Past simple vs past progressive PPT presentation

past simple vs past progressive PPT presentation

1. Practice

2. 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.
were you doing
was trying
found
went
immediately
turned

3. Use the simple past or past progressive to
complete the following sentences.
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.

4. I (watch) __________________ a mystery movie on T.V.
when the electricity (go) __________________ out. I
(never, go) __________________ to find out how the
movie (end) __________________ .

said
was
needed
was watching
went out
was never going
ended

4. Use the simple past or past progressive to
complete the following sentences.
5. It's strange that you (call) __________________
because I (think, just) __________________ about you.
called
was just
thinking

5. Past progressive verbs are used
for
1.Interrupted action in the past
2.Parallel continuous actions
3.Description of a situation

6. 1. The past progressive expresses past continuing
activity, often when another action interrupted.
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?”
was sleeping called
was ringing
woke
said Were you

7. 2 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.
was studying
was making
was reading
cutting
was practicing
was mixing
was making

8. 3. The past progressive can tell past continuing activity,
with descriptions of action situations.
Verbs: type, yell, wait, and talk.
1.In the office, several people __________________ on their
computers.
2.Some busy workers __________________ on the telephones.
3.As usual, the boss __________________ directions to
everyone.
4.Lots of impatient customers __________________ to be
helped.
were typing
were talking
was yelling
were waiting