Warm up Questions
What were you learning about last year?
What were you eating for dinner last night?
What were you doing last weekend?
What were you watching on TV last week?
What were you talking about with your friends yesterday?
Past Progressive Tense
Subject
Was/Were
Verb(ing)
Object
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For example:
Mom was baking a cake yesterday.
The girls were laughing at their mobile phones last night.
The dog was chewing my shoe last week.
Read the Conversation
Hello! I was playing soccer with my cousin. What were you doing?
Hi! What were you doing this weekend?
We were watching a new movie for my mom’s birthday!
That’s amazing! Where were you travelling last week?
I was travelling to Switzerland to see the snow.
Wow, what were you wearing?
I was wearing a coat and snow boots.
At least you were not cold. Goodbye.
Goodbye.
The teacher
I
Shout
The group
Play
The boys
of friends
Cook
The flower
That girl
The ball
Smile
My family
The boy
Join
Her friend
Visit
We
The pasta
She
The painting
Shop
The concert
Pack
The
mountain
Tell us what was happening
Spin all 3 wheels to give you a subject, verb and an object. Say the sentence using the past progressive. Remember to add was/were and verb-ing.
Fill in the blanks
was
The cat chasing the squirrel.
ing
Mum was brush my sister’s messy hair.
ing
were
The children listen to her read a bedtime story.
ing
were
They paint her room purple!
ing
was
I kick the beachball with my friends.
ing
were
They blow up balloons.
What was happening?
Use the words given below to create a past progressive sentence.
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arrive
The airplane
Example Answer:
arriving
The airplane was at the airport.
What was happening?
Use the words given below to create a past progressive sentence.
+
jump
My sister
Example Answer:
jumping
My sister was on her bed.
What was happening?
Use the words given below to create a past progressive sentence.
+
sizzle
The pizza
Example Answer:
sizzling
The pizza was on the plate.
What was happening?
Use the words given below to create a past progressive sentence.
+
swim
His friends
Example Answer:
swimming
His friends were in the ocean.
What was happening?
Use the words given below to create a past progressive sentence.
+
cry
The kittens
Example Answer:
crying
The kittens were for some milk.
Where am I?
The girls were rocking on the seesaw.
The teacher was shouting.
The sandpit was overflowing with children.
Answer: The playground
Where am I?
The teller was waiting for the money.
The people were walking all around.
He was trying on a jacket.
Answer: The shopping mall
Where am I?
The food was cooking in the kitchen.
The waiter was taking orders.
The people were using their knives and forks.
Answer: A restaurant
Is this sentence correct?
The bee was buzz around the flowers.
The bee was buzzing around the flowers.
The coach were showing us how to hit the tennis ball.
The coach was showing us how to hit the tennis ball.
The sailor were work on the ship.
The sailor was working on the ship.
He is try to open the jar of cookies.
He was trying to open the jar of cookies.
The boys were walk around the zoo.
The boys were walking around the zoo.
My mom were eat her frozen yoghurt.
My mom was eating her frozen yoghurt.
Past Progressive Find the Ship Game
Choose a verb then make a past progressive sentence using that verb. Remember to add was/were and verb-ing.
Choose a verb then make a past progressive sentence using that verb. Remember to add was/were and verb-ing.
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Try
Live
Help
Stay
Agree
Start
Visit
Watch
Decide
Look
Learn
Get
Smell
Drop
Study
Listen
Finish
Wash
Travel
Clean
Wait
Fix
Wave
Dance
Fall
Win
Bump
Build
Change
Remember
Cheer
Write
Wake
Count
Enjoy
Climb