What happened at 10:45 on April 1912?

The Titanic The Titanic sank.sank.

At 10:45 on 14th April 1912, the Titanic At 10:45 on 14th April 1912, the Titanic sank. What were these people doing when sank. What were these people doing when

the ship sank?the ship sank? • They were playing table tennis

•She was having a bath

•He was sleeping

•He was cleaning his teeth

•They were playing music

•She was having tea

•He was having breakfast

•She was having dinner

•He was reading

•They were having dinner

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What was happening What was happening inside Titanic when it inside Titanic when it

sank?sank?

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One day, Pepito decided to call some of his friends. He wanted to see the film “Titanic”.

•Tony He Tony for math studying was called a exam but

• called Jim He but didn´t Jim answer

• waterskiing was Jonh called John He but

• called Roney but he Roney surfing was

• Joane called and He said she OK

PAST CONTINUOUSPAST CONTINUOUS

Uses:Uses:1.1. Two actions happening at the same time in the Two actions happening at the same time in the

pastpast

The teacher The teacher was explainingwas explaining (past continuous)(past continuous) while while the students the students were payingwere paying (past conitnuous)(past conitnuous) attention.attention.

2. One action is in progress and is interrupted by 2. One action is in progress and is interrupted by anotheranother

The teacher The teacher was explainingwas explaining (past continuous)(past continuous) when a when a student student askedasked (simple past) her a question.her a question.

WHEN or WHILE?WHEN or WHILE? 1st action (past continuous) + WHEN + 2nd 1st action (past continuous) + WHEN + 2nd

action (simple past)action (simple past)

Carol Carol was cookingwas cooking whenwhen her husband her husband arrivedarrived..

1st action (past continuous) + WHILE + 2nd 1st action (past continuous) + WHILE + 2nd action (past continuous)action (past continuous)

The children The children were playingwere playing whilewhile their their mothers mothers were chatingwere chating..

FORMATIONFORMATION

AFFIRMATIVEAFFIRMATIVE

+ + WAS/WERE + VERBing + complementWAS/WERE + VERBing + complement

NEGATIVENEGATIVE

+ wasn´t/weren´t + VERBing+ + wasn´t/weren´t + VERBing+ complementcomplement

INTERROGATIVEINTERROGATIVE

Was/ Were + Was/ Were + + VERBing+ complement?+ VERBing+ complement?

ExercisesExercises

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