching television when he arrived.The first action is a long action - it lasted for a period of time. We therefore use the past continuous.
The second action is a short action that has interrupted the first. So for this we need past simple!
EXAMPLES1) The children (play) ………….. in the park
when it started to rain.2) I was watching a movie when I (notice)
………. him standing outside.3) She arrived when I (have) ………… a bath,
so I couldn't answer the door!4) I (see) ……….. a famous celebrity when I
was shopping on Oxford Street yesterday.5) I (live) ………. in Cape Town when Michelle
Obama visited.
6) Answers : were playing – noticed – was having - saw – was living
HAVE A GOOD DAY