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At the end of the class we will be able to:

use the past simple with the past continuous to show a shorter action being interrupted by a longer action.

use conjunctions while and when with the past simple and the past continuous.

Previous knowledge
Irregular verbs
Past Simple
Past Continuous

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When the guests arrived, Jane was cooking dinner .
When the guests arrived, Jane cooked dinner.

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When and while can mean the same, but they can also have slightly different meanings.

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The Past Continuous is used to indicate that two actions were happening at the same time.

Forrest Gump was telling a story while the old lady was crying.

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Here the Past Continuous is used to indicate a long action that was interrupted. Usually, the action that interrupts the long action is the Past Simple.

The kid was taking a shower when out of the blue, It appeared.

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Watch the interactive video and answer the tasks.

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Back to the Future - Past Simple + Past Continuous Tenses

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Let's do English ESL general grammar practice. Watch the video carefully. There are questions about the actions of the characters in the video. Choose the corre...

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Describe the movie scene.

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Describe the famous movie scenes using simple past and past continuous. Use while or when.

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What were you doing when the 2017 eartquake started?

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What were you doing when the 2017 eartquake started?

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Answer the question, use at least 50 words.