2E (29/4, Tuesday)
1. Use the past continuous tense to talk about an action that was happening at a
past time.
2. Use the past continuous tense to talk about what was happening when
another action took place.
3. Use the past tense to express a short action that happens in the middle of the
progressive action.
Language forms:
1. Wh-questions, e.g. What were you doing at 8:00 am this morning? Who was
talking when the teacher came in?
2. Yes/ No questions, e.g. Was he having his lunch when you arrived? No, he
wasn’t. He was listening to music when I arrived.
3. Use the past continuous tense to talk about what was happening when
another action took place and the past tense to express a short action that
happens in the middle of the progressive action, e.g. I was watching
television when you phoned me.
Objectives:
1. Students should be able to distinguish the use of the past tense and past
continuous tense.
2. Students should be able to use the past continuous tense and the past tense
correctly.
15” Speaking TC 1. Divide them into pairs. Practice speaking skills
Listening S S 2. Distribute the game sheet to Ss. Peer support to speak up
Pair work 3. Explain to Ss how to play the game. Recycle the knowledge they have just
4. Ask a pair of Ss to demonstrate the sample learnt
dialogue. Add fun and interest
5” Listening TC Instruction for homework Prepare them for next lesson
5. Distribute the worksheet to Ss. Explain to Consolidate the target language
Ss what they are required to do.
6. Round up the lesson.
Past Continuous Tense are for actions happening at some time in the past
When we want to talk about an action that was happening over a period of time in the past, we use the past continuous tense. Look at these
examples:
The past continuous is very often used with the past simple to say that something happened in the middle of something else. In each of the
following examples, the single event (past simple) happens in the middle of a longer action (past continuous).
You were singing You were not singing. Were you singing?
They were singing. They were not singing. Were they singing?
She was singing. She was not singing. Was she singing?