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Describing activities that took place in the past
In small groups complete the following sentences from the boxes of the graphic
organizer.
The sentences are related to simple past, past continuous, when and
while.
Remember that a graphic organizer is a communication tool that uses visual symbols
to express knowledge, concepts, thoughts or ideas, and the relationships between
them. They can help you organize, classify and visualize your ideas to communicate
more effectively.
Activity 2.17
Apply what you have learned
The simple past is
used….
We use the
past
continuous to
indicate…
The time expressions that
are used with the simple
past are…
Past
When
While
The past continuous is
composed of two parts…
When
introduces a second
action. The second action…
We use while and the past
continuous with…
Check your answers in the Answer Key.