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[EnglishLanguage 3864] Re: uses of the past progressive/continuous
cece valentine
cgv757 at yahoo.comFri Feb 6 18:39:52 EST 2009
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Yup. She was reading the newspaper BEFORE the next activity occurred.
It's used all the time to explain background information, settings, etc.
cgv
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> 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
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> 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.
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> From:
> Martin Senger
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> To: The Adult
> English Language Learners
> Discussion List
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> February 06, 2009 9:36
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> Subject:
> [EnglishLanguage 3851] uses of
> the past progressive/continuous
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> Pax
> et bonum! (peace & goodness)
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> Does
> anyone have good (clear) explanations for why we use the
> past
> progressive/continuous verb (i.e. She was reading the
> newspaper.)?
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> I
> have several theories of my own, but would like to hear
> what other ESL
> teachers think.
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> Thanx!
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> 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)
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> On Behalf Of LaFerlazzo at aol.com
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> 2009 5:06 AM
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