UNIT 1 PAST PROGRESSIVE by Reyes Garcia Carlos Francisco https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2 en-us 2021-05-06 12:44:34 UTC 2023-03-24 19:13:37 UTC hello@padlet.com USES 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1497849605 1. For a completed action in a time before now.

Examples: 
  • I met my husband in 1993.
  • I bought my cell phone in 2016.

2. For events that were true for some time in the past.

Examples:
  • They lived in Russia for three years. 
  • She worked in the company for five years.

3. For a list of completed actions in the past.

Examples:
  • Ryan come in, took off his coat and sat down.
  • He opened the car door, got in, closed the door and left.

4. For habits in the past.

Examples:
  • When I was a child, I played the piano.
  • When I was in high school, I played basketball.

5. To talk about an action in the past that takes place in the middle of another action.

Examples:
  • When she arrived, I was watching TV.
  • When we arrived, they were drawing
]]> 2021-05-06 12:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1497849605 WRITE sentences in PAST SIMPLE: 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1520751738 A) He / phone / a friend / an hour ago.
  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) My father / buy / a jeep / last week.
  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) The girls / wear / skirts / to the party.
  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) I / wash / my hair / last night.
  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) Jane / send / four e-mails / to Lisa.
  1. Jane sent four e-mails to Lisa.
  2. Jane didn't send four e-mails to Lisa.
  3. Did Jane send four e-mails to Lisa?

F) The old lady / carry / heavy bags / yesterday morning.
  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) The film / end / very late / last weekend.
  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) They / go / to bed / at midnight.
  1. They went to bed at midnight.
  2. They didn't go to bed at midnight.
  3. Did they go to bed at midnight?

I) The children / play / tennis and basketball / at the sports centre.
  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) You / do / your homework / last weekend.
  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) My friend / study / German / last year.
  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) I / get up / at seven / last Sunday morning.
  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) We / visit / our friends / yesterday evening.
  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) She / have lunch / in an Italian restaurant.
  1. She had lunch in an Italian restaurant.
  2. She didn't have lunch in an Italian restaurant.
  3. Did she have lunch in an Italian restaurant?

O) They / watch / TV / in the living room.
  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) He / drink / orange juice / for breakfast.
  1. He drank orange juice for breakfast.
  2. He didn't drink orange juice for breakfast.
  3. Did he drink orange juice for breakfast?

]]> 2021-05-13 12:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1520751738 USES 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1520777670 1. Action before & after a specific time.

Examples: 
  • Yesterday at noon, I was eating lunch.
  • Yesterday morning I was in class.

2. Interrupted action in the past.

Examples:
  • We were watching a movie when she called. 
  • They were eating when she came in.

3. To start a story / create an atmosphere.

Examples:
  • The sun was shining and the birds were singing....
  • The world was moving and the sun was setting.

4. Parallel actions.

Examples:
  • I was reading while my brother was playing guitar.
  • I was playing video games while my brother was watching TV.
]]> 2021-05-13 12:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1520777670 Write Wh- questions for the underlined words in the previous sentences. 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1520847389 A) Where did you see a friend yesterday?

B) Where did you buy a yellow jeep?

C) When did he go to the party?

D) Who did she call last night?

E) When did he send you four e-mails?

F) How many heavy bags did he bring?

G) Why did your party start very late?

H) What time did you go to bed yesterday?

I) What did you play at the sports centre?

J) What did you do last weekend?

K) When did you go to your German class?

L) What did you do at seven in the morning?

M) What did you eat yesterday evening

N) What did you eat in an Italian restaurant?

O) When did you buy the tv?

