past-simple-and-past-continuous-boardgames-fun-activities-games-games-grammar-dril_135920.ppt

Past simple vs past continuos

1. 1. Did a cat start watching the film before 9 p.m.?
2. Was it still watching the film after 9 p.m.?
3. Was this action in progress at 9 p.m.?
9 p.m
Present Future
Past
A cat was watching the
film at 9 p.m yesterday

2. The teacher started speaking before I arrived,
and maybe he continued afterwards.

3. I
He
She
It
You
We
They
WAS
(not)
WERE
(not)
doING
cleanING
washING
playING
swimmING
was not = wasn’t
were not = weren’t
WAS
WERE
I
He
She
It
You
We
They
doing ?
cleanING ?
washING ?
playING ?
swimmING ?
+ Lucy was cooking at 3 p.m
- Lucy wasn’t cooking at 3 p.m
? Was Lucy cooking at 3 p.m?

4. was surfing
Was… talking were swimming were having
wasn’t doing / was waitingwas taking / were cookingWere … painting / were was raining
Were …playing
were watching

5. Wednesday April
23rd
1)7:30 a.m – 8:00 a.m
have breakfast
2) 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Walk in the mountains
3) 12:00 p.m – 1:00 p.m
have lunch
4) 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
do the tasks; write
an essay
5) 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
do sport/ play the piano
What was Jane doing?
at 7:45 am?
at 4:15 pm? at 12:30 pm?
at 7:25 pm?
at 10:50 am?
Was she doing sport at 12:00 pm?
Ask questions that are TRUE or FALSE

8. What were they doing?
decorate paint sleep watch
hide
clean/ wrapeat
ask for

9. Present Future
was doing
came
What was a dog doing
when her master came in?
A dog was climbing up to her room when her master came in
Her master came in while a dog was climbing up to her room
When – short action
While – long action

10. were having
was preparing
arrived
were the children doing
was finishing
was playing
was hiding
found
was ringing
was having
was playing
had
took
began
didn’t understand
were talking

11. When the phone rang, I was eating =
I was eating when the phone rang
While I was eating, the phone rang =
The phone rang while I was eating