Structure 2013-08-23 Past simple & progressive

p. 18 Ex. 1
2 T
3 F
4 F
5 F - He moved in first, then he was living with them.
6 T
Ex. 2
A
2 were
3 doing
4 were dancing
5 Did
6 get
7 gave
8 Did
9 bring
10 fell
11 bumped (Someone bumped her, then the pen fell out.)
12 found
B
1 were
2 doing
3 sprained
4 playing
5 were pretending
6 hurt
7 was hitting (when I hit)
C
1 Were
2 crying (were you crying for some time?)
3 did
4 know (non-action)
5 wasn't crying
6 came
7 Did you ever see (Have you ever seen)
8 was watching
9 was thinking / thought
10 recovered
when + simple past
while + past progressive
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Non-action verbs:
- there is no "process"; you don't have to do anything for these verbs
- there is no duration, they take no time. Hundreds of non-action verbs can be true right now
- Non-actions are true "in the background". You don't have to think about them.

Some verbs have non-action and action meanings:
I have many "interesting" students right now. (n-a)
I am having a sandwich right now. (a)

I think that English is the best language. (n-a)
I am thinking about my plans for the weekend. (a)

The sky looks very beautiful now. (n-a)
I am looking at the sky right now. (a)

This food smells delicious. (n-a)
I am smelling the flowers. (a)
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        A X
<----------------------->
     B ~~~~~~~~
When A happened, B was happening.

     A ~~~~~~~~
<----------------------->
     B ~~~~~~~~
While A was happening, B was happening.

   A X
<----------------------->
        B X
When A happened, B happened.
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p. 20 Exercise 3
A
2 were smiling
3 was watching
4 looked
5 did ... meet
6 didn't come
7 was covering
8 changed
B
1 found
2 was surfing (channel surfing on a TV -> surfing the Internet)
3 did ... become (did + base form)
4 was reading
5 decided
6 wanted
7 was studying
8 started
C
1 Did ... surprise
2 came
3 was watching
4 knocked
5 ended
6 had ('we were having' = we started dinner during the game)
7 were eating
8 asked
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3 While she was living in Australia, she got married.
  She got married while she was living in Australia.
  She was living in Australia when she got married.
 When she got married, she was living in Australia.
4 She got her first job when she had a medical degree.
5 She had her son while she was practicing medicine at Lenox.
(She practiced medicine at Lenox from 2007 to 2010.)
  When she had her son, she was practicing medicine at Lenox.
6 While she was working at Lenox, she wrote a book.
  She was writing a book while she was working at Lenox.
  While she was writing a book, she was working at Lenox.
  (Emphasize that she was doing two jobs at the same time.)
7 When she finished her book, she did a TV interview.
  (She finished her book first, then did the interview.)
  She did a TV interview when she finished her book.
8 When her book became a success, she quit her job.
  She quit her job when her book became a success.
  (The book was successful first, then she quit her job.)
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Homework: p. 12 A&B, p. 25 A&B

Test on Monday about Units 1 and 2.