1. Word cloud
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What is something that you were doing when I came into the room?
2. Slide
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Past Progressive expresses an ongoing action in the past, usually with 'was/were + -ing' Ex. The boat was floating. Simple Past expresses a completed action in the past, usually with 'did + verb' Ex. The passengers arrived. Both tenses are used to describe events in the past, but they express different meanings. Ex. They were talking. vs. They talked.
Past Progressive and Simple Past
3. Slide
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Past Progressive: A verb tense that expresses an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. It is formed by using the verb 'to be' plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing ending). Ex. We were dancing when the song played. Simple Past: A verb tense that expresses an action that was completed in the past. It is formed by using the verb in its past form.
Concepts:
4. Slide
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The past progressive is used to express an interrupted action that was in progress at a certain point in the past. For example, 'I was studying when the phone rang.' The simple past is used to express an action that happened at a specific point in the past. For example, 'I studied for the test yesterday.' The past progressive is also used to express a parallel action in the past. For example, 'While he was sleeping, I was studying.' This is sometimes called the 'past simultaneous.'
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5. Poll
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Which sentence uses the past progressive tense?
- They will study for the test tomorrow.
- I was studying all night for the exam.
- She studied every day last week.
6. Poll
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What is the correct form of 'go' in simple past tense?
- Went
- Goed
- Going
7. Poll
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Which sentence uses the simple past tense?
- I am finishing my project right now.
- We will finish our work later.
- He finished his homework yesterday.
8. Poll
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What is the correct form of 'eat' in past progressive tense?
- Was eating
- Eatting
- Eated
9. Poll
60 seconds
In which sentence below does it use both past progressive and simple past tense?
- They are cooking dinner tonight.
- She was cooking dinner when I arrived home.
- He cooked dinner last night.
10. Open question
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What is something that were interrupted?
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