Past progressive tense: B1- intermediate:

 Use the past progressive tense to talk about things that were happening and had not stopped happening. They were continuing.

*To make the past progressive tense use Was/Were and a verb that ends in ing.

Examples:

1- I was watching Tv.

2- Ben was finishing his homework 📚 

3- she was putting her books on the table.

4-Jenny and I were tidying the classroom.

5-We were all dancing at the party.

6- You weren’t listening to the teacher 👩‍🏫 

7- Some boys were looking out of the window 

* Notes:

The ING form of a verb is called the present participle.

You use the present participle with was/ were to make the past progressive tense 📚

Examples:

Was cleaning 

Were listening 

Were dancing 

2- You can also use the past progressive tense to say what was happening when something else happened:

Examples:

1- Sam was doing her homework when the phone rang.

2- Dad was cooking our dinner when i got home. 

3- When I saw joe, he was looking for his dog

4- We were all enjoying the movie when the power went out 

5- What were they doing when the bell rang?

Grammar:

1- Make examples using the past progressive tense 

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Online exercises: 📚

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/past_progressive-exercises.html

Break 10 minutes 📚

Discussion about the topic 📚

Q and A session 📚

End of the class 📚