Inter American University of Puerto Rico Guayama Campus

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Inter American University of Puerto RicoGuayama
Campus

• Title V Cooperative Project
• Past Progressive Module
• Prof. Marisol Piazza Aguirre

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Instructions

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Purpose

• This module proposes to expand the basic
• teaching-learning activities of English
  included in
• the Title V Cooperative Project Improving
  Academic Outcomes Through a Teaching-Based
  Consortium Program for the Core Curriculum. The
  project is integrated by the Pontifical Catholic
  University of Puerto Rico in Ponce from where it
  is directed, the Arecibo, Mayagüez and Guayama
  Campuses, the School of Plastic Arts of Puerto
  Rico and Inter American University of Puerto
  Rico, Guayama Campus.

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Introduction

• One of the most important verb tenses an
  ESL (English Second Language) student should
  master to communicate effectively in English
  orally as well as in written form is the Past
  Progressive Tense.
• This module has been designed for all
  college students but specially for you students
  who are registered in the basic English as a
  Second Language I, GEEN 1101 course. In this
  module, you will study and review the rules of
  how to use the Past Progressive Tense correctly.

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Objectives

• General Objective
• By the end of this module, the student
  will develop confidence and demonstrate knowledge
  using the Past Progressive correctly to express
  actions that were occurring at specific times in
  the past.
• Specific Objective
• At the end of this module, the student
  will use affirmative and negative sentences,
  direct questions, short yes/no answers,
  wh-questions (information questions) and answers
  giving pertinent information in the Past
  Progressive.

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Pre-Test (Affirmative Sentences)

• Select the best answer.
• __ 1. I ___ last night when the electricity went
  out.
• (A) am studying (B) was studying (C)
  studying
• __ 2. We ___ tennis yesterday at 600 P.M.
• (A) are playing (B) was playing
  (C) were playing
• __ 3. John ___ and Cecilia was taking pictures.
• (A) was driving (B) is driving
  (C) was driveing
• __ 4. While mother ___ yesterday evening, I
  prepared the salad.
• (A) was cooking (B) is cooking
  (C) cooks
• __ 5. They ___ the house when we arrived
  unexpectedly.
• (A) was cleaning (B) are cleaning
  (C) were cleaning

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Pre-Test (Negative Sentences)

• __ 6. The little boy ___ when he fell into the
  pool.
• (A) isnt running (B) wasnt
  running (C) wasnt runing
• __ 7. Mr. and Mrs. Williams ___ when the robbery
  occurred.
• (A) werent traveling (B) arent
  traveling (C) wasnt traveling
• __ 8. The printers at the Computer Lab. ____ last
  week.
• (A) werent working (B) wasnt working
  (C) arent working
• __ 9. The sun ___ brightly this morning.
• (A) werent shining (B) wasnt
  shineing (C) wasnt shining
• __10. Sharon ____ attention in class yesterday.
• (A) isnt paying (B) wasnt
  paying (C) werent paying

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Pre-Test (Yes/No Questions)

• __ 11. ___ you ___ to the news last night ?
• (A) Was, listening (B) Are, listening (C)
  Were, listening
• __ 12. ___ Carlos ___ his car yesterday afternoon
  ?
• (A) Is, fixing (B) Was, fixing
  (C) Was, fixxing
• __ 13. ___ we ___ at the meeting last Monday ?
• (A) Were, interrupting (B) Were,
  interupting (C) Are, interrupting
• __ 14. ___ the stores ___ when you arrived ?
• (A) Were, closeing (B) Are, closing (C)
  Were, closing
• __ 15. ___ the man ___ to his wife about the
  money he had spent.
• (A) Was, lying (B) Is, lying
  (C) Was, lieing

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Pre-Test (Wh-Questions)

• __ 16. Why ___ the audience ___ at the end of the
  movie ?
• (A) were, crying (B) was, crying (C) are,
  crying
• __ 17. Who ____ a lot last night ?
• (A) was sneezeing (B) was sneezing (C)
  is sneezing
• __ 18. When ___ they ___ for Christmas presents ?
• (A) was, shopping (B) were, shoping
  (C) were, shopping
• __ 19. Where ___ Robert and Paola ___ when you
  saw them ?
• (A) were, going (B) are, going
  (C) was, going
• __ 20. What ___ Angie ___ yesterday night ?
• (A) was, sewwing (B) were, sewing
  (C) was, sewing

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Pre-Test Answer Key

• 1. B 11. C
• 2. C 12. B
• 3. A 13. A
• 4. A 14. C
• 5. C 15. A
• 6. B 16. B
• 7. A 17. B
• 8. A 18. C
• 9. C 19. A
• 10. B 20. C

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Pre-Test Evaluation

• Total Correct Answers
• 20 Excellent Go to the
  Post-Test.
• 19 Very Good Review the incorrect
  answer and go
• to the Post-Test.
• 18-12 Good Review the incorrect
  answers, study the rules
• presented in this module,
  do the practice exercises and
• then go to the Post-Test.
• 11 or You Need More Practice Study the
  module, review the
• less rules carefully and do the
  practice exercises. When
• you improve your score,
  you may go to the Post-Test.

