A past TIME again using the ing X word.
Sure TIME
doing or dancing QUESTION When Past word
_____________________ / ~~~ _________|______ X _________ { | }__________
dance + ing when (saw) now
You may need to review your TIME words for NOW, EVERY. We have ing for the Now TIME with the is, am, are. Change to was/were ing for the Past TIME word--doing something.
Using the Ing for now and past:
Now Past
am dancing--------------------------------------was dancing
is working----------------------------------------was working
are playing---------------------------------------were playing
is eating-------------------------------------------was eating
is laying (the book)----------------------------was laying (the book)
am lying down-----------------------------------was lying dowM
EXAMPLE SENTENCES USING THE NOW~~~ AND THE PAST~~~
I am dancing on the moon. I was dancing with a friend.
My husband is working late. He was working on the car.
My friends are playing cards. We were playing cards.
I am lying down on the couch. My daughter was lying down on the sofa.
The teacher is laying the book on the table. She was laying the book on the table
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This TIME Word is really easy.
So do not panic. Some
sure TIME action in the past
using the Word "when" (usually) Example: "When I saw you----When I heard you---When I called you----When I texted you---When I emailed her--
With the answer using the TIME word, Every___
with an ing. ///~~~
dance is the every ?____
word and adding the ~~~
makes it then, DANCING!AND the WHEN? When is the Question? HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES USING
And that includes the Sure TIME word THE WHEN IN THE QUESTIONS THAT
in the Past; Works also with 2 questions ARE THE SURE TIME WORD IN THE
that follow each other. PAST. ALSO SOME 2 SENTENCES.
QUESTIONS AND THE ANSWERS!
1. What were you doing when I call last night?
I was dancing. (when you called last night)
2. Where was she dancing, when I called you?
She was dancing at the high school party. (when you called)
3. Were the dancing when I heard the loud music.
Yes, they were. or No, they were not. (were not = weren't)
4. Why were they dancing? (when I heard the loud music?)
They were dancing, because there was a party. {was/were is a sure TIME
word in the Past.)
EXERCISES:
I am ing. I was ing. What were you X ing?
you are ing. You were ing. What was I X ing?
He was ing. She was ing. Where was she X ing?
We are ing. We were ing. Who was she X ing?
They are ing. They were ing. Was I X ing?
It is ing. It was ing. Were we X ing?
The X in these examples is the "every" TIME
word, such as "Do" "Play" "Dance" + the ~~
makes it "doing" "playing" "dancing"
EXERCISES:
When I called? When you wrote? When she texted (me, her, them, us)
When they danced? When she saw. When I was eating breakfast? When I was
doing my homework. Now let's put these in a QUESTION AND ANSWER.
What were you doing when I called. I was writing a letter (when you called.)
What were you doing when you wrote the letters. I was sitting at my desk. (when
What was she doing when I texted her. She was was dreaming. (when
Were they dancing when--- Yes, she was. Now she was not. (wasn't)
What happened when she was dreaming? She fell off the chair when she was---
Questions? Just ask me and I will answer right away, unless I am dreaming about falling off my chair?
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I have been doing so many things, that I have not had the time to do any work on the verbs. When you completely understand the mechanic of these lessons, especially the time line. You could draw that first sentence of mine. I did not go into "would, could, must or should." [ I want to stop you here, because I went on with this, so you may skip this part. Just look at my last word*, but if you dare---] Looking at the time line, the further back we go, the further back we in time we go. If one practices the exercises back and forth with the lessons; such as, like liked-- play played stay stayed Then the verb changes,. go went see saw Later it will be easy. but the main point for each lesson is to think of these exercises as TIME. For fun I will draw it:
_____________X______/________X____////{|} ////___________
had liked have liked liked like every _
The sentence is I like everyday; I liked yesterday; I have liked before;
I had like so and so before you came along. So it is a combination of drill and remembering the Time at the same Time.
I just could not resist. Now the buzzzz words need to come in too.
I need to buy you a cup of coffee, but we just can not over the internet. Who knows we may meet. *Thanks and thanks again!.
I am on face book and I know what you mean. (smile) Judy Wheeler Kingsberry
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We are both trying to do it all. Guess What we are only one person. Just take it slow, that's what I am doing.
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