Bloque III Describes actividades que se desarrollan en el pasado.

PAST CONTINUES TENSE

Este tiempo lo usamos para hablar sobre eventos del pasado los cuales pasaron durante un periodo de tiempo considerado.

TIPOS DE ORACIONESESTRUCTURA DE ORACIONES

AFIRMATIVASSUBJECT+ VERB TO BE IN SIMPLE PAST +MAIN VERB WITH ING ENDING + COMPLEMENTI was drying my hairYou were watching TVHe was taking a showerShe was kissing your boyfriendIt was eating chickenWe were doing homeworkThey were reading a book.

NEGATIVASSUBJECT+ VERB TO BE IN SIMPLE PAST +NOT+MAIN VERB WITH ING ENDING+ COMPLEMENTI was not drying my hair.You were not watching TV.He wasnt taking a shower.She wasnt kissing your boyfriend.It wasnt eating chicken.We werent doing homework.They werent reading a book.

INTERROGATIVASVERB TO BE IN SIMPLE PAST + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB WITH ING ENDING+ COMPLEMENT+?Was I drying my hair?Were you watching TV?Was he taking a shower?Was she kissing your boyfriend?Was it eating chicken?Were we doing homework?Were they reading a book?

Coloca las siguientes oraciones con los verbos en pasado continuo.

Example:The children (play) were playing football during the week.1. It (rain) _______________hard during the soccer game.2. I (study) ______________ English for five years in London.3. Peter (practice) ________________ the guitar before the competition.4. My friends (fight) ______________ during the whole night at the club.5. Daniela (teach) ________________ language for ten hours.

Completa las siguientes oraciones en pasado continuo usando el verbo entre parntesis.

1. When you called me I _____ ____________ (watch) TV.2. Yesterday at 11:15 pm Jack _____ ____________ (sleep).3. Mark _____ ____________ (talk) on the phone when his father came in.4. She _____ ____________ (cross) the road when the car hit her.5. Sally lost her wallet when she _____ ____________ (go) home.

Usa las siguientes palabras para hacer oraciones en pasado continuo.

1. Jane / tidy / her room.2. Brendan / drive / a car.3. Sue and Jane / sell / fruits.4. The pupils / write / a test.5. Your little sister / cry.

Pasado simple para describir actividades que interrumpieron una accin en progreso en el pasado.

Reglas para formar el pasado simple:

Formamos oraciones afirmativas en pasado simple con Subject + verb in past Las formas regulares en pasado son hechas agregando d o ed al infinitivo. La forma es la misma para todas las personas. Formamos oraciones negativas en pasado simple con Subject + didnt +infinitive. La forma es la misma para todas las personas. Formamos oraciones interrogativas en pasado simple con Did+subject + infinitive+?. La forma es la misma para todas las personas. preguntas de informacin especfica en pasado simple son formadas con: question Word+did+Subject + infinitive+? Los verbos irregulares en pasado tienen una forma especial que hay que memorizar.

Pronombres relativos when y while para describir acciones en el pasado.

Debemos usar while con el tiempo pasado continuo para referirnos a 2 o ms acciones las cuales estaban pasando al mismo tiempo. Por ejemplo: I was listening to music while mi mom was cooking.

Y debemos usar when con el tiempo pasado simple para referirnos a una accin que es interrumpida por otra. Por ejemplo: I was coming out when it began to rain.

Use of when

a) When + simple past + past continuousWhen I arrived, everybody was dancingb) past continuous + when + simple pastEverybody was dancing when I arrivedUse of while

a) While + past continuous + simple past While I was studying, she calledb) simple past + while + past continuousShe called while I was studying

Recuerda queAntes de agregar ing a un verbo tienes que seguir las siguientes recomendaciones: Si los verbos terminan con la vocal e, borra la e y agrega ing:Dance dancingwrite writing Si los verbos terminan en una vocal y una consonante, se duplica la ultima consonante y se agrega ing:Begin beginningrun runningget getting

Connectors: First, then, after, later, after a while

Un conector es una expresin que une 2 ideas completes en un texto oral o escrito. Hay diferentes tipos de conectores de acuerdo a la funcin que tienen en el contexto.

En esta leccin vamos a ver conectores secuenciales:conecctorsSpanish

Firstprimero

ThenEntonces

AfterDespus

LaterMas tarde

After a whileDespus de un rato