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Ho\N \Ne met Grammar Past Continuous:
positive and negative, questions

QUICK REVIEW Past Simple Make a list of
five things you did last week. Work in groups
or move around the class. Ask questions
with Did you ... ? and try to find one student
who did each thing on your list.

Listening and Speaking

a Look at the photos. Where are the people,
do you think?

b Match sentences 1-3 to photos A-C.
1 I was travelling back from China and we met
on the plane.
2 We first met when she was renting a room
in my sister's flat.
3 We were standing at a bus stop and he
said hello.

c a 1s Listen and check.
a Helen is talking about how she met Simon. Choose the
• HELP WITH GRAMMAR correct verb forms .
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• 1 I firstS /was meeting Simon when we waited/were waiting for
• Past Continuous: positive and negative
a bus.
a Look at this sentence. Then answer the 2 It rained/was raining and he offered/was offering me his umbrella.
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• 3 While we sat/were sitting on the bus, he gave/was giving me
: I was travelling back from China and we his business card.
: met on the plane. 4 But when I got/was getting home I couldn't find the card
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• 1 Which action started first? anywhere.
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• 2 Which action was shorter? b Complete Helen's story. Put the verbs in brackets in the
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• 3 Which action was longer? Past Simple or Past Continuous.
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• 4 Did the 'travelling' continue after they met? 5 A week later I was walking (walk) to the bus stop after work
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• 5 Which verb is in the Past Simple and which is and I (see) him in the street.
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• in the Past Continuous? 6 He (talk) to a woman so I (not say) hello.
b Fill in the gaps for the Past Continuous 7 But while I (wait) for my bus, a car (stop)
with was, wasn't, were or weren't. next to me. It was Simon.
8 He (offer) to drive me home and I (invite)
POSITIVE
him in for a coffee. That (be) 22 years ago!
I/he/she/it + + verb+ing c a
you/we/they + + verb+ing 11 Listen and check.
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• NEGATIVE
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• I/he/she/it + + verb+ing
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• you/we/they +
• + verb+ing a Work in pairs. Tick the phrases you know. Then check in
• ije!ff;1:Il!ij;£1J> p129 .
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• c Check in lij;!JM&f;i;fl> p130 .
go o·ut with someone get engaged to someone
a1s PRONUNCIATION Listen and practise. ask someone out get married to someone
Copy the stress. fall in love with someone meet someone for the first time
travelling back from China -. break up with someone go on a date get divorced
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I was /w~z/ travelling back from China -.
I was /w~z/ travelling back from Chfna and b Work in pairs. Put the phrases in 5a in order. There is more
we met on the plane. than one possible order .
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