UNIT 1 by Santiago Campos Erick Alberto

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For a completed actions in a time before now

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EXAMPLE:
I met my husband in 1993

I ENROLLED IN THE UNIVERSITY IN 2020

For events that were true for some tume un the past

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They lived in Russian for three years

They studied medicine for 7 years.

For a list of completed actions in the past

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EXAMPLE:
Ryan came in, took off his coat and sat down

For habits in the past

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EXAMPLE:
When I was a child, I played the piano

When he was young he went for a run

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

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EXAMPLE:
When she arrived, I was watching TV

when everyone arrived we are already eating

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PAST PROGRESSIVE -USE-

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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
ex:
We were watching a movie when she called

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

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

PRACTICE 1 What were you and others doing? Answer the questions using the past progressive.

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1.-What were you doing when the phone rang last night?
9:P.M
I was preparing some presentations when the phone rang.
2.-What were your friends doing at 6 p.m yesterday evening?
R= They were taking a break yesterday

3.-What were you doing last weekend?
R=I was doing homework when I had the whole week.

4.-What was the teacher doing when you first saw her today?
R= I was eating an apple when the teacher saw me

VERB TENSES

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The students were very quiet.

The waether was cold, and the animals were hid,

I was sleeping the doorbell rang.

We passed the turn two minutes ago.

Where did you buy those earrings?

When the fire alarm went off, we left the building quickly.

They tried to say quiet because the was sleeping

You didn't come to.

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While Alex was eating, the phone rang.

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While they were playing futball, it began to rain

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The he was got up, when shining sun.

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A penny for your thoughts

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

Add insult to injury

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To make a bad situacion even worse.

Once in a blue moon

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When something happens very rarely

See eye to eye

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idiom is used to say that two (or more people ) agree on something

Hear it on the grapevine

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

Miss the boat

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

QUESTIONS

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1. What were you doing 10 minutes ago?

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

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

4. What were you thinking about a few minutes ago?

5. What was our teacher saying a few minutes ago?

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

7. Was it raining two hours ago?

8. Were we studying English two hours ago? If ‘no’, what were we doing? 9. What were you doing at noon yesterday?

10. What were we talking about one minute ago?

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Idiom and meaning

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1.- A penny for your thoughts:
Meaning:
R: The simplest meaning for “a penny for your thoughts” is: “What’s on your mind?”
QUE TIENES EN MENTE?

2.- Add insult to injury:
Meaning: To do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse for someone.
ECHALE SAL A LA HERIDA!

3.- Once in a blue moon.
Meaning: something that doesn't happen very often
UNA VEZ CADA 100 AÑOS!

4.- See eye to eye.
Meaning: If two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other
CONFIRMO

5.- Hear it on the grapevine.
Meaning: 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’?

ME LO DIJO UN PAGARITO

6.- Miss the boat.
Meaning: to lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act.
SE TE CEBO!

7.- Hold your horses

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

8.- It's raining cats and dogs
Meaning: To rain very heavily.
SE VINO UN AGUASERO!

9.- Send someone packing
Meaning: make someone leave in an abrupt or peremptory way.
SAL DE AQUI AHORA!

10.- A night owl
Meaning: A person who is habitually active or wakeful at night.
PARECES VELADOR!

11.- Lie low

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

12.- At a snail's pace

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

13.- Break the ice

Meaning: To relax a tense or unduly formal atmosphere or social situation.
ROMPER EL HIELO!

14.- As fresh as a daisy

Meaning: You are full of energy.
TAN FRESCA COMO MARGARITA
15.- A leopard can't change his spots

Meaning: You cannot change who you are.
AUNQUE LA MONA SE VISTA DE CEDA, MONA SE QUEDA!

16.- A drop in the bucket

Meaning: A very small part of something.
Y TODO PARA QUE!

17.- On cloud nine

Meaning: Be very happy or excited.
FELIZ COMO UNA LOMBRIZ!

18.- Skeletons in your closet
Meaning: You have secrets.
MUERTOS EN EL ARMARIO!

19.- A piece of cake

Meaning: Something is very easy.
UN PEDAZO DE PASTEL!

20.- Have ants in your pants

Meaning: You are not able to sit still.
TIENE HORMIGAS EN EL PANTALON!

21.- A picture paints a thousand words.

Meaning: A visual presentation is more descriptive than words.
UNA IMAGEN PINTA MAS QUE MIL PALABRAS!

22.- Shake a leg!

Meaning: Hurry up!
METELE PATA!

Activity Liveworksheet Questions Simple past and Past Progressive.

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

2.- What were their parents?

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

4.- When did he create Microsoft?

5.- When did he meet Melinda?