Verbs Past Continuous

A fully-adaptable PowerPoint on the past continuous tense. Suitable for high-ability KS3, mid-to high ability KS4, and intermediate ESOL. Suitable for home-learning.

The PowerPoint introduces the student to five different ways of using the present continuous tense: basic sentence; interruption of a continuing action in the past by another action; an action which continued to happen at a precise point in the past; questions using past continuous; events repeated habitually in the past.

Includes:
*a brief recap of pronoun/verb (‘to be’) agreement and the forming of gerunds
*an explanation of each use of the past continuous, with an example
*challenge exercise one which all students should complete to show they
understand how to form the past continuous
*challenge exercises two-five which students can work through, or choose from to show different uses of the present continuous tense
*sample answers after each exercise

Teachers can choose to teach all or some of the functions of the past continuous tense , dipping in or out, or selecting as necessary.

Could be used as a series of starter activities or as a longer grammar lesson. Could also be set remotely for home-learning as an independent study exercise

The PowerPoint is not definitive, but offers a clear approach to understanding the different uses of the past continuous.

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Englbee x