INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA LA LIBERTAD

Departamento del Putumayo

Municipio Valle del Guamuez
NIT: 900.412.657-1

Teacher: Rodrigo Chaguala Vallejo Student´s name (Nombre Estudiante):

Subject: English Grade:
Grades: Octavos Date: MAY 31 - 2021
Objetivo: Saber usar y diferenciar el pasado continuo y responder preguntas de una lectura en pasado continuo.

GUIA 4: PAST CONTINUOUS

El pasado continuo, se usa para una acción en desarrollo en el pasado cuando otra acción la interrumpe, la acción que interrumpe está en el
pasado simple, “when y while” señalan el uso del pasado simple y continuo. En general usamos el pasado simple directamente después de
“when” y el pasado continuo después de “while”
Ejemplos:

Maria called while I was watching tv: Maria llamó mientras yo estaba viendo televisión.
He was walking to school when he fell: Él estaba caminando hacia la escuela cuando se cayó.

USOS:

1. Describir acciones que estaban en progreso en un tiempo especial del pasado. Ejemplo:
Peter was reading a book yesterday evening. = Pedro estaba leyendo un libro ayer por la noche.
2. Describir dos acciones que estaban sucediendo al mismo tiempo sin que interfieran una con la otra,
ejemplo:

Anne was writing a letter while Steve was reading the New York limes.
Anne estaba escribiendo una carta mientras Steve estaba leyendo el New York Times (periódico.)
3. Describir una acción (pasado progresivo) que es interrumpida por otra (pasado simple), ejemplo:

We were sitting at the breakfast table when the telephone rang.

Nosotros estábamos sentados en la mesa cuando el teléfono sonó.

   ESTRUCTURA
 
 Afirmativa: sujeto + was/were + verbo acabado en -ing + complementos
 Negativa: sujeto + wasn't/weren't + verbo acabado en -ing + complementos
 Interrogativa: was/were + sujeto + verbo acabado en -ing + complementos?

Para la forma del verbo con la terminación –ing es importante tener en cuenta las
I
siguientes situaciones:
He
She was sleeping 1.Start = starting
It
2.Study= studying (cualquier verbo que termine en –y se deja la -y y se agrega -ing)
We 3.Live = living (si el verbo termina en –e se elimina la -e y agregamos –ing)
They were studying
You 4.Run= Running (si el verbo monosílabo termina en consonante + vocal
+consonante se duplica la última consonante y agregamos –ing)
 PRACTICE

1. Read Herb´s Schedule from the previous day, and write sentences of what he was doing.

Example:
He w as meeting w ith Mr. Jones.
What was Herb doing at 8:00 AM? 

1. What was Herb doing at 10:00 AM?

2. What was Herb doing at 12:00 PM?
3. What was Herb doing at 1:00 PM
4. What was Herb doing at 3:00 PM?
5. What was Herb doing at 6:00 PM?
2. Write sentences of the events bellow use” when”
Example:
a) 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM She / clean the house
b) 9:35 AM the telephone rang
She was cleaning the house when the telephone rang.

1. a) 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM They/drive home 3.a) 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM I/watch TV

b) 3:20 PM it started to snow b) 8:30 PM the power went out

2.a)1:00 PM - 2:00 PM The teacher/teach the 4. a)11:00 AM - 11:15 AM We/talk

class b) 11:10 AM the baby started crying
b) 1:45 PM the fire alarm went off

3. Complete the text with the verb in brackets, use past continuous.

One evening, I (1) was going (go) home with my cousin Ana. We (2) ___________________ (walk)
through the forest when we heard a strange noise. We looked around but it was dark and it (3)
__________________ (rain), so we didn’t see anything. We continued going home but then suddenly
we stopped. Two people were in the path and they (4) _________________ (talk) loudly. We were
really scared. There are many scary stories in our village. The most horrible story is about two
women who were killed by a murderer while they (5) _________________ (work) on their house.
Maybe it was them? We thought about running away when one of the people said my name. It was
my brother Mario, he (6) ________________ (wait) for me to come home!

4. Read the text and answer the questions bellow.

Yesterday, it was raining and thundering all day. Ann was playing inside the house. She wanted to be
outside. She wasn't playing outside because it was raining. She was feeling tired of being trapped
inside the house. Ann was trying to keep busy inside the house. She was reading her book until the
electricity went out. Then, she decided to practice her sewing. She was practicing sewing until
lunchtime. After lunch, she sat by the window and watched the rain. While Ann was watching the
rain, the phone rang. Her mother was calling to say she was coming home. She was bringing a new
game. Ann and her mother ate ice cream and played the game. While they were playing, the rain
stopped! But Ann didn't even notice. She was having such a good time with her mom!

1. Where was Ann playing yesterday?

2. Why wasn't she playing outside?
3. What was Ann doing before the electricity went out?
4. What was she doing until lunchtime?
5. At the end of the story, the rain stopped. What was Ann doing?
5. Fill in the blank with “when” or “while”.

1. They were watching T.V. ____________ they were eating popcorn.

2. We were cooking ____________ the phone rang.
3. _________ she called me, I was driving.
4. ______ I was studying, my mother was working.

6. Look at the pictures and answer the questions bellow, use the words from the chart.

Play soccer – prepare breakfast – play computer games – wash the car – swim in a pool – wash the dishes –
Play a guitar – do the laundry – play with the dog – get up

What was Jake doing at 8:00 a.m.? He was getting up.

2.What was Jake’s father doing at 5:30 p.m.?
3.What was Jake’s father doing at 11:15 a.m.?
4.What was Jake doing at 2:00 p.m.?
5.What was Jake’s father doing at 8:00 a.m.?
6.What was Jake doing at 11:15 a.m.?
7.What was Jake’s father doing at 2:00 p.m.?
8. What was Jake doing at 7:45 p.m.?
9. What was Jake doing at 5:30 p.m.?
10. What was Jake’s father doing at 7:45 p.m.?
7. Do sentences in positive, negative and interrogative using past continuous.
1. Carlos swims in the river
Positive:
Negative:
Interrogative:
2. They live in the United States.
Positive:
Negative:
Interrogative: