How to Build Character Education of Early Childhood
E. Past Continuous Tense
9. What are the factors that make adolescents feel inferior?
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10. Does adolescence lie in the age range?
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D. Complete the Following Sentences with Appropriate Words in the Box!
Motivation Inferiority Demeaning
Introvert Worthless
1. ……….. or low self-esteem is one of the problems that tends to happen in adults.
2. Negative response marks the adolescence inferiority such as lack of confidence, feeling ……….…., excessive guilt.
3. Teenagers tend to be ……….…., reserved, lack of socialization with their peers, and so forth because of inferiority.
4. If parents do not contribute support and ………. for their child, then the child will proclaim a failure at “Industry vs.
Inferiority” stage and become an inferior person.
5. Parents do not support the child’s hobby and even mocking and
…………..…… him. This example leads to excess inferiority.
Sentence Structure:
S + Was / Were / Verbing + ....
When to Use Past Continuous Tense
Past continuous tense is used to tell events or incidents that are happening in the past. This form of tense can be between other events and can also be combined with other events at the same time.
1. In use, the past continuous tense has several functions. The first function is to indicate that a longer event in the past has been interrupted or interrupted. The interruption is in the form of a shorter action or event. For more details, consider the following.
Examples:
He was feeling insecure when someone approaching him.
While I was talking with her yesterday, Her brother had an argument with his teacher.
When she was writing the e-mail, she felt so depress facing her problems.
2. In later applications, the past continuous tense takes a specific time as an interrupt in an event. A specific time adverb is used to indicate an event started or ended.
Examples:
Last night at 8 pm, I was going out with my family.
We were still in the meeting last night.
3. The past continuous tense can also be used to denote parallel events in the past. When you use this tense with two occurrences within the same sentence, it will give you the idea that both events have occurred at the same time.
Examples:
She was saying something while She was standing in front of many people.
What were you doing while you were waiting?
4. We often find the use of the word while or when in the past continuous. It should be noted well. When is usually followed by the verb Verb2 and while followed by the past continuous sentence.
Examples:
That school boy was feeling so inferior when she scared.
While I was visiting my colleague, my student called.
The Characteristics of Past Continuous Tense
Several characteristic of past continuous tense are as following:
1. The sentence predicate in the past continuous tenses is always from were or was + Present Participle.
Examples:
I was buying the magazine.
They were playing the football.
2. Frequently used times signal in this form include: all day yesterday, as, when, while, whole day last week, all day last week.
The Function of Past Continuous Tense
Several functions of this tense are as following:
1. Interrupted action in the past
Past continuous is often used to talk an action that is happening in the past and is stopped by other actions in the past. In a sentence we usually use the word “when” to connect between two sentences.
2. Specific time as an interruption
Past continuous is used when to talk about actions or situations that lasted for some time in the past. The duration of an action or situation is either unknown or insignificant.
Example:
They were staying at home yesterday in the evening.
3. Parallel actions
Past continuous tense is also used to express about two or more activities that happen at the same time and using the word “while”
to join two sentences.
Example:
I was doing my homework while He was calling me.
4. Polite questions
Past continuous is also used for a polite question.
Example:
She was wondering if he could repair the car.
He was thinking they might help me with my study.
Although these sentences have a past continuous form, they also refer to current activities.
5. Repetition and irritation with “Always”
Remember that we can also express irritation during someone or something in the past.
Example:
They were always coming home on time!
6. Often times, to explain the background of the story written in the past tense.
7. To describe an action or unfinished event that is interrupted by another action or event
Example:
She was cooking dinner in the kitchen when thief came into her bedroom.
8. To reveal about a change in thoughts or plans Example:
She was going to spend the holidays at the beach but she has decided to save her money instead.
F. Exercise
Complete the sentences with past continuous tense by using verbs from brackets!
1. Yudha ……..…………lunch at 12.00. (to eat)
2. Mr.Hans ………….……a movie yesterday. (to watch)
3. Nisa ……..………while Farhan …………....…basket ball at this time yesterday. (to swim /to play)
4. Andin and Caca ………..…..……karate when the earthquake happened. (to practice)
5. Ami …………..…..…when his parents arrived. (to sleep)
6. Diva ………..……for the upcoming English competition. (to prepare)
7. Igal …………..…at you at the cafetaria last week. (to smile) 8. ………..… you ………..…when I called you yesterday? (to jog) 9. ………….…Mr.Zainal …..……… at this time yesterday? (to teach) 10. ……..…… Alan ……….… his book this morning? (to read)
G. Writing
Please write ten sentences in past continuous tense!
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