ENGLISH IV UNIT I.pdf

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Ingls IV


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UNIT I

PAST LIFE


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PAST CONTINUOUS OR PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE

PAST

CONTINUOUS

1. Duration in the past

2. Interrupted actions in progress

3. Actions in progress art the same time

in the past.

4. Irritation

5. Polite questions.


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AFFIRMATIVE FORM OF THE PAST

CONTINUOUS TENSE

SUBJECT

AUXILIARYWAS/WERE

MAIN VERBIN GERUND

COMPLEMENT

I was working in a hotel before I started working as a teacher.

You were living in Mexico City before you moved to this town.

Robert was studying at this school before he began to work here.

Tanya was talking to her parents for about an hour.

N.B. We can form the gerund of most of the verbs adding the -ing ending . However,

we should be careful as in some verbs with handle the gerund in a different way . E.g.

Play = playing hit = hitting let = lettingTalk= talking cut = cutting put = putting

Like = liking

Live = living


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NEGATIVE FORM OF THE PAST

CONTINUOUS TENSE

SUBJECT

AUXILIARY

VERB

NEGATIVE

WORD

MAIN

VERB COMPLEMENT

I was not working in a hotel before I started working as a

teacher.

You were not living in Mexico City before you moved to this

town.

Robert Was not studying at this school before he began to work here.

Tanya was not talking to her parents for about an hour.

N.B. We can use the contraction of the auxiliary verb and the negative form. E.g.

I was not working = I wasnt workingYou were not living = You werent living

Robert was not studying = Robert werent studying.

Tanya was not talking = Tanya wasnt talking.


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INTERROGATIVE FORM OF THE PAST

CONTINUOUS TENSE

AUXILIARY

HAD

SUBJECTMAIN VERB

IN PAST

PARTICIPLE

COMPLEMENT

Was I working in a hotel before I started working as a teacher?

Were You living in Mexico City before you moved to this town?

Was Robert studying at this school before he began to work here?

Was Tanya talking to New York before our trip?


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We use the Past Continuous to talk about actions or

situations that lasted for some time in the past, and

whose duration time is unknown or unimportant.

I was watching TV yesterday in the evening.

She was sleeping on the couch.

The dog was barking.

1: Duration in the past


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The Past Continuous is often used when one action in

progress is interrupted by another action in the past.

The Past simple is used in such sentences. We usually

use when or while to link these two sentences.

My wife was cooking when the children got home.

I was talking with James when the telephone rang.

While Angelica was playing tennis, the plane crashed. When Bob was painting windows, it started raining.

2: Interrupted actions in progress


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We also use this tense to talk about two or more activities

happening at the same. We usually use when or while to linkthe two sentences.

I was watching TV and Barbara was reading a book.

The family was eating the dinner and talking.

When Bob was painting windows, Mary was working in the

kitchen.

3: Actions in progress at the same time


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If we want to ask a polite question, we can use the Past Continuous.

I was wondering if you could open the window.

I was thinking you might help me with this problem.

Even though the sentences have a Past Continuous form, they refer

to the present moment. Their meaning is similar to the "could you"

sentences, but they are more polite.

4: Polite questions


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Choose the correct verb forms. Use Simple Past or the Past Progressive.

1. sit/ring 2. meet/work 3. leave/shine 4. play/come

1) We________________ at the breakfast table when the doorbell ___________

2) He__________ a lot of friendly people while he_____________ in California.

3) When they________________ the museum, the sun________________ .

4) The students_________________ cards when the teacher_______________ in.


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5. sleep/watch 6. start/water 7. open/rain 8. have/swim 9. hear/talk

10. take/eat

5) While the children______________ , their parents_______________ TV.

6) It_____________ to rain while she ______________the flowers in her garden.

7) When I __________________the door, it_______________________________.

8) While Henry_____________ a drink at the bar, his wife______________ in the

sea.

9) He ___________________a loud bang while he_______________ to his friend.

10) While he_______________ a shower, his dogs_________________ his steaks.
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Remember that you can also express irritation over somebody or

something in the past.

She was always coming late for dinner!


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1. Peter was at home yesterday. He was helping his mother in the

morning. Then he was playing with some friends in the street.

In the afternoon he was writing a long letter to a friend. And in

the evening he was listening to some CDs.

Questions

1. Where was Peter yesterday?

2. What was he doing in the morning?

3.When was he writing a long letter?

4. What was he listening to in the evening?

5. Was he helping his mother in the afternoon?

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2. The teachers were on the beach yesterday. In the morning

the beach was full. The teachers were swimming a lot and theywere lying on the sand, too. In the afternoon they were sailing a

boat. And in the evening they were eating on the beach. Now

the beach was almost empty.

Questions

1. Where were the teachers yesterday?

2. Was the beach empty in the morning?

3. What were they doing in the morning?

4. When were they sailing a boat?

5. Where were they eating in the evening?

6. Was the beach very full in the evening?


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3. At five o'clock yesterday afternoon, the other students were at

the cinema. They were watching a film. It wasn't very good, so theyweren't very interested in it. At eight o'clock in the evening they

were going up and down the street and talking about the bad film.

Questions1. Where were the students yesterday afternoon?

2. What time were they watching the film?

3. Was the film good?

4. What were they doing at eight o'clock?

5. What were they talking about?


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1 I ______________letters all day yesterday. (write)

2 You ______________very slow about it. (be)3 You ___________on the phone for hours and hours. (talk)

4 They ______________much business before lunch. (do NEGATIVE)

5 She_______________ to me all week. Silly cow. (speak NEGATIVE)

6 It ________________for long. (rain NEGATIVE)

7 What ______________ when I phoned yesterday? (you/do)

8 _________________ TV when it happened? (you/watch)

9 What ____________________ at the party? (you/wear)

10 My favorite team ______________soccer very bad when we

turned on the TV! (play)


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WHILE AND WHEN

While the baby was sleeping, my wife was reading a book.

The phone rang while I was watching TV.I was watching TV when the phone rang.

It was raining when the plane landed.

Mike was working at the factory when he suffered an accident.

I was taking a shower when you arrived

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