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2 Compare the past continuous and the past 3 Here is another story of an erntrarrassing
simple tenses. incident.
a Complete these sentences from the story. Complete the story. Put the verbs in the box in the
As I past the lake, I my friends, past continuous or the past simple tense. Use some
verbs more than once.
Carol and Jim.
while we . rhe dog suddenly up. hide ' get into 'exped' aPPear
b Why are there two dif{erent past tenses in these go put down hear clean
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sentences? hel.p ring fdl ott not get dressed
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We can show the difference like this: look run put on stand
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I was walking in the park. (rNcourrrru ecnou)
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I saw (co.mnnrro .r.crroN) _
my friends.
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C Now look at this sentence. Why are all the verbs in
the past simple tense?
When I pulled rny hand away, the ice cream flew through
One afternoon upstairs to have a
the air and it landed on the man's head.
bath. As I the bath, the telephone
F.' Check the rules for the past continuous tense in
in the hall. I _ an important
Gramrnar Reference 6.1.
call, so I _ downstairs. There was
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Practice nobody else at home, so I again.
However, while I in the hall with
1 Complete these sentences to make true nothing on, I voices outside the front
sentences about the story. Put the verbs in door. It was my teenage daughter and her Iriends,
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brackets into the past continuous tense. but I couldn't get back upstairs in time. I
I Carol and Jim through the park. the phone, into the living
2 The young woman her dog for -
room and behind the curtains.
a walk.
Unfortunately, the window cleaner
3 Carol and Jim -(walk) ice creams. the living room windows. When I suddenly
4 The bald man on a bench. . the Door man his ladder.
-(take) -
5 He a book. Fortunately, when my daughter and her {riends
6 Caroi and Jim the noise. thev outside.
-(eat)
7 The bald man When I
-(sit) out of the window, they
-(read)
2 Make questions to ask the young wornan in the window clealer. So I
the story. -(laugh). upstairs and a dressing gown. Luckily
-(laugh). the window cleaner wasn't hurt, but it was all
Write the questions, using this information and the
very embarrassing.
past continuous tense.
I What/ you/ do -
2 What/ Carol and Jim/ do
f Where/ the bald man/ sit b ffi r.r Listen and check.
4 Wbatl you/ eat
5 Carol and Jim/ eat/ ice cream, too 4 Describe or invent an embarrassing incident
6 Where/ you/ stand from your life.
7 the man/ read/ a book Use this format. What tenses will you use for each
8 Carol and Jim/ laugh of these parts?
Work with a partner. One oI you plays the part of o Set the scene: What were you doing? What was
the young woman. Ask and answer the questions. happening around you?
r What happened?
o What did you do?
b Read your story to the class.

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