P) how much orange juice did you buy?]]> 2021-05-13 13:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1520847389 1,- 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523756999 While Alex was eating, the phone rang.]]> 2021-05-14 05:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523756999 2.- 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523758765 While they were playing football, it began to rain.]]> 2021-05-14 05:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523758765 3.- 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523759916 The sun was shining when he got up.]]> 2021-05-14 05:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523759916 4.- 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523761022 Jack was walking down the street when he saw an accident. He called the police.]]> 2021-05-14 05:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523761022 5.- 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523763386 While they were watching TV, a burglar came into the room and stole their money.]]> 2021-05-14 05:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523763386 1. What were you doing one hour ago? 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523768035 2021-05-14 05:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523768035 2. What were you doing at six o’clock this morning? 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523777162 2021-05-14 05:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523777162 3. Were you watching TV at eleven o’clock last night? 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523779235 2021-05-14 05:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523779235 4. Who were you talking to a few minutes ago? 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523779787 2021-05-14 05:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523779787 5. What were you doing yesterday afternoon at one o’clock? 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523780275 2021-05-14 05:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523780275 6. Was it raining one hour ago? 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523780782 2021-05-14 05:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523780782 7. Were we studying English an hour ago? If ‘no’, what were we doing? 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523781332 2021-05-14 05:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523781332 8. What were you doing at midnight last night? 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523781757 2021-05-14 05:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523781757 9. What was our teacher doing one minute ago? 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523782332 2021-05-14 05:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523782332 10. What were we talking about five minutes ago? 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523782776 2021-05-14 05:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1523782776 What were you and others doing? Answer the questions using the past progressive. 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1524854556 1. What were you doing when the phone rang last night?
R= I was eating when the phone rang last night.

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

3. What were you doing last weekend?
R= I was playing video games last weekend.

4. What was the teacher doing when you first saw her/him today?
R= The teacher was preparing the English class when I first saw her today.]]> 2021-05-14 14:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1524854556 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1561069155 2021-05-26 12:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1561069155 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1561072770 1- A Penny for your thoughts.

Literal translation:
Un centavo por tus pensamientos.

Meaning:
This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.

Similar phrases in Spanish:
  • Pagaría por saber en qué piensas.
  • Daría cualquier cosa por saber qué estás pensando
  • Daría lo que fuera por saber qué piensas
  • ¡Que no daría por saber en que piensas!

2- Add insult to injury.

Literal translation:
añadir sal a la herida.

Meaning:
To make a bad situation even worse.

Similar phrases in Spanish:
  • Echar sal a la herida.
  • Echar leña al fuego.

3- Once in a blue moon.

Literal translation:
Una vez en una luna azul.

Meaning:
When something happens very rarely.

Similar phrases in Spanish:
  • Muy de vez en cuando.
  • Una vez en un millón.

4- See eye to eye.

Literal translation:
Ver a los ojos.

Meaning:
Idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.

Similar phrases in Spanish:
  • Estar de acuerdo.
  • Estar en sintonía.
  • Estar en el mismo canal.

5- Hear it on the grapevine.

Literal translation:
Escúchalo en la viña.

Meaning:
This means 'to hear a rumor' about something or someone.

Similar phrases in Spanish:
  • Me lo dijo un pajarito.

6- Miss the boat.

Literal translation:
Perder el bote.

Meaning:
This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance at something.

Similar phrases in Spanish:
  • Perder el tren.
]]> 2021-05-26 12:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1561072770 Examples of idioms: 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584501311 2021-06-04 04:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584501311 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584506059 2021-06-04 04:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584506059 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584506740 2021-06-04 04:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584506740 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584507233 2021-06-04 04:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584507233 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584507438 2021-06-04 04:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584507438 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584507754 2021-06-04 04:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584507754 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584507960 2021-06-04 04:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584507960 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584700517 Means ... It's raining very hard.]]> 2021-06-04 06:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584700517 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584700743 Means ... Something is very easy.]]> 2021-06-04 06:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584700743 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584700936 Means ... You are full of energy.]]> 2021-06-04 06:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584700936 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584701127 Means ... You are not able to sit still.]]> 2021-06-04 07:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584701127 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584701364 Means ... You are the first to do or say something.]]> 2021-06-04 07:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584701364 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584701586 Means ... You have secrets.]]> 2021-06-04 07:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584701586 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584701813 Means ... Hurry up!]]> 2021-06-04 07:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584701813 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584702059 Means ... Be patient.]]> 2021-06-04 07:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584702059 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584702255 Means ... Be very happy or excited.]]> 2021-06-04 07:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584702255 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584702538 Means ... A very small part of something.]]> 2021-06-04 07:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584702538 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584702826 Means ... You cannot change who you are.]]> 2021-06-04 07:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584702826 492010009 https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584703027 Means ... A visual presentation is more descriptive than words.]]> 2021-06-04 07:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/492010009/mw5h8rd42tvadya2/wish/1584703027