Past_Progressive

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2.

Warm up Questions
What were you learning about last year?
What were you eating for dinner last night?
What were you doing last weekend?
What were you watching on TV last week?
What were you talking about with your friends yesterday?

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Past Progressive Tense
Subject + Was/Were + Verb(ing) + Object
For example:
Mom was baking a cake yesterday.
The girls were laughing at their mobile phones last night.
The dog was chewing my shoe last week.

4.

Read the Conversation
Hi! What were you
doing this weekend?
We were watching a
new movie for my
mom’s birthday!
Hello! I was playing
soccer with my cousin.
What were you doing?
That’s amazing!
Where were you
travelling last week?
I was travelling to
Switzerland to see
the snow.
Wow, what
were you
wearing?
I was wearing a coat
and snow boots.
At least you
were not
cold.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.

5.

Tell us what was happening
Spin all 3 wheels to give you a subject, verb
and an object. Say the sentence using the
past progressive. Remember to add
was/were and verb-ing.

6.

Fill in the blanks
The cat was chasing the squirrel.
Mum was brushing my sister’s messy hair.
The children were listening to her read a bedtime story.
They were painting her room purple!
I was kicking the beachball with my friends.
They were blowing up balloons.

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What was happening?
Use the words given below to create
a past progressive sentence.
+
arrive
The airplane
Example Answer:
The airplane was arriving at the airport.

8.

What was happening?
Use the words given below to create
a past progressive sentence.
My sister
+
jump
Example Answer:
My sister was jumping on her bed.

9.

What was happening?
Use the words given below to create
a past progressive sentence.
The pizza
+
sizzle
Example Answer:
The pizza was sizzling on the plate.

10.

What was happening?
Use the words given below to create
a past progressive sentence.
His friends
+
swim
Example Answer:
His friends were swimming in the ocean.

11.

What was happening?
Use the words given below to create
a past progressive sentence.
+
cry
The kittens
Example Answer:
The kittens were crying for some milk.

12.

Where am I?
The girls were rocking on the seesaw.
The teacher was shouting.
The sandpit was overflowing with children.
Answer: The playground

13.

Where am I?
The teller was waiting for the money.
The people were walking all around.
He was trying on a jacket.
Answer: The shopping mall

14.

Where am I?
The food was cooking in the kitchen.
The waiter was taking orders.
The people were using their knives and forks.
Answer: A restaurant

15.

Is this sentence correct?
The bee was buzz around the flowers.
The bee was buzzing around the flowers.
The coach were showing us how to hit the tennis ball.
The coach was showing us how to hit the tennis ball.
The sailor were work on the ship.
The sailor was working on the ship.
He is try to open the jar of cookies.
He was trying to open the jar of cookies.
The boys were walk around the zoo.
The boys were walking around the zoo.
My mom were eat her frozen yoghurt.
My mom was eating her frozen yoghurt.

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Past Progressive Find the Ship Game
Choose a verb then make a past progressive sentence using that
verb. Remember to add was/were and verb-ing.
A
Stay
Live
Try
Start
Help
Agree
B
Watch
Learn
Get
Visit
Look
Decide
C
Wash
Finish
Listen
Study
Smell
Drop
D
Clean
Travel
Wait
Fix
Wave
Dance
E
Change
Remember
Build
Fall
Win
Bump
F
Write
Wake
Count
Enjoy
Climb
Cheer
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2
3
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5
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