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1.- For a complete action in a time  before now.
Example 1: I met my husband in 1933.
Example 2: I met my boyfriend in 2017.

2.-  For events that were true for some time in the past.
Example 1: They lived in Russia for three years.
Example 2: My friend lived in Altamira.

3.- For a list of complete actions in the past.
Example 1: Ryan came in, took off his coat and sat down.
Example 2: Andrés woke up, got dressed formally, gave me a kiss and went to work.

4.-For habits in the past.
Example 1: When I was a child, I played the piano.
Example 2: When I was a child, I drawed.

5.- To talk about an action in the past that takes place in the middle of another action.
Example 1: When she arrived, I was watching TV.
Example 2: When she talking on phone, I was playing video games.

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A) phone
1.- He phoned a friend an hour ago.
2.- He didn't phone a friend an hour ago.
3.- Did he phone a friend an hour ago?

B) buy
1.- My father bought a jeep last week.
2.- My father didn't buy a jeep last week.
3.- Did my father buy a jeep last week?

C) wear
1.- The girls wore skirts to the party.
2.- The girls didn't wear skirts to the party.
3.- Did the girls wear skirts to the party?

D) wash
1.- I washed my hair last night.
2.- I didn't wash my hair last night.
3.- Did I wash my hair last night?

E) send
1.- Jane send four e-mails to Lisa.
2.- Jane didn't send four e-mils to Lisa.
3.- Did Jane send four e-mails to Lisa?

F) carry
1.- The old lady carried heavy bags yesterday morning.
2.- The old lady didn't carry heavy bags yesterday morning.
3.- Did the old lady carry heavy bags yesterday morning?

G) end
1.- The film ended very late last weekend.
2.- The film didn't end very late last weekend.
3.- Did the film end very late last weekend?

H) go
1.- They went to bed at midnight.
2.- The y didn't go to bed at midnight.
3.- Did they go to bed at midnight.

I) play
1.- The children played tennis and basketball at the sports centre.
2.- The children didn't play tennis and basketball at the sports centre.
3.- Did the children play tennis and basketball at the sports centre?

J) do
1.- You did your homework last weekend.
2.- You didn't do your homework last weekend.
3.- Did you do your homework last weekend?

K) study
1.- My friend studied German last year.
2.- My friend didn't study German last year.
3.- Did my friend study German last year?

L) get up
1.- I got up at seven last Sunday morning.
2.- I didn't get up at seven last Sunday morning.
3.-Did I get up at seven last Sunday morning?

M) visit
1.- We visited our friends yesterday evening.
2.- We didn't visit our friends yesterday evening.
3.- Did we visit our friends yesterday evening?

N) have
1.- She had lunch in an Italian restaurant.
2.- She didn't have lunch in an Italian
3.- Did she have lunch in an Italian restaurant?

O) watch
1.- They watched TV in the living room.
2.- They didn't watch TV in the living room.
3.- Did they watch TV in the living room?

P) drink
1.- He drank orange juice for breakfast.
2.- He didn't drink orange juice for breakfast.
3.- Did he drink orange juice for breakfast?
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A) Who did he phone an hour ago? A friend.

B) What did he buy last week? A jeep.

C) Where did the girls go last week? To the party.

D) When did you wash your hair? Last night.

E)How many e-mails did Jane send to Lisa? Four e-mails.

F) What did the old lady carry yesterday morning? Heavy bags.

G) When did the film end last weekend? Very late.

H) Where did they go at midnight? To bed.

I) Where did the children play tennis and basketball? At the sports centre.

J) When did you do your homework? Last weekend.

K) What language did my friend study last year? German.

L)  What time did I get up last Sunday morning? At seven.

M) When did we visit our friends? Yesterday evening.

N) Where did she have lunch? In an Italian restaurant.

O) What did they watch in the living room? TV.

P) What did he drink for breakfast? Orange juice.

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Instructions: What were you and others doing? Answer the questions using the past progressive.

1.- What were you doing when I called this morning?
R= I was getting ready for the virtual classes.

2.- What were your friends doing at 6 p.m. yesterday evening?
R= They were doing their homework.

3.- What were you doing last weekend?
R= I doing homework, watching series and taking a walk to the Fray Andrés de Olmos park.

4.- What was the teacher doing when your first  saw her today?
R= He was addressing his students about their classes because there are no classes on Friday.

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1.- While I was talking, my friend was drinking a juice.

2.- While I was watching the game, my friend was play billiards.

3.-While my dad was sitting, my mom was talking on phone

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Question with answers: Lais Hernández Estévez to Juan Alfonso Rosas Pérez.

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1. What were you doing 10 minutes ago?
R=I was in my English class.

