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The document provides examples of using the past continuous tense to describe actions occurring at specific times in the past. It illustrates how to combine long and short actions using 'when' and 'while.' Various scenarios are presented to demonstrate the application of this grammatical structure.

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Second - Friday

The document provides examples of using the past continuous tense to describe actions occurring at specific times in the past. It illustrates how to combine long and short actions using 'when' and 'while.' Various scenarios are presented to demonstrate the application of this grammatical structure.

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WHAT WERE THEY DOING AT 11pm. LAST NIGHT?

PAST CONTINUOUS
1- …………. AT A SPECIFIC TIME.
LAST NIGHT AT 9pm I WAS MAKING DINNER.

2- …………………….…X………………………… .
I SAW AN ROBBERY WHILE I WAS HAVING A
COFFEE IN A BAR.

short action? / long action?


1.find money - go to school
I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL WHEN I FOUND
MONEY.
2.speak on the phone - get a message
MY MOTHER WAS SPEAKING ON THE
PHONE WHEN SHE GOT A MESSAGE.
3.arrive at home - sleep
THE FATHER ARRIVED HOME
WHILE /WHEN THE BABY WAS SLEEPING.
4.eat - break a tooth
LAST WEEKEND I WAS EATING A HARD
GRANOLA BAR WHEN I BROKE MY TOOTH.
5.watch TV - hear an explotion
MY BROTHER WAS WATCHING TV WHEN
HE HEARD AN EXPLOTION.
6.have a shower - light go out
THE LIGHT WENT OUT WHILE/ WHEN I WAS
HAVING A SHOWER.
7.start to rain - listen to music
MY MOTHER WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC WHEN
IT STARTED TO RAIN.
8.attend a lesson – wi-fi disconnect
I WAS ATTENDING A LESSON WHEN THE
WI-FI DISCONNECTED.
When / while
Long action + when + short action.
short action + while/when long action.
When + short action, long action.
While/(when) + long action, short action.

cut a finger - cook


 I was cooking when I cut my finger.
 I cut my finger while I was cooking.
 When I cut my finger, I was cooking.
 While I was cooking, I cut my finger.
 Now you connect them in 4 possible ways!
 SEE A FILM / MY FRIEND CALL ME
 WORK AT HOME / GET A MESSAGE
Past continuous –
EARLY THIS MORNING…
a- I was eating WHEN SOMEONE KNOCKED AT THE
DOOR.
b- My dog was sleeping WHEN I BROKE MY LEG.
c - We were studying WHEN THE LIGHT OUT.
ALSO:
1- …………………(past cont) WHILE ……………. (past cont)

I WAS HAVING BREAKFAST WHILE MY MUM WAS


SLEEPING.

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