ENGLISH
TEACHER: LUIS ANGEL
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My English goals
- Past Continuous
Tense
- Connector of Cause
and Effect
- Vocabulary N°14
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PAST CONTINOUS TENSE
DEFINITION
USES:
Past Continuous describes an action which started
in the past and continued in a certain time period
Interrupted actions in the past and if we don’t state when it started or ended.
- When I arrived, Lisa was reading a book.
A series of parallel actions
- When I came to the school, the school
bell was ringing.
Specific time as an interruption
- Last night at 11 o’clock, I was sleeping.
Parallel actions
- My family was eating the dinner while
I was working.
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PAST CONTINOUS TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE BE CAREFUL!
SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB + COMPLEMENT WAS / WASN’T
I, He, She, It
FOR EXAMPLE: WERE /
- Pedro and I were working all day yesterday. WEREN’T We,
You, They
NEGATIVE
SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB + COMPLEMENT
FOR EXAMPLE:
- Roxana wasn’t running in that race yesterday from 2
to 4 pm.
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PAST CONTINOUS TENSE
QUESTIONS
YES / NO - QUESTIONS
EXPRESSIONS
TO BE + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT + ?
FOR EXAMPLE: o Last ….. at …..
A: Was Melany listening to romantic music in the morning? o All day yesterday /
the whole day
B: Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t. yesterday
INFORMATIVE - QUESTIONS o Yesterday at……
o Yesterday from ……
WH.. + TO BE + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT + ? at ……
o In that moment
FOR EXAMPLE:
A: What was Renzo doing last week at night?
B: He was playing videogames.
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PAST CONTINOUS TENSE
SPELLING RULES
1.- Verbs ending in “e”; remove the “e” and add “-ING”
Bake Baking
Chase Chasing
2.- Verbs ending in “x”, “y” or “w”; only add “-ING”
Stay Staying
Sew Sewing
3.- Verbs ending in “ie”; remove the “ie” and “-YING”
A: Someone solves this
exercise? Die Dying
B: Not as far as I’m Lie Lying
aware.
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PAST CONTINOUS TENSE
SPELLING RULES
4.- Consonant + Vowel + Consonant; duplicate the last
consonant and add “-ING” (1 syllable)
Swim Swimming
Run Running
5.- General rule is add “-ING”
Eat Eating
Sleep Sleeping
Gotcha!
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PAST CONTINOUS TENSE
1.- Fill out the next statements in Past Continuous Tense.
1.1. I ….was singing….. (to sing) all yesterday morning.
1.2. ….Were…. you ….watching…. (to watch) TV at 7 o’clock last
night? Yes, ….I was….
1.3. They ….weren’t riding….. (not/to ride) their bikes at 10 last
Sunday.
1.4. …..Were…. those women ….buying…. (to buy) at this shop?
No, ….they weren’t…
1.5. When Susan called, I ….was washing…. (to wash) the plates.
1.6. Doris and her roommate ….were mopping….. (to mop) the
floor.
1.7. My uncle …..was working….. (to work) very hard last night.
1.8. I …..was going….. (to go) shopping at the Saga Falabella store
yesterday.
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WHEN - WHILE
WHEN AFTER SIMPLE PAST
We use WHEN to describe a short action commonly in past simple,
which interrupts another action in past continuous.
FOR EXAMPLE:
- I was reading the newspaper WHEN the phone rang.
WHILE AFTER PAST CONTINUOUS
We use WHILE to describe two simultaneous actions.
Mr. Whiskers gets along
FOR EXAMPLE: with Brandy in the
- I saw Laura WHILE we were waiting for the bus. jungle.
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WHEN - WHILE
2.- Mark the best alternative in the next statements.
2.1. I was taking a bath when the earthquake _______.
a) Began b) Was beginning c) Were beginning
2.2. When my mom had an accident, I _______ to Cuzco
for business.
a) Traveled b) Were traveling c) Was traveling
2.3. Susan’s father arrived early while she ______ a
dessert.
a) Prepared b) Was preparing c) Was prepared
2.4. Pedro and I were having a picnic when he ______.
a) Disappeared b) Was disappeared c) Was disappearing
2.5. When I ______ a teenager, I was awkward around Renzo is a couch potato.
girls.
a) Were b) Was c) Was being
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WHEN - WHILE
4.6. Our teacher yelled at us while we _______ during the
exam.
a) Talked b) Was talking c) Were talking
4.7. While I was looking for my wallet in my room, I ____
across my old cap.
a) Come b) Came c) Was coming
4.8. I _________ on the net when the electricity ______ off.
a) Surfed / Was going b) Was surfing / Was going
c) Was surfing / Went d) Surfed / Went
4.9. Lucas kissed his fiancée when he ______ in the car.
a) Get b) Got c) Gotten
A: One day, I will win 4.10. It _______ to rain a lot while I _______ for the bus.
the lottery. a) Started / Was waiting b) Was starting / Was
B: Yeah, and pigs might waiting
fly. c) Was starting / Waited d) Started / Waited
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CONNECTOR OF CAUSE & EFFECT
BECAUSE / SINCE MEANING: Por qué / Ya qué
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT + B/S + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
FOR EXAMPLE:
Our teacher was late because he had an accident on the road.
BECAUSE OF / DUE TO /
MEANING: Debido a
OWING TO
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT + B/D/O + NOUN
FOR EXAMPLE:
Our teacher was late owing to the accident.
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CONNECTOR OF CAUSE & EFFECT
AS MEANING: Como
AS + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT + , + SUBJ + VERB +
COMPLEM
FOR EXAMPLE:
As you have a bad behavior, you will be punished all day.
SO THAT MEANING: Así que
SUBJ + VERB + COMPLEMENT + SO THAT + SUBJ + VERB +
COMPLEMENT
FOR EXAMPLE:
Rildo is too young so that he can’t play this videogame.
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CONNECTOR OF CAUSE & EFFECT
THEREFORE MEANING: Por lo tanto
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT + . + THEREFORE + , + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
FOR EXAMPLE:
Lucas didn’t get punctual at the airport. Therefore, he’s lost his flight.
IN ORDER TO MEANING: Con el fin de
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT + IN ORDER TO + VERB (INFINITIVE) + COMPLEMENT
FOR EXAMPLE:
My neighbors put a guard at the entrance in order to prevent any robbery.
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CONNECTOR OF CAUSE & EFFECT
3.- Mark the best alternative in the next sentences.
3.1. Gabriela stopped running fast ________ her knees started
hurting.
a) Because of b) Since c) Therefore
3.2. Priscila went to shopping _______ buy new jeans.
a) So that b) Because c) In order to
3.3. All ice caps are melting _______ global warming
a) Since b) Therefore c) As
3.4. Everything's lockdown. _______, our economy will get worse
in the next weeks.
a) As a result of b) Because c) Therefore
3.5. There was a big accident on the road ______ fog. Give or Take!
a) Because b) So that c) Owing to
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CONNECTOR OF CAUSE & EFFECT
1.6. I All my neighbors got upset with me ______ loud
sounds inside my apartment.
a) As b) Therefore c) Due to
1.7. Alex won a scholarship for a year _______ he had a
lot of good marks.
a) In order to b) Because c) Owing to
1.8. Melany didn’t get punctual ______ the heavy traffic.
a) Therefore b) Due to c) Because
1.9. ________ promised, here are all the comics about
superheroes such as Thor, Ironman, Spiderman, Batman,
etc.
a) Due to b) As c) Thanks to
1.10. Hugo usually eats at home _____ he likes cooking.
a) In order to b) Because of c) Since
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VOCABULARY
N°14
“PARTS OF THE
BODY”
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GOOD-
BYE
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