[EnglishLanguage 3864] Re: uses of the past progressive/continuouscece valentine cgv757 at yahoo.comFri Feb 6 18:39:52 EST 2009
Yup. She was reading the newspaper BEFORE the next activity occurred. It's used all the time to explain background information, settings, etc. cgv cgv757 at yahoo.com --- On Fri, 2/6/09, Joan <owlhouse at wwt.net> wrote: > From: Joan <owlhouse at wwt.net> > Subject: [EnglishLanguage 3855] Re: uses of the past progressive/continuous > To: "The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List" <englishlanguage at nifl.gov> > Date: Friday, February 6, 2009, 11:29 AM > > > > > > > > > > Hi, Martin - I teach it as > an interrupted > action. The action in the past progressive started > before the action that > interrupted it (usually simple past) and probably > continued after the > interruption. > > ----- Original Message > ----- > From: > Martin Senger > > To: The Adult > English Language Learners > Discussion List > Sent: Friday, > February 06, 2009 9:36 > AM > Subject: > [EnglishLanguage 3851] uses of > the past progressive/continuous > > > > Pax > et bonum! (peace & goodness) > > Does > anyone have good (clear) explanations for why we use the > past > progressive/continuous verb (i.e. She was reading the > newspaper.)? > > I > have several theories of my own, but would like to hear > what other ESL > teachers think. > > Thanx! > > > Martin > E. Senger > Adult > ESL / Civics Teacher, > G.E.C.A.C. > / The R. Benjamin Wiley Learning Center > Erie, > Pa. > Co-Director, > ESL > Special Interest Group > Pa. > Assoc. for Adult Continuing Education (PAACE) > > > > From: > englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov > [mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] > On Behalf Of LaFerlazzo at aol.com > Sent: Friday, February 06, > 2009 5:06 AM > To: undisclosed-recipients > Subject: > [EnglishLanguage 3850] Re: Best Sites For Lesson > Plans,Smoking Dangers, Social > Media Search > > > Here > are a few more "The Best..." > lists: > > > > The > > Best Places To Find Free (And Good) Lesson Plans On The > Internet > (http://tinyurl.com/ahlapy) > > > > > Not > > “The Best,” But “A List” Of Search Engines For > Social Media > (http://tinyurl.com/debsg2) > > > > > The > > Best Sites For ELL’s To Learn About The Dangers Of > Smoking > (http://tinyurl.com/ah4u4j) > > > > > The > > Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn About The Super > Bowl > (http://tinyurl.com/c7ou2p) > > > > > Part > > Thirty Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily > & Quickly > > (http://tinyurl.com/b9gvop) > > > > > The > > Best Resources For Chinese New Year > (http://tinyurl.com/b6fls3) > > > > > The > > Best Resources For Groundhog Day > (http://tinyurl.com/de6cv8) > > > > > > Larry > Ferlazzo > > Luther > Burbank High School > > Sacramento, > CA > > > > > > > > > Who's > never won? Biggest > > Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL > Music. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > National > Institute for Literacy > Adult English Language Learners mailing > list > EnglishLanguage at nifl.gov > To unsubscribe or change your subscription > settings, please go to > http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguage > Email delivered to > owlhouse at wwt.net > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - > www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.18/1936 - Release > > Date: 02/05/09 11:34:00 > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > ---------------------------------------------------- > National Institute for Literacy > Adult English Language Learners mailing list > EnglishLanguage at nifl.gov > To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please > go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguage > Email delivered to cgv757 at yahoo.com
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