Oxford English Shenzhen Edition8B-Chapter 5 Success stories (language)The past continuous tense一课时 (40 分钟 ) 深圳市公明实验学校 刘慧What is Tom doing now? He is playing football. (just now) What was Tom doing just now? He was playing football just now.What is she doing now? She is reading a book.What was she doing at 2:30 p.m. yesterday? She was reading a book at 2:30 p.m yesterday.We were reading newspaper yesterday evening. They were watching TV yesterday evening.We were reading newspaper while they were watching TV.I was walking in the street when someone called me.The form of past continuous tense was+ verb. ing were+verb. ingI was having supper at 5p.m. yesterday.She/he was cleaning the car at that time.Were you doing your homework then?We were playing chess together while they were cooking. 1. Mary was reading a book at 2:30 p.m. yesterday.2. They were watching TV from 7 to 8 last night• Actions happening in the past at a particular time.Two continuous actions in the past• We were reading newspaper while they were watching TV.Contrasting continuous and shorter actions in the pastI was walking in the street when someone called me. Pair work Linda was helping at a charity last Saturday. Use the information below ,and work with your partner to make dialogues. Time Activity 7:00-8:00 get ready to go out 8:00-9:00 travel on the underground 9:00-11:00 buy food in the market with some friends 11:00-13:00 prepare lunch for fifty people 13:00-14:00 have lunch• e.g. S1:What was Linda doing at 7:30 last Saturday? S2: She was getting ready to go out.you can ask and answer like this: Come on! It’s your show time! Let’s have a competition! the finger-guessing game ( ) 1My sister and I _...