2. What were you doing at seven o’clock this morning?
R=I was sleeping.

3. Were you watching TV at ten o’clock last night?
R=No.

4. What were you thinking about a few minutes ago?
R=In a hamburger.

5. What was our teacher saying a few minutes ago?
R=¡He was laughing because I left the mic open!

6. What were you doing yesterday afternoon at three o’clock?
R=Was eating.

7. Was it raining two hours ago?
R=No it was sunny.

8. Were we studying English two hours ago? If ‘no’, what were we doing?
R=Yes.

9. What were you doing at noon yesterday?
R= I was playing video games.

10. What were we talking about one minute ago?
R=About our padlet.

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What were you doing 10 minutes ago?

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What were you doing at seven o’clock this morning?

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Were you watching TV at ten o’clock last night?

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What were you thinking about a few minutes ago?

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What was our teacher saying a few minutes ago?

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What were you doing yesterday afternoon at three o’clock?

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Was it raining two hours ago?

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Were we studying English two hours ago? If ‘no’, what were we doing?

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What were you doing at noon yesterday?

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What were we talking about one minute ago?

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1.- When was born Bill Gates? In 1955.

2.- What were their parents? His father was a lawyer and his mother a teacher.

3.- When did Bill Gates make his first software? When he was thirteen.

4.- When did he create Microsoft? In 1976.

5.- When did he meet Melinda? When she was working for Microsoft.

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Meaning: When you see someone with a blank stare or just thoughtful.

Literal: Un centavo por tus pensamientos.

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Meaning: Make a bad situation worse, such as humiliating someone who is already in an unhappy situation.

Literal: Añadir sal a la herida.

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Meaning: A strange phenomenon or something that rarely occurs.

Literal: Una vez en una luna azul.

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Meaning: In the presence of someone and in an open or open and direct way.

Literal: Ojo por ojo.

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Meaning: "Why did you say that?"  Is commonly used to mean ‘unofficially’ rather than through an official announcement, for example "I heard it on the grapevine that they’re planning to make some people redundant". Rumours and gossip are spread on the grapevine but why ‘the grapevine’?

Literal: Oído en la vid.

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Meaning: Not taking into account something important in a problem, process, action.

Literal: Perder el bote.

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Meaning: you are doing something too fast and they would like you to slow down.

Literal: Aguanta tus caballos.

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Meaning: To rain very heavily.

Literal: Está lloviendo perros y gatos.

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Meaning: make someone leave in an abrupt or peremptory way.

Literal: Envía a alguien a empacar.

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Meaning: A person who is habitually active or wakeful at night.

Literal: Un búho de la noche.

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Meaning: To have so you will not be caught by someone.

Literal: Miente poco.

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Meaning: The work is progressing at a snail's pace (very slowly).

Literal: A paso de caracol.

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Meaning: To relax a tense or unduly formal atmosphere or social situation.

Literal: Rompe el hielo.

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Meaning: You are full of energy.

Literal: Tan fresca como una margarita.

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Instructions: Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Write the correct sentence.

1.- The weather was cold and the animals were hide.
R= The weather was cold and the animals were hiding.

2.- I slept when the doorbell rang.
R= I was sleeping the doorbell rang.

3.- We pass the turn two minutes ago.
R= We passed the turn two minutes ago.

4.- Where bought you those earrings?
R= Where did you buy those earrings?

5.- When the fire alarm went off, we were leaving the building quickly.
R= When the fire alarm went off, we left the building quickly.

6.- They tried to stay quiet because the baby sleeping.
R= They tried to stay quiet because the baby was sleeping.

7.- You came not to practice yesterday.
R= You didn't come to practice yesterday.

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Meaning: You cannot change who you are.

Literal: Un leopardo no puede cambiar sus manchas.

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Meaning: A very small part of something.

Literal: Una gota en la cubeta.

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Meaning: Be very happy or excited.

Literal: En la novena nube.

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Meaning: You have secrets.

Literal: Esqueletos en tu closet.

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Meaning: Something is very easy.

Literal: Una pieza de pastel.

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Meaning: You are not able to sit still.

Literal: Tienes hormigas en los pantalones.

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Meaning: A visual presentation is more descriptive than words.

Literal: Una imagen pinta más que mil palabras.

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Meaning: Hurry up!

Literal: Sacude una pierna!

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1.- Action before and after a specific time
Example: Yesterday at noon, I was eating lunch.

2.- Interrupted action in the past.
Example: We were watching a movie when she called.

3.- To start a story/ create an atmosphere.
Example: The sun was shining and the birds are singing.

4.- Parallel actions.
Example: I was reading while my brother was playing the guitar.

5.- Repeated action (often with "always")
Example: My last roommate was always leaving dirty dishes in the sink.