General English Level 2 V 3

UNIT 01 Talking about the past TOPIC 04 Life stories

	LANGUAGE FOCUS 04 Past continuous

Thi says:

When I was travelling in France, I met a wonderful man.

Thi says:

You see, my cousin was living in Thailand, when I finished school.

Was travelling and was living are examples of the past continuous tense . We sometimes use the past continuous and past simple tenses together to talk about the past.

I	was studying	English at school	when I met an Australian man.
He
She
We	were studying
You
They
I	was studying	in Thailand	when my brother got married.
He
She
We	were living
You
They

Examples

1	Read the examples.
2	Click on the examples to listen.
3	Practice saying each example.

Now go to 05 LANGUAGE FOCUS Past continuous - task.