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1. Past Progressive
and Simple Past
Someone Stole His
Briefcase!
1
Focus on Grammar3
Part I, Unit 4
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. What did you
see?
It was about ten in the
morning, and I was sittingin
Maxi’s Café near City Park.
I was having a cup of coffee,
and I was watchingthe people
in the café.
What were you
doing?
Reporting to the Police 1

3. Suddenly, there wasanother young man. He
snatched the red briefcase and ran away with it so
fast that no one knew what was happening.
To my left, there wasa young man. He was
drinking coffeeand readinga newspaper. A big
red briefcase was standingnext to his feet.
Reporting to the Police 2
To my right, there wasa young woman. She
was eating a huge dish of ice cream. She was
enjoyingit.
After the man stole the briefcase, we
were all talking loudly. The owner of
the briefcase was very upset!

4. 10 a.m.
Past Progressive
Use the past progressiveto describe an action
that wasin progress at a specific time in the past.
now
was having
past
future
I was havingcoffee.
She was eatingice cream.
was eating

5. Be Careful!
Non-action verbsare not usually used in the
progressive. Note the exception with have.
I washavingcoffee.
She washavingice cream.
I washavinga headache.I hada headache.
Here the meaning
of haveis eat ordrink.

6. Past Progressive & Simple Past 1
Use past progressive with simple pastto describe an
action that wasinterrupted by another action.
now
stole
They were enjoyingthe
morning when the thief
stolethe briefcase.
past
future
They were enjoyingthe
morning when the thief
stolethe briefcase.
were enjoying

7. Past Progressive & Simple Past 2
Use past progressivefor the action in progress. Use
when and the simple pastfor the action thatinterrupts.
now
snatched
The man was readingthe
newspaper when the thief
snatchedhis briefcase.
past future
The man was readingthe
newspaper when the thief
snatchedhis briefcase.
was reading

8. I was sittingin Maxi’s Café
and watchingthe people there.
The thief stolethe briefcase
and ranaway.
The thief stolethe briefcase
and ranaway.
Past Progressive & Simple Past 3
Use past progressiveto focus on the durationof an action.
Use simple pastto focus on the completion of an action.
now
was sitting / was watching
past future
I was sittingin Maxi’s Café
and watchingpeople.
stole
ran

9. What were you and others
doing? Answer the questions
using the past progressive.
I was trying to wake up when you called.
Practice 1
Example:
What were you doing when I called this morning?
1. What were you doing when the phone rang last night?
2. What were your friends doing at 6 p.m. yesterday evening?
3. What were you doing last weekend?
4. What was the teacher doing when you first saw her/him today?

10. The man was reading
the newspaper while the
woman was eatingher
ice cream.
The man was reading
the newspaper while the
woman was eatingher
ice cream.
Past Progressive with While 1
Use past progressivewith while to describe two
actions in progress at the same time in the past.
now
past future
was reading
was eating

11. While I was describing
the theft, the police
officer was writing
everything down.
WhileI was describing
the theft, the police
officer was writing
everything down.
Past Progressive with While 2
Use past progressive with while to describe two
actions in progress at the same time in the past.
now
past future
was describing
was writing

12. Time Clauses
The time clause(= the part with whileor when) can
come at the beginning or the end of the sentence.
They were havingcoffee
whenthe thief snatchedthe briefcase.
Whenthe thief snatchedthe briefcase
they were havingcoffee.
,

13. Be Careful!
Sentences with both clauses in the simple pasthave a
different meaning from sentences with one clause in the
simple past and one in the past progressive.
When the waiter came,
I was lookingat the menu.
When the waiter came,
I lookedat the menu.
First the waiter
came; then I
looked at the
menu.
now
past future
came
First I was
looking at the
menu; then the
waiter came.
was looking
came
looked

14. 1. While the women were talking, they were drinkingtea.2. While the sun was shining, the fountain was splashing.3. While one man was playing pool, the other man was
watching.
4. While the woman was not looking, the toast was
burning.
5. While the woman was talking on the phone, the man was
sitting in the chair.
Form sentences with while.
Use the past progressive.
While the man was reading, the prisoner was stealinghis wallet.
Practice 2
Example: read / steal
1. talk / drink
2. shine / splash
3. play / watch 4. not look / burn
5. talk / sit

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