2. Qena Educational Administration Qena Directorate El-Edeseyya elementary school (prep.) Produced by:- Mr. / Ahmed Abdelraheem Hassan

4. How can you describe a scene in the past?

5. Format Subject + ( was / were ) + v-ing

6. Using:- It is used to express a verb that was continuous in the past. يعبر الماضي المستمر عن فعل كان مستمراً لفترة معينة في وقت معين في الماضي.

7. Examples:- Ahmed was listening to music. He was reading the newspaper. Grandmother was drinking tea. Salma was playing a game. I was looking at the computer. We were watching the accident.

8. While = As While Past continuous Past simple While Past continuous

9. When Past simple Past continuous WhenPast simple

10. werehaving heard *While / As we were having dinner yesterday, we heard a knock at the door. heard wewere = We heard a knock at the door while / as we were having dinner yesterday.

11. arrivedwas reading *When Ahmed arrived, I was reading a letter. wasreading arrived = I was reading a letter when Ahmed arrived.

12. What did she do? When they e-mailed, Soha was eating an ice cream. A helicopter was flying in the sky. When the policeman arrived, the man was riding a horse. Soha was eating an orange.

13. prizesendsurprisedwincoverholdbaby fall off helicopterswervewhile banana peel

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