English Department

Teacher: Ms. Claudia San Martin

Nivel: Segundo medio

Supporting English Guide

The Past Continuous tense unit III: We are what We Eat
In order to reinforce Verb Tenses (Reforzamiento de Tiempos Verbales) you will check
The Past continous Tense.
Form:
Se forma con el pasado del verbo (to) be (was were) ms el verbo de la accin en gerundio
(Infinitivo+ -ing).
verbo de referencia: study = hablar
I was studying= yo estaba estudiando (afirmacion)
I was not studying= yo no estaba estudiando (negacion)
was I studying? = Estaba yo estudiando? (pregunta)
Afirmativa
I
You
He
She
It
We
You (all)
They

was studying
were studying
was studying
was studying
was studying
were studying
were studying
were studying

Negativa
Was not studying
Were not studying
Was not studying
Was not studying
Was not studying
Were not studying
Were not studying
Were not studying

Interrogativa
Was I studying?
Were you studying?
Was he studying?
Was she studying?
Was it studying?
Were we studying?
Were you studying?
Were they studying?

Use:
1. El pasado continuo se utiliza para describir acciones que se estaban desarrollando en un
momento del pasado al que nos estamos refiriendo y que continuaron despus de ese momento:

This morning at 8 o'clock she was A las 8 de la maana ella estaba leyendo: la
reading
accin de leer haba comenzado antes de las ocho
y continu despus de este instante.
Last Monday he was traveling
El pasado lunes, l estaba viajando: la accin
de viajar comenz antes del lunes y continu
despus.
2. El pasado continuo se utiliza tambin para referimos a dos acciones en el pasado, una de las
cuales se complet, mientras que la otra continuaba: para la primera se utiliza el "past simple" y
para la segunda el "past continuous":

When he arrived, I was watching Cuando l lleg, yo estaba viendo al tele: la

TV.
accin de ver la tele haba comenzado antes de
que l llegara, y continu despus.
3. Mientras que en el "past simple" se indica que la accin ya ha terminado, en el "past
continuous" no sabemos si la accin ha concluido:
She wrotre a letter.
Ella escribi una carta: la carta est escrita, la
accin ya ha finalizado.
She was writing a letter.
Ella estaba escribiendo una carta: no sabemos
si lleg a terminar de escribir la carta.

Activity:
I) Complete con was o were segn corresponda
Ex: I_____running = I was running (yo estaba corriendo)
1. Gloria ............. driving very fast when the accident happened.
2. What ............... they doing all day yesterday? I ............. looking for them.
3. While I ............ reading your e-mail the telephone rang.
4. My neighbours ............. behaving very badly last night.
5. When I entered the party, Paula ........ looking at me.
6. You .............. eating breakfast at 8oclock yesterday.
7. Sue and Joe ............... enjoying the party when I ........... talking to them.
8. The dog.............. eating a bone.
9. While you ............. relaxing in the garden, we ............... building a tree-house
II) TRANFORME LAS SIGUIENTES ORACIONES EN NEGATIVAS Y PREGUNTAS
Ex: you were eating chocolates
1. you were NOT eating chocolates (negativa)
2.Were you eating chocolates? (pregunta)
1. You were treating me bad when you father arrived.
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2. I was feeding my pets at 4 oclock yesterday.
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3. The students were writing an exam when the alarm went off.
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4. He was running with his wife at the park.
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5. We were watching TV at Johns house

III) TRADUZCA LAS ORACIONES 1, 3 Y 5 DEL ITEM II EN SUS 3 FORMAS.

1________________________________________
3__________________________________________
5__________________________________________