Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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Past Simple vs Past Continuous
GRAMMAR

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Grammar context:
Reading
Grammar rule:
past tenses
Grammar practice:
exercises
Speaking:
telling news
Lesson plan

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A sudden fall
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It all happened on June, 30, 1908 at around 7 a.m. in Siberia. People were
having breakfast, when they saw a space object in the sky. It was like a
giant ball. In fact, it was a meteorite. It was making a very loud noise. It was
flying over the sky when suddenly it exploded. People were really
frightened because the trees were falling down, and the windows in the
houses were breaking.
The remains of the meteorite were never discovered. Many people tried to
solve the mystery of the Tunguska event. There are many theories, but no
one can be completely sure about what happened on that day in reality.

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Mark the sentences as
True or False
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People heard the noise that the
meteorite was making in the
evening.
2.
The space object was diskshaped.
3.
The explosion in the sky was so
strong that it destroyed trees
and windows.
4.
People were scared.
5.
Nobody saw even a small part
of the meteorite.
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Look at the sentences again
and answer the questions
People were having breakfast,
when they saw a space object
in the sky.
It was flying over the sky when
suddenly it exploded.
DID THESE ACTIONS HAPPEN IN THE
PAST?
DO WE KNOW WHEN THEY
HAPPENED?
WHICH ACTIONS WERE IN PROGRESS?
WHICH ACTIONS INTERRUPTED THEM?
WHAT GRAMMAR STRUCTURES ARE
USED IN THE SENTENCES?
WHICH TENSE DO WE USE FOR
FINISHED ACTIONS?
WHICH TENSE DO WE USE FOR
UNFINISHED ACTIONS?
WHAT WORDS DO WE USE TO
CONNECT THE ACTIONS IN THE
SENTENCES?

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Compare
Past Simple
Past Continuous

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Special cases

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Look and explain the difference

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Put the verb in the correct form
1. When the cat (run) around, it (break) the vase.
2. Mrs Wang (work) in the garden when Mr Wang (come) home.
3. The children (watch) TV when they (hear) a noise outside.
4. I (go) downstairs and (help) granny in the kitchen.
5. When Mark (see) Matt and Lilly, they (wait) for a bus.
6. Matt and Lilly (wait)for their mum while she (do) shopping.
7. We (have) dinner when my uncle (call).
8. When I (scuba dive), I (find) an old ship.
9. We (leave) the party when you (dance).

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