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Past Progressive

• The Past Progressive has two parts
• BE (was/were) and Verb ing
• Examples
• 1. I was watching TV at 1030 last night.
• 2. He was reading when the explosion
  occurred.
• 3. They were painting while we were
  cleaning.

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Past Progressive

• Use the Past Progressive tense to
• Talk about activities that were or werent
  happening at a specific time in the past.
• Example
• 1. We were watching TV last night at 900.
• 2. We werent sleeping last night at 900.

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Past Progressive

• Talk about two or more activities that were
  happening at the same time.
• Example
• 1. With and Jake was driving and Cecilia
  was taking
• pictures.
• 2. With while While Jake was driving,
  Cecilia was taking
• pictures.

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Past Progressive

• Describe a scene when you tell a story
• Example
• The sun was shining. Many people were
  swimming in the clear, blue water of the lake

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Language Notes

• When while comes at the beginning of a sentence,
  add a comma.
• When while comes in the middle of a sentence, do
  not add a comma.
• Non-action verbs are not used in the past
  progressive tense

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Non-Action Verbs (Do not add -ing)
Senses Feelings Opinion Possession Mental Status Other
feel feel agree belong forget be
hear hate believe have know cost
look like disagree own remember mean
see love feel understand need
smell think owe
sound want
taste
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Some Examples of Past Tense Time Expressions

• yesterday 10 minutes ago
• yesterday morning 5 days ago
• yesterday afternoon 3 weeks ago
• yesterday evening 2 Saturdays ago
• last night 4 months
  ago
• last Friday 7 years ago
• last week 2 semesters
  ago
• last weekend 2 summers ago
• last month in 1970
• last Christmas in the year
  2000 etc

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Spelling Rules

• Rule 1 Add -ing to the base form of most
  verbs.
• Examples
• drink-drinking
• eat-eating
• play-playing
• Rule 2 If a verb ends in a silent -e, drop
  the final e and add -ing.
• Examples
• smile-smiling
• receive-receiving

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Spelling Rules

• Rule 3 If a one-syllable verb ends in a
  consonant, a vowel, and a consonant (CVC), double
  the last consonant before adding
• ing.
• Examples
• sit-sitting
• run-running
• Rule 4 In two-syllable verbs that end in a
  consonant, a vowel, and a consonant (CVC), double
  the last consonant only if the last syllable is
  stressed.
• Examples
• admit-admitting (last syllable
  is stressed)
• whisper-whispering (first
  syllable is stressed)

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Spelling Rules

• Rule 5 If the verb ends in -ie, drop the
  -ie, add -y and then add -ing.
• Examples
• lie-lying
• die-dying
• Rule 6 Do not double the last consonant in
  verbs ending in -x or -w.
• Examples
• fix-fixing
• snow-snowing

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Affirmative Sentences

• Use

Subject Past of BE Verb -ing
I He She It was working.
You We They were working.
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Affirmative Sentences

• Examples
• 1. I was working in the garden yesterday
  afternoon.
• 2. It was raining hard when they left this
  morning.
• 3. The dog was barking a lot last night.
• 4. Alex was painting the house and Luis was
  washing the cars.
• 5. The children were playing with sand at
  the beach while their mothers
• were talking.
• 6. Daniel and Mary were visiting their
  friends last summer.

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Negative Sentences

• Use

Subject Negative Past of BE Verb -ing
I He She It was not (wasnt) working.
You We They were not (werent) working.
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Negative Sentences

• Examples
• 1. I wasnt working in the garden yesterday
  afternoon.
• 2. It wasnt raining hard when they left
  this morning.
• 3. The dog wasnt barking a lot last night.
• 4. Alex wasnt painting the house and Luis
  wasnt washing the cars.
• 5. The children werent playing with sand at
  the beach while their
• mothers were talking.
• 6. Daniel and Mary werent visiting their
  friends last summer.

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Yes/No Questions and Short Answers

• Yes/No Questions
• Use

Past Tense of BE Subject Verb -ing
Was I he she it working ?
Were you we they working ?
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Yes/No Questions and Short Answers

• Short Answers
• Use

AFFIRMATIVE AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE NEGATIVE
YES, I was. NO, I wasnt.
YES, he was. NO, he wasnt.
YES, she was. NO, she wasnt.
YES, it was. NO, it wasnt.
YES, you were. NO, you werent.
YES, we were. NO, we werent.
YES, they were. NO, they werent.
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Yes/No Questions and Short Answers

• Examples
• 1. Question Were you working in the garden
  yesterday afternoon?
• Answers Yes, I was.
• No, I wasnt.
• 2. Question Was it raining hard when they left
  ?
• Answers Yes, it was.
• No, it wasnt.
• 3. Question Was the dog barking a lot last
  night ?
• Answers Yes, it was.
• No, it wasnt.

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Yes/No Questions and Short Answers

• 4. Question Was Alex painting the house ?
• Answers Yes, he was.
• No, he wasnt.
• 5. Question Was Sally playing with sand at the
  beach while her
• mother was speaking on the
  cell phone ?
• Answers Yes, she was.
• No, she wasnt.
• 6. Question Were Daniel and Mary visiting their
  friends last summer ?
• Answers Yes, they were.
• No, they werent.

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Wh-Questions

• WH-Questions
• Use

Wh-word Past Tense of BE Subject Base Form of BE ing
What When Where Why How was I he she it reading?
What When Where Why How were you we they reading?
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Wh-Questions

• Examples
• 1. Question Where were you working yesterday
  ?
• Answer I was working in the garden.
• 2. Question When was it raining ?
• Answer It was raining this morning.
• 3. Question Why was the dog barking a lot
  last night ?
• Answer It was barking because strange
  people were
• passing by the house.

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Wh-Questions

• 4. Question Who was painting the house ?
• Answer Alex was painting the house.
• 5. Question What were the children playing
  with at the
• beach ?
• Answer They were playing with sand.
• 6. Question Who were Daniel and Mary visiting
  last
• summer ?
• Answer They were visiting their friends.

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Practice Exercise

• Select the best answer.
• __ 1. We ___ at the bus stop when the accident
  occurred.
• (A) was waiting (B) are waiting
  (C) were waiting
• __ 2. Sarah ___ to her supervisor this morning.
• (A) is speaking (B) was speaking
  (C) was speak
• __ 3. Grandmother ___ on the balcony while we
  were playing cards.
• (A) was siting (B) was sitting
  (C) is sitting
• __ 4. Michaels parents ___ him pay his bills
  last year.
• (A) was helping (B) are helping
  (C) were helping
• __ 5. My hands ___ while I was giving my oral
  presentation.
• (A) were shaking (B) were shakeing
  (C) are shaking

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Practice Exercise

• __ 6. Samuel ____ on time to his work last week.
• (A) wasnt arriving (B) isnt
  arriving (C) wasnt arriveing
• __ 7. The fax machine ____ yesterday.
• (A) isnt working (B) werent
  working (C) wasnt working
• __ 8. The children ____ when they saw the
  dentist.
• (A) arent crying (B) werent
  crying (C) wasnt crying
• __ 9. I ____ when Jenny fell off her bicycle.
• (A) am not laughing (B) wasnt
  laughing (C) wasnt laugh
• __10. The students ____ while they were taking an
  exam.
• (A) wasnt talking (B) arent
  talking (C) werent talking

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Practice Exercise

• __ 11. ___ Prof. Santiago ___ assignments last
  Monday ?
• (A) Were, checking (B) Is, checking
  (C) Was, checking
• __ 12. ___ you ___ in Miami five years ago ?
• (A) Were, living (B) Was,
  living (C) Were, liveing
• __ 13. ___ the employees ___ to each other at the
  meeting ?
• (A) Were, whisppering (B) Were,
  whispering (C) Were, whisper
• __ 14. ___ the airplane ___ when Henry arrived to
  the airport ?
• (A) Was, leaveing (B) Is, leaving
  (C) Was, leaving
• __ 15.___ the boys ___ basketball yesterday
  afternoon ?
• (A) Were, play (B) Are,
  playing (C) Were, playing

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Practice Exercise

• __ 16. What ___ Victor ___ when you called him ?
• (A) is, doing (B) was,
  doing (C) were, doing
• __ 17. When ___ the actors ___ books and posters
  at the Mall ?
• (A) are, signing (B) were,
  signing (C) were, signning
• __ 18. Where ___ Laura ___ French last semester
  ?
• (A) is, studying (B) were,
  studying (C) was, studying
• __ 19. Who _____ loud music last night ?
• (A) was playing (B) is playing
  (C) were playing
• __ 20. Why ___ the fans ____ at the rock concert
  ?
• (A) were, screamming (B) were,
  screaming (C) were, scream

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Practice Exercise Answer Key

• 1. C 11. C
• 2. B 12. A
• 3. B 13. B
• 4. C 14. C
• 5. A 15. C
• 6. A 16. B
• 7. C 17. B
• 8. B 18. C
• 9. B 19. A
• 10. C 20. B

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Practice Exercise Evaluation

• Total Correct Answers
• 20 Excellent Go to the Post-Test.
• 19 Very Good Review the incorrect
  answer and
• go to the Post-Test.
• 18-12 Good Review the incorrect answers,
  consult
• the module again and then go
  to the Post-Test.
• 11or You Need More Practice Study the
  module,
• less review the rules carefully and do
  the practice
• exercises again. When you
  understand and
• improve your score, you may go
  to the Post-Test.

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Post Test (Affirmative Sentences)

• Select the best answer.
• __ 1. I ___ last night when the electricity went
  out.
• (A) am studying (B) was studying (C)
  studying
• __ 2. We ___ tennis yesterday at 600 P.M.
• (A) are playing (B) was playing
  (C) were playing
• __ 3. John ___ and Cecilia was taking pictures.
• (A) was driving (B) is driving
  (C) was driveing
• __ 4. While mother ___ yesterday evening, I
  prepared the salad.
• (A) was cooking (B) is cooking
  (C) cooks
• __ 5. They ___ the house when we arrived
  unexpectedly.
• (A) was cleaning (B) are cleaning
  (C) were cleaning

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Post Test (Negative Sentences)

• __ 6. The little boy ___ when he fell into the
  pool.
• (A) isnt running (B) wasnt
  running (C) wasnt runing
• __ 7. Mr. and Mrs. Williams ___ when the robbery
  occurred.
• (A) werent traveling (B) arent
  traveling (C) wasnt traveling
• __ 8. The printers at the Computer Lab. ____ last
  week.
• (A) werent working (B) wasnt working
  (C) arent working
• __ 9. The sun ___ brightly this morning.
• (A) werent shining (B) wasnt
  shineing (C) wasnt shining
• __10. Sharon ____ attention in class yesterday.
• (A) isnt paying (B) wasnt
  paying (C) werent paying

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Post Test (Yes/No Questions)

• __ 11. ___ you ___ to the news last night ?
• (A) Was, listening (B) Are, listening (C)
  Were, listening
• __ 12. ___ Carlos ___ his car yesterday afternoon
  ?
• (A) Is, fixing (B) Was, fixing
  (C) Was, fixxing
• __ 13. ___ we ___ at the meeting last Monday ?
• (A) Were, interrupting (B) Were,
  interupting (C) Are, interrupting
• __ 14. ___ the stores ___ when you arrived ?
• (A) Were, closeing (B) Are, closing (C)
  Were, closing
• __ 15. ___ the man ___ to his wife about the
  money he had spent.
• (A) Was, lying (B) Is, lying
  (C) Was, lieing

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Post Test (Wh-Questions)

• __ 16. Why ___ the audience ___ at the end of the
  movie ?
• (A) were, crying (B) was, crying (C) are,
  crying
• __ 17. Who ____ a lot last night ?
• (A) was sneezeing (B) was sneezing (C)
  is sneezing
• __ 18. When ___ they ___ for Christmas presents ?
• (A) was, shopping (B) were, shoping
  (C) were, shopping
• __ 19. Where ___ Robert and Paola ___ when you
  saw them ?
• (A) were, going (B) are, going
  (C) was, going
• __ 20. What ___ Angie ___ yesterday night ?
• (A) was, sewwing (B) were, sewing
  (C) was, sewing

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Post Test Answer Key

• 1. B 11. C
• 2. C 12. B
• 3. A 13. A
• 4. A 14. C
• 5. C 15. A
• 6. B 16. B
• 7. A 17. B
• 8. A 18. C
• 9. C 19. A
• 10. B 20. C

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Post-Test Evaluation

• Total Correct Answers
• 20 Excellent Congratulations! You have
  successfully
• completed this module. You may
  work with a different
• module if necessary.
• 19 Very Good Review the incorrect
  answer. You may work
• on a different module if
  necessary.
• 18-12 Good Review the incorrect answers,
  review the areas of
• difficulty and take the
  Post-Test again.
• 11 or You Need More Practice I recommend
  that you review
• less the complete module and take the
  Post-Test again.

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Letter to the Student

• Congratulations ! You have completed the
  Past Progressive module. If you really understand
  all of the rules and examples presented, you can
  work with a different module depending on your
  needs. However, if you still have some questions
  concerning the rules, I advise you to review this
  module again before studying a different module.
  Remember you learn by practicing, therefore use
  the Past Progressive in your daily conversations
  and written work.