AEE 2374: Past Progressive Grammar for English Interruptions

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阿Lyn

2025.3.18

AEE 2374: Past Progressive Grammar for English Interruptions
Past Progressive Grammar 过去进行时
Past simple 一般过去时
While I was making dinner i helped my daughter with her homework. (后半句一般过去时表示 action has completed at a specific moment in the past )
While I was making dinner i was helping my daughter with her homework.
过去进行时句式:
1. While/ when i was doing sth, sth else happened.
eg, When i was eating breakfast, i squeezed orange juice.炸橙汁
When i was fixing the car, she handed me tools and kept me accompany. 陪伴
(i will keep you accompany 我会陪着你)
2. sth was done/ i did sth while/ when sth else was happening.
eg, You called me when i was shopping.
He got home while i was making dinner.

Role play
Where were you last week?
I went to the beach, it was amazing.
What, i was stuck in class while you were playing in the beach?
I'm Sorry, actually though can i get your notes?
Seriously?
I will own you one, when i was hanging out on the sand 沙滩 i thought Lindsay was taking notes, i can get them from her.

Part one
AEE 2360: Your Grammar Questions Answered: Past Simple or Past Progressive?

San山

2025.3.18

Using past progressive correctly in English
✏️main time of using past progressive is for simultaneous and interruptive actions.
Ex: While I was making dinner, I helped my daughter with her homework.(simultaneous actions)
👏The other action's tense also could be past progressive, if you are talking about specific point and time's happening.
1️⃣When/While I was doing sth, something else happened.
Ex: When I was eating breakfast, I spoiled my orange juice.
☝"When…,"is an adverb clause,
☝"I…"is an independent clause, which can stand alone.
Ex: When I was fixing the car, she handed me tools and kept me company.
👏comma is necessary when the adverb clause goes before the independent clause, because of which acts as an introductary element.
2️⃣Something was done, when/ while something was happening.
Ex: You called me when I was shopping.
Ex: He got home while I was making dinner.
Role Play:
A: Where were you last week?
B: I went to the beach. It was amazing!
A: What? I was stuck in the class, and you were playing at the beach.
B: I' m sorry, actually can I get your notes?
A: Seriously, I owe you one. When I was hanging out on the sand, I thought I hope Lyndsay was taking notes, so I can get them from her.

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