Past continuous tense

1. Warm-up Activity (Introduction)
Objective: Activate prior knowledge and introduce the concept.
Activity:

• Show or describe a picture (e.g., a family at dinner, kids playing in a park).

• Ask: “What were they doing?”

• Encourage students to guess using simple verbs like eating, playing, talking.

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2. Explanation with Structure
Introduce the rule:
👉 Subject + was/were + verb (-ing) + object/time

• I was reading a book.

• They were playing football.

Interactive Task:

• Write a few incorrect sentences on the board (e.g., "He was eat dinner.") and let students correct them.

• Give pairs a list of verbs and let them form past continuous sentences.

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3. Storytelling with Pictures
Activity: "What was happening?"

• Show students a series of pictures (e.g., a boy sleeping, a woman cooking, someone running).

• Ask: “What was happening in this picture?”

• Students create sentences using past continuous:

• “He was sleeping when the alarm rang.”

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4. Role-Play & Real-Life Situations
Scenario-based Activity:

• Create real-life situations like:

• "What were you doing yesterday at 8 PM?"

• Let students ask each other in pairs and answer using past continuous.

• (E.g., “I was watching TV.” “I was eating dinner.”)

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5. Listening & Speaking Game
Game: “What was I doing?”

• One student acts out an activity (e.g., writing, singing, cooking).

• Others guess: "You were writing a letter."

OR
Chain Story Game

• Start a story: "Yesterday at 7 PM, I was walking in the park when..."

• Each student adds a sentence using past continuous.

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6. Error Correction & Wrap-up

• Give students sentences with errors (e.g., "She were dancing.").

• Have them correct mistakes.

• Summarize key points & take feedback.