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LESSON 2

This document is a lesson plan focused on teaching the Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses in English. It includes objectives, grammar explanations, exercises for practice, and activities for listening, writing, reading, and speaking. The lesson aims to help students differentiate between completed actions and interrupted actions using these tenses.

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LESSON 2

This document is a lesson plan focused on teaching the Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses in English. It includes objectives, grammar explanations, exercises for practice, and activities for listening, writing, reading, and speaking. The lesson aims to help students differentiate between completed actions and interrupted actions using these tenses.

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LESSON 2: Past

Simple and
Continuous Review
by English Tutor by ale
Objectives :

Use Past Simple for completed actions.

Use Past Continuous for interrupted actions.


Topics

1.
Warm-up

When I was talking on the phone, Carlos interrupted me.


Grammar and
Vocabulary
Wh-Question + did + Subject + Verb + Obj/C +?
Where did she go yesterday?
What Carla did on Tuesday?

Regular and Irregular Verbs


Present Continuous
Tense
Wh-Question + was/were (sing/plu) + Subject + Verb + ing + C?
Where were they playing the last day?
When was he singing at the concert?
Exercises
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks (Simple Past)
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in the simple past.
1. She _____ (visit) her grandparents last weekend.
2. We _____ (watch) a great movie yesterday.
3. He _____ (not/go) to school because he was sick.
4. _____ (you/see) the new restaurant in town?
5. They _____ (travel) to Spain last summer.
Exercises
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks (Past Continuous)
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in the past continuous.
1. I _____ (study) when the phone rang.
2. She _____ (not/sleep) at midnight.
3. They _____ (play) football while it was raining.
4. _____ (you/work) at this time yesterday?
5. My parents _____ (watch) TV when I came home.
Exercises
Exercise 3: Choose the correct option (Simple Past vs. Past Continuous)
Select the correct verb form for each sentence.
1. While I (was walking / walked) to school, I (saw / was seeing) an old friend.
2. We (ate / were eating) dinner when the power (went / was going) out.
3. Yesterday, she (was reading / read) a book before bed.
4. At 7 p.m. last night, they (were watching / watched) a movie.
5. The dog (barked / was barking) when I (opened / was opening) the door.
.
Exercises
Exercise 4: Correct the mistakes
Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. I was play football when it started to rain.
2. She didn’t was at home last night.
3. While we watched TV, we ate popcorn.
4. They was running in the park when they saw a cat.
5. What was you doing at 10 p.m. yesterday?
Listening Practice
Activity 1:
Listen to the audio and solve the exercises:
Activity 2:
Listen to the audio and solve the exercises:
Writing and
Reading Practice
Activity 1:
* Choose one of the exercises to solve in class:
Exercise 1: A Memorable Day
Write a short paragraph about a memorable day in your life. Use the simple past to
describe the main actions and the past continuous to describe what was happening at a
specific moment.
Exercise 2: What Were You Doing?
Think about what you were doing yesterday at these times. Write sentences using the past
continuous.
Exercise 3: A Strange Event
Write a short story about a strange or funny event. Use the simple past for the main
events and the past continuous for background actions.
Exercise 4: Finish the Story
Complete the sentences using a mix of simple past and past continuous.
"It was a cold winter evening. I __________ (walk) home when suddenly, I __________ (hear)
a loud noise. I turned around and __________ (see) a big black cat. It __________ (run)
toward me! At that moment, I __________ (not/know) what to do..."
Activity 2:
Reading Exercise: Simple Past vs. Past Continuous
Read the passage and answer the questions below.

A Mysterious Night
Last Saturday, Jake and his friends went camping in the mountains. The weather was perfect, and
they spent the day hiking and fishing. In the evening, they made a campfire and told stories.
Everything was normal until midnight.
While they were sitting around the fire, they heard a strange noise in the forest. Jake stood up
and looked around, but he didn’t see anything. His friend Tom was making popcorn when suddenly,
the fire went out. At the same time, the wind started to blow very strongly.
Everyone was feeling nervous when they heard the noise again. This time, it was coming from
behind the tent. Slowly, they walked toward the sound. When they moved the bushes, they found
a little lost puppy! They were expecting something scary, but they ended up laughing and taking
care of the puppy for the night.
Activity 2:
Reading Exercise: Simple Past vs. Past Continuous
Read the passage and answer the questions below.

Comprehension Questions
1. Where did Jake and his friends go last Saturday?
2. What were they doing around the fire?
3. What happened when Tom was making popcorn?
4. How did they feel when they heard the noise again?
5. What did they find behind the tent?
Speaking Practice
Activity 1:
Speaking Exercise: Tell a Story with Prompts (Simple Past & Past Continuous)
Instructions:
1. Look at the following prompts and create a short story using both the simple past and past
continuous.
2. Try to use both tenses correctly while telling your story.

Story Prompts:
Where were you yesterday at 6 p.m.?
What were you doing at that moment?
What suddenly happened while you were doing that activity?
How did you react?
What happened next?
How did the situation end?
Thank you!

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