Friday, May 25, 2012

Week #5: Past Progressive

Last class, we studied the Past Progressive tense, which is similar to the Present Progressive.
The difference is, the verb To Be is used in the past instead of the present:
Subject + Was/Were + Verb_ING + Complement

The Past Progressive is often used for telling stories, like when you are remembering something that happened to you and talking about it.

For this post, you are going to write a short story of 8 sentences minimum, using the Past Progressive.
It can be something that really happened (to you or to your friends, something you saw in the news, etc), or it can be imaginary.


Remember, you can use the words "when", "while" and "as" to unite 2 ideas.
For example:
When I left the house, they were still talking on the phone. / I was snowboarding when I broke my leg.
While she was writing the email, the computer suddenly turned off. / He was thinking about the movie while he was walking to work.
As we were talking in the park, it started to rain. /  Robert was waiting for us as we got off the plane.