past progressive PPT presentation basic students

past progressive ppt for basic students

1. Past ProgressivePast Progressive
Learn the situations when Learn the situations when
the past continuous is used.the past continuous is used.

2. What is the past progressive?
•The past progressive is formulated as
was/were + verb + ing.
•Only action verbs about physical actions that you can see
somebody doing can be progressive.
•Non-action verbs are never progressive.
1.Non-action abstract verbs: be, seem, want, need, care,
contain, cost, and owe.
2.Non-action possession verbs include have, possess, own,
and belong.
3.Non-action emotion verbs: like, love, hate, dislike, fear,
envy, and mind.
Is it correct to say that
I am loving McDonalds?

3. Are the verbs active or not?
Is it correct to say that
I am working late tonight?
Identify each verb as
action or non-action:
__1. look6. taste
__2. drive7. run
__3. like8. take
__4. work9. own
__5. hate10. eat

4. Can you use past progressive?
•Use the simple past or past progressive to
complete the following sentences.
1. A: What (you, do) __ when you got hurt?
B: I (try) __ to change a light bulb that was bad.
2. After I (find) __ the wallet full of money, I (go,
immediately) __ to the police and (turn) __ it in
for the official reward.
3. The doctor (say) __ that Tom (be) __ too sick
to go to work and that he (need) __ to stay at
home for a couple of days.
Is there a real difference between
simple past and past progressive?

5. Are you using past progressive?
•Use the simple past or past progressive to
complete the following sentences.
4. A: I (call) __ you last night after dinner, but
you (be, not) __ there. Where were you?
B: I (work) __ out at the fitness center.
5. I (watch) __ a mystery movie on T.V. when the
electricity (go) __ out. Now I (never, go) __ to
find out how the movie (end) __.

6. It's strange that you (call) __ because I
(think, just) __ about you.
Can you tell the difference between
simple past and past progressive?

6. When do we use past progressive?
•Past progressive
verbs are used for
1.Interrupted
action in the past
2.Specific time as
an interruption
3.Parallel
continuous actions
4.Description of a
situation
5.Repetition and
irritation with
“always”
What was the man doing when
the other man interrupted?

7. 1. Past progressive is used
with interruptions.
•The past progressive expresses past continuing
activity, often when another action interrupted.
Verbs: ring, say, be, sleep, wake, and call.
1.Until he went to sleep, Ali was thinking.
2.He __ when Tina __ him on his home phone.
3.So the phone __ when suddenly Ali __ up.
4.“Hi,” Tina __, “__ you sleeping already?”
5.“Yes, I __ sleeping until you __ me up,” Ali
answered.
Why are some of the verbs progressive
while other verbs are not?

8. 2. Past progressive is used
with time interruptions.
•The past progressive can tell past continuing
activity, with a specific time interruption.
Verbs: end, be, eat, think, and write.
1.Until 11:30, Ed __ an essay on the computer,
but then class __ so he had to stop.
2.At noon, he __ lunch, but he still __ about his
English essay.
3.At midnight, he still __ about the essay
because it __ very important to him.
Should Ed stop worrying
about his English essay?

9. 3. Past progressive is used
with parallel actions.
•The past progressive can tell past continuing
activity, with parallel continuous actions.
Verbs: read, study, practice, cut, make, mix.
1.Last night, Tina __ English while she __ dinner.
2.She __ a lesson and __ vegetables for a salad.
3.Tina __ pronunciation while she __ up a cake.
4.In fact, she __ a smart meal for her family.
5.__ you __ while you work on something else?
Is Tina a good student
and a good cook?

10. 4. Past progressive is used
with active descriptions.
•The past progressive can tell past continuing
activity, with descriptions of action situations.
Verbs: type, yell, wave, wait, complain, and talk.
1.In the office, several people __ on machines.
2.Some busy workers __ on the telephones.
3.As usual, the boss __ directions to everyone.
4.Lots of impatient customers __ to be helped.
5.One __ at a secretary and __ his hands.
6.Others __ to each other of the bad service.
Would you like to work
in that office?

11. 5. Past progressive is used
with irritating repetitions.
•The past progressive can tell past continuing
activity, with repeated and irritated “always.”
Verbs: talk, move, tell, and make.
1.Alfredo __ always __ in English writing class.
2.The students near him __ constantly __ him to
shut up, but he didn’t listen to them at all.
3.“We can’t think or write with you __ noise,” they
said everyday. “Give us a break, OK?”
4.In the end, the professor __ nervous Alfredo to
a seat alone in the back of the room.
Would you like to go
sit with Alfredo?

12. Can you use the
academic vocabulary?
•Words to use: consumer, positive,
appropriate, credit, and focus.
1.How many points do you need to get full __?
2.Does a __ only buy things, or does he also use
them up?
3.Is it __ when you get good scores in all your
classes?
4.Is it __ for English professors to teach math?
5.Do you like to __ on beautiful views?
Watch for these words on the next
academic vocabulary quiz.