Past Progressive and used toPast Progressive and used to11

Vocabulary

Dialogue

Hey, Peter. Were you watching TV last night?

No, I was not. I was writing my English report. How about

you?

I was watching the football game

on TV. That was so exciting.

Wow, that’s cool! If we have

more time, we can also play

the football game.

That’s nice.

Bill:Peter:

Bill:

Peter:

Bill:

Past Progressive: negativeSubject Be not V-ing Complement

I/He/She/It was not listening to music.

We/You/They were not wearing a hat.

GrammarPast Progressive: Statement

Past Progressive: positiveSubject Be V-ing Complement

I/He/She/It was using the computer.

We/You/They were having a party.

Grammar

Yes/No QuestionsBe Subject V‐ing Complement

Was he reading a novel?

Were you sitting on the sofa?

Answers: negative

Subject Be not

No, I was not.

Answers: positive

Subject Be

Yes, he was.

Past Progressive: Yes/No Question

Note

Example:Fred was playing the computer game at two o’clock yesterday afternoon.

future

Now2:00 pm

We use past progressive to show an action that was happening at a specific time in the past.

past

playing the computer game

Past Progressive

Practice

Now

Sam IrisNorma

Alex

Crystal

Brian

lastWednesday

the day beforeyesterday yesterday

morning

yesterdayafternoon

last nightthis morning

ReadingAmanda was a talented girl. She

became a famous person when she was young. As Amanda was nine years old, she used to play the piano and sing songs on the TV shows.

And now Amanda is a music teacher and she teaches children in an elementary school. She didn’t used to play much in her childhood because she had to practice the piano. However, she enjoys playing with the kids in her music class very much.

Grammar

used to: positiveSubject used to Verb ComplementGeorge used to live in the countryside.

Annie used to drive her car to work.

used to: negativeSubject didn’t used to Verb ComplementMay didn’t use to exercise in the morning.

Betty didn’t use to study English in the library.

Used to: Statement

Yes/No QuestionsDid Subject use to Verb Complement

Did Peter use to visit a doctor two times a year?

Did Olivia use to swim in the indoor swimming pool?

GrammarUsed to: Yes/No question

Note

Example:Gloria used to smoke two packages of cigarettes.

future

Now

We use “used to” to talk about past habits or past situations that no longer exist in the present.

past

used to smoke

Used to

Practice

Then Now

Practice

Then Now

Practice

Then Now

Practice

Then Now

Evaluation

Your Turn!Answer the questions

Was your mother cooking in the kitchen when you went home yesterday?

Were you eating breakfast at 8:30 this morning?

Did you use to go to KTV to sing songs?

Did you use to travel to foreign countries?

Were you planting flowers last weekend?

Did your friends use to study with you?

Summary

Vocabulary and phrases

Past ProgressiveWe use the past progressive to show an action that was happening at a time in the past.Used toWe use “used to” to talk about past habits or past situations that no longer exist in the present.

take hot spring , go skiing, go bowling, shop for clothes, go skating

Learning Objectives

Summary