Lesson 5:
? Past Progressive
? When / While (Conjunctions)
? Present Progressive with "always"
1. walk with a dog
4. talk to Grandma
5. read a comic
6. write a letter
2. eat dinner
3. take a shower
Look at the picture. Answer the question:
What was Ba doing at 8 o`clock last night?
He was taking a shower
Past progressive
I- LANGUAGE FOCUS 1:
*Past progressive
S + WAS / WERE + V-ing
To indicate an action that was happening at a point of time in the past.
E. g: Ba was taking a shower at 8 o` clock last night.
Look at the picture. Ask & answer what each person was doing at 8 o`clock last night.
What was (Ba) doing at 8 o`clock last night?
He was taking a shower
a. Ba was taking a shower at 8 o` clock last night.
b. Hoa was having a dinner at 8 o` clock last night.

c. Bao was reading a comic at 8 o` clock last night.
d. Nga was writing a letter at 8 o` clock last night.
e. Na was walking with her dog at 8 o` clock last night.
f. Lan was talking with her Grandma at 8 o` clock last night.
a. The Le family was sleeping
b. While Hoa was eating,
c. When Nam won the race,
d. Mrs. Thoa was cooking
e. When Lan arrived at school,
f. It was raining
A. When the plane got to Ha Noi.
B. When Tuan arrived home.
C. When the mailman came.
D. The school drum was sounding.
E. The crowd was cheering
F. The phone rang.
column A
column B
The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
Past progressive
The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
Past simple

What was the Le family doing when the mailman came?

when
S + WAS / WERE + V-ing
S + V-ed / column 2
while
S + WAS / WERE + V-ing when S + V-ed / column 2
The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
The mailman came while the Le family was sleeping
* When / While (Conjunctions)
II- LANGUAGE FOCUS 2:
When Nam won the race, the crowd was cheering.
While Hoa was eating, The phone rang.

The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.

When Tuan arrived home, Mrs. Thoa was cooking.

When Lan arrived at school, the school drum was sounding
It was raining when the plane got to Ha Noi.
Nam is always watching TV.
III- LANGUAGE FOCUS 3:
Bao is always forgetting doing his homework.
Mrs. Nga is always losing her umbrella.
Mr. and Mrs. Thanh are always missing their bus.
Nam is always watching TV.
Na is always talking on the phone.
Liem is always going out.
Exercise: Choose the best answer.
1. My parents came home ...my sisters were playing with their dolls.
A. when B. at which C. while D. at time
2. Nga .... English exercises at 8 o`clock yesterday.
A. do B. was doing C. is doing D. does
3. We.... when the telephone rang.
A. were sleeping B. slept
C. sleep D. was sleeping
4. Long.... always.... in the class.
A.are/ talking B.is/ talks
C. is/ talking D. was/ talking
5. While I was washing the dishes last night, I..and..them.
A. drop/ break B.drop/ broke
C. dropped/ break D. dropped/ broke


1- Redo exercises 1, 2, 3 in the language focus into your notebook.
2 - Do exercise 6 in your workbook, page 74

3 - Prepare the next lesson beforehand.