English class 19: Past continuous / Conjunctions

1. English class 19
Elementary level
Juan José Simón Pérez
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2. ‘I was doing’ es el pasado continuo. Se
utiliza para hablar de acciones que
estaban en progreso en un momento
determinado del pasado.
We were walking yesterday at 21:00
También para expresar que una acción o
evento interrumpió a otro (con el pasado
simple).
We were walking when somebody called me
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3. Otro uso es el de crear ambiente en
cuentos e historias.
The sun was shining and the children
were playing in the streets…
También se utiliza en ocasiones para
hablar de comportamientos molestos y
repetitivos del pasado. Normalmente se
acompaña de ‘always’.
He was always complaining about his
bad luck
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4. También para hablar de dos acciones que
ocurrían a la vez. Se suele usar ‘WHILE’
(=mientras).
While I was speaking to Tom, he was
making dinner
They were eating out while we were
searching them
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5. Estructure:
(+) Subj + was/were + verb-ing…
Last Monday at 10:00, I was working
(-) Subj + wasn’t (was not)/weren’t (were
not) + verb-ing…
He wasn’t cooking last night at 23:35
(?) (Wh…)Was/Were + subj + verb-ing…?
What were you doing yesterday at 13:45?
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6.  Exercise 1. Write the verb in brackets in past
continuous and write which use of the past
continuous is each sentence.
1. It was a lovely day and the birds ______
(sing)
2. Yesterday at 19:00 you ____ (not/work).
3. I ____ (call) you while you _____ (sleep).
4. The police arrived when the burglar ____
(open) the drawers.
5. Mark annoyed me,he __ always ____
(tell) me what to do!
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7.  Answers.
1. It was a lovely day and the birds WERE
SINGING
2. Yesterday at 19:00 you WEREN’T
WORKING.
3. I WAS CALLING you while you WERE
SLEEPING.
4. The police arrived when the burglar WAS
OPENING the drawers.
5. Mark annoyed me,he WAS always
TELLING me what to do!
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8.  Exercise 2. Put the verb in brackets in past
continuous or past simple.
1. I ____(see) you when you ____(driving)
your car.
2. When we ____(watch) a movie, a light
bulb ____(explode).
3. When we ____(call) Linda, she ____(talk)
to her brother.
4. My phone ____(ring) when I ____(take) a
shower.
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9.  Exercise 2. Put the verb in brackets in past
continuous or past simple.
1. I SAW you when you WERE DRIVING
your car.
2. When we WERE WATCHING a movie, a
light bulb EXPLODED.
3. When we CALLED Linda, she WAS
TALKING to her brother.
4. My phone RANG when I WAS TAKING a
shower.
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10. Las conjunciones (o conectores) son
palabras utilizadas para juntar como
mínimo dos palabras o frases.
I’m tired because I woke up too early today.
Existen diversos tipos de conjunciones
(coordinantes y subordinantes, y
subgrupos). En esta lección repasaremos
las mas comunes.
CONJUNCTIONS

11. And: ‘y’. Se utiliza para añadir elementos
en una frase.
I’ve been to London and to Stockholm.
As well as:’así como…’. Va en medio de
la frase.
As well,: ‘asimismo,…’ Va al principio de
la frase seguido de una coma.
I’ve been to London as well as to Stockholm.
As well, I went to Stocholm.
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12. So: ‘así que…’. En otras ocasiones
significa ’tan’.
I’m tired so I’m going to bed.
However: ‘sin embargo’. Se coloca al
principio de la frase, seguido por una
coma, o en medio de esta, entre dos
comas.
I don’t prefer coffe. However, I love this one!
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13. Although: ‘aunque’. Se suele poner al
principio de la frase o en medio de esta.
Siempre va seguido de SUJETO +
VERBO.
I can’t go to the party, although I’d like to.
Even though: Es parecida a although,
marca mas el contraste.
Even though we don’t have money, we’re
going to buy a new car.
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14. Despite / In spite of: ’a pesar de que…’.
Su significado es igual, pero ‘despite’
nunca va seguido de ‘of’. Van
acompañados de un nombre, un
pronombre (this, that, what…) o un verbo
acabado en –ING.
Despite being unemployed, he spends a lot
of money.
In spite of what happened, I’m not angry.
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15. Exercise. Complete the sentences with
the appropriate conjunctions.
1) It’s raining, _____ I think I’ll stay home.
2) _____ the rain, I think I’ll go out today.
3) _____ it’s raining, I think I’ll stay home.
4) They do skiing _____ snowboarding.
5) I was tired, _____, I went to bed at 2:00.
6) I’ve worked as a waiter. ____, last year I
worked in a factory.
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16.  Answers:
1) It’s raining, SO I think I’ll stay home.
2) DESPITE / IN SPITE OF the rain, I think I’ll go
out today.
3) ALTHOUGH / EVEN THOUGH it’s raining, I
think I’ll stay home.
4) They do skiing AND / AS WELL AS
snowboarding.
5) I was tired, HOWEVER, I went to bed at 2:00.
6) I’ve worked as a waiter. AS WELL, last year I
worked in a factory.
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17. Thank you for your